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Travelers does more to help
independent agentsgrow
Are you looking for a partner who will help your agency grow and succeed?
Time to meet Travelers.At Travelers you don’t face market challenges
alone — you have a partner. We can help you get
more customers and keep more customers by
offering a full range of products and marketing
programs, exceptional service and industry-leading
technology designed to make it easier for you to
quote and issue new business. All backed by our
superior financial strength and stability.
See the enclosed sheets for more information on
how Travelers can help you write more business
than ever before!
AS A TRAVELERS AGENT, YOU HAVE ACCESS TO:
Competitive products
Superior customer service
Easy-to-use technology
Free technology support
Exceptional claim service
Excellent compensation
Effective marketing and sales programs
InSynchtools.com, your online resource
for marketing tools.
Join our team today!
“Helping me grow is what makes Travelers
different from other carriers.”— J. Paul Barrios, Cloverleaf Insurance Brokers, Miami, FL
After you have read the enclosed material,
visit travelers.com. Click on the For Agents/Brokers
tab and then click on Become an Agent. Fill out the
online form and you will be contacted by a Travelers
Sales Executive, who will guide you through the
Travelers appointment process.
Benefit from ourstrength, securityand commitment
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As an independent agent, you need a partner with:
FINANCIAL STRENGTH
Travelers has what it takes, consistently earning outstanding
ratings from the organizations that monitor the performance of insur-
ance companies:
A+ A.M. Best Aa3 Moody’s
AA- Fitch AA- Standard & Poor’s
LEADERSHIP
Travelers has been leading the way for more than 140 years.
In 1864 we were the first company in the nation to insure against
accidents and in 1897, the first to issue an auto insurance policy.
More recently, we were the first carrier to offer identity theft protec-
tion, the first to offer a national discount on auto insurance for hybrid
vehicles, and in 2006 we began offering wedding insurance.
Today, we’re still first in choice, service, convenience
and reputation. In Goldman Sach’s January 2007 Property/ Casualty
survey, Travelers was rated number one as the carrier wit whom
agents prefer to do business with.
MARKET CLOUT
Personal insurance generated $6.7 billion in net written premium
in 2006.
Travelers insures over 4.4 million individuals and families, who
hold over 7 million personal insurance policies
Travelers is ranked No. 89 on Fortune magazines Fortune 500
COMMITMENT
At Travelers, we pride ourselves on our long-term commitment to
the local independent agent. Our success is tied to your success,
and that’s why we offer our agency partners the tools, programs,
workshops and resources to take your business to the next level.
We want to help you grow your business.
“After 14 years of hearing the same old worn out tune from the other independent agency companies, it was truly remarkable how Travelers was able to breakdown the myths …Travelers’ procedures match theirgrowth philosophy.”
— David M. Gelia, United Insurance Agency, Williamsville, NY
You can count on Travelers to help youachieve long-term profitable growth.
Ratings listed herein are as of March 21, 2007, are used with permission, and are subject to changes by therating services. For more information on our ratings, visit travelers.com.
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ADVERTISING SUPPORTWe help you build your name and the value of independent agents withour advertising and public relations support that includes:
Newspaper ad templates Radio ad scriptsTV ad scriptsPress release templatesFree standing inserts (FSIs) / Drop adsYellow page ad programSignage program
All of our materials are professionally designed and produced, and can be customized with your own information.
MARKETING COMMUNICATIONSWe have an extensive library of marketing collateral that can be orderedthrough our agent Web site, Agent HQSM. These professionally designedcommunications include brochures, postcards, tent cards, posters anddoor hangers. Most of these items can be imprinted with your agencyinformation, and are available at no cost to you as part of our marketing program.
To see many of our most requested marketing communications, including our popular eCards, visit InSynchTools.com
AGENCY DEVELOPMENT AND CSR SALES WORKSHOPS Free seminars offer proven sales strategies to agents and CSRs. We’ll help you view your business differently and implement importantchanges to your agency.
CUSTOMER CARE CENTERTravelers Customer Care Center is a service facility for your customers, offering after-the-sale administrative support. With our Customer CareCenter services, you can free your staff to sell more.
ACCOUNT ROUNDING MAILINGSOur One2One direct mail program offers mailings toround out your accounts. Mailings include postcards promoting home or auto account round, as well as postcards on boat, flood and umbrella.
CUSTOMER REFERRAL PROGRAMWe offer referral program strategies and support tools, as well as awide assortment of merchandise to support your promotional needs.
SIGNAGEYou can increase your visibility with agency signage. We make it easy to get effective, affordable and durable signage.
PAYMENT OPTIONSWe also offer many payment options. Customers can pay their bill by check, electronic funds transfer (EFT), phone or online at travelers.com.
AGENCY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM TUTORIALSTake advantage of your system’s marketing capabilities. We offer step-by-step tutorials to walk your through running marketing reportsoff of your agency management system, including account rounding.
We offer you the tools you need to get more customers, including:
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Keep morecustomers
with Travelers’ One2One program
One2One. A turnkey approach to growing your business.With Travelers One2One Program, you can connect with customers all year
long via award-winning communications that support your unique business
goals - at a fraction of what it would cost to create materials on your own.
One2One offers a proven, turnkey approach to loyalty communication.
The program has been carefully crafted to:
• Enhance retention and build customer loyalty with the Retention
Program’s strategically timed mailings
• Generate additional revenue with proactive rounding and cross
selling communications
• Reconnect with and win back lost customers
And, with Travelers managing the program, you can spend your time on
what you do best. Growing relationships, growing your business.
SMART INVESTMENT:
• Retention Program
- 3.5 percent* average lift in retention
- Opens lines of communication with
customers and increases satisfaction
- 3:1* average lifetime value ROI
• Rounding Communications
- 3 percent + sales conversion
(2 percent higher than industry average)**
- Valid business reason to uncover
coustomer needs and sales opportunities
- 7:1 One year ROI***
Month 2
Welcome Kit (or Thank You)
Month 4
Helpful TipPostcard
CustomerSatisfaction
Survey
Helpful TipPostcard
Annual Coverage
Review Letter
Welcome Kit (or Thank You)
CustomerSatisfaction
Survey
Helpful TipPostcard
Annual Coverage
Review Letter
Month 5
6 - M O NTH P O LI CYH O LD E R S
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Month 11Month 10Month 6
12 - M O NTH P O LI CYH O LD E R S
Month 2
THE ONE2ONE RETENTION PROGRAM:
RIGHT MESSAGE AT THE RIGHT TIME• Welcome Kit - Re-affirms purchase
decision- Share of wallet
• Satisfaction Survey - Two-way dialogue- Potential sales opportunity- Mitigate unhappy
customers• Annual Coverage Review - Evaluate needs
- “Sales” opportunity- Potential E & O
coverage
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Write more business with
competitiveproducts
Since the time when Travelers issued the very first auto insurance policy in 1897, we’ve built a reputation for product innovation. By mining industry and marketplace changes, as well as consumer trends, we can offer competitive, sophisticated products that meet more of your customers’ needs and help your agency grow.
QUANTUM AUTOSM
Quantum Auto is a revolutionary new auto plan that features state-of-the-artsegmentation and a highly sophisticated pricing model. Unlike traditional autoplans, Quantum Auto determines a customer’s price by considering a multi-tude of driver characteristics and how they interact with one another. Thishighly refined pricing allows you to write a broader range of customers –and to offer our most competitive price for each customer’s unique situation.
AUTOBoth our auto and Quantum Auto plans feature broad coverages with awide range of deductible choices, plus several optional coverages suchas lease gap, towing and labor, and more.
QUANTUM HOMESM
Quantum Home is a new homeowners product that enables you to easilycustomize coverage for your customers. Quantum Home is rich with coverage and unique endorsements, such as “student away from home”and “assisted living coverage”, making it easy for you to personalize homeinsurance proposals for any customer at a competitive price.
HOMEOur homeowners plan offers essential coverages for homes and personal belongings, as well as liability protection for lawsuits. These basic coverages can be enhanced by protection that includes:
Identity Theft Protection ProgramValuable Item Plus Endorsement Peronal Articles Floater (PAF)
We also offer coverage for condominium owners and renters.
PERSONAL LIABILITY (UMBRELLA)For those customers with underlying Travelers auto, we offer umbrella limits of $1 million to $10 million so you can provide your customers with the liability protection they need.
BOAT AND YACHTTravelers is an industry leader in boat and yacht coverage. Our products - including our new Quantum Boat - offer comprehensive,customized protection for boats and yachts ranging from $3,000 to $5million in value. Our dedicated underwriting and claim staff are specialists who understand your customers’ needs.
FLOODAs a participant in the federal government’s National Flood InsuranceProgram, Travelers is one of the largest providers of flood insurance in the country. Quoting and writing flood business is easy through a dedicated Travelers Flood Web site and service center.
WEDDINGWith the average cost of weddings at $27,000, more and more couplesare recognizing the need to insure their investment. Travelers WeddingProtector Plan is a great way for you to reach new customers and introduce them to your agency.
Leading the way with competitive products.
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Travelers is committed to investing in technology that makes it easier for you
to do business with us – and helps you compete by serving your customers
faster and more efficiently. Recognizing that “one size does not fit all,”
Travelers offers a broad range of real-time and Web-based technology
solutions, so that your agency decides how you want to do business with us.
Agent HQSM — YOUR HEADQUARTERS
FOR AGENCY SUCCESS
Travelers agent-only Web site, Agent HQ, is your one stop for the tools and
information you need to write new business, service customers and support
your agency’s growth. Features include:
Efficient management of agency information with features such as agency
sweep payments, online reports and commission statements.
Access to real-time customer data, including the ability to view customers’
policy, billing and claim information.
Sales and marketing tools that help your agency grow.
Reference and training materials to help you do business.
InSynchTools.com — YOUR DESTINATION FOR TRAVELERS
MARKETING COMMUNICATIONS
InSynchTools.com – our newest agent resource – makes it easy for you to view,
download, and order a wide variety of marketing communications. Communications
can be accessed by insurance product -auto, home, etc., or marketing objective -
obtain referrals, account round/retain existing customers, etc.
QUOTE AND ISSUE THE EASY WAY WITH ATLAS3 (SM)
ATLAS3, our proprietary Web-based issue system offers fast, convenient
quoting and issuing for Personal Insurance products and policy changes
for auto and homeowners.
LINKING WITH YOUR AGENCY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
For agencies that prefer to use their agency management system,
Travelers offers several options for linking with these systems and other
automation tools agents use:
AMS and Applied
To help you streamline your workflow, Travelers offers real-time interface
with agency automation systems such as AMS and Applied. These links
allow you to quickly, easily and securely view Travelers policies, bills and
claim information – without leaving your agency management system.
Real-Time SEMCI
Travelers was the first to launch real-time SEMCI (Single Entry Multiple Carrier
Interface) which allows your CSRs to key in information into your agency
management system once and retrieve quotes back from multiple carriers.
AUTOMATIC UPDATES
Travelers is also a leader in download capabilities that automatically update
an agency’s management system with new policy data the next business day.
Download capabilities are available for new business, renewals, endorse-
ments, cancellations, reinstatements and direct bill commission statements.
Matching the way you want to do business.
HELPING TO MEET CUSTOMER NEEDS
As the demand for online information and services
continues to grow, our consumer Web sites
offer robust information and many customer
service features:
Travelers.com
The place where consumers turn for information
on Travelers insurance products, claim services
and how to locate a Travelers agent. This site
also features a wealth of safety information
and practical tips on topics ranging from teen
drivers to protecting yourself against
identity theft.
MyTravelers.com
Our customer-dedicated Web site is
available round-the-clock. With just a
few clicks, customers can:
View their policy information
Check their bills and pay online
Check the status of a claim
2006 and 2005 ASCnet
Interface Partner of the
Year Award
For leadership in agencyautomation
2005 ASCnet
Ease of Doing Business
Gold Award
For excellence in
“ease of doing business”
2005 IVANS
Transformation Station
Recognition Award
For outstanding
achievements in developing
real-time interface
technology for agents
2004 and 2003
Applied Users’ Group
Interface Best
Practices Award
Recognizing Travelers’
achievements in offering
interface transactions
RECOGNIZED BY USERS AND PEERS AS A TECHNOLOGY LEADER
Some companies will say they have technology that is agency-focused and easy-to-use.
Travelers’ leading position in technology has been widely recognized – not just by peers
in the insurance and technology industries, but also by the people with hands-on experience
in using our automation solutions. Here are just a few of our recent awards:
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Claim Services: delivering on the promise
Travelers offers comprehensive claim services focused on providing
your customers with fast, effective solutions in the event of a loss.
24/7/365 CLAIMS SERVICE
Our knowledgeable claim professionals are always available to take your
customer’s claim, provide damage mitigation information and even offer
an authorized repair facility for auto damage or auto glass repairs.
YOU KNOW WHEN WE KNOW —
ELECTRONIC CLAIM NOTIFICATION (ECN)
Our real-time claim notification system, ECN, will send an
acknowledgement of your customer’s claim directly to your desktop
through Travelers Agent HQSM, our agent Web site. ECN provides
detailed information on the claim, including claim handler contact
information and loss description. And when a claim is closed,
ECN provides a closing notice with appropriate payment information.
FAST, RESPONSIVE SERVICE
With more than 13,000 claim professionals countrywide, and wireless
technology to receive assignments in real time. Travelers is ready to
quickly and efficiently respond to your customers following a loss.
In most instances, our claim professionals can be on site to inspect
the damage within 48 hours – if not sooner.
TRAVELERS CONCIERGECLAIMSM
Our Travelers ConciergeClaim program makes claims hassle-free
by providing one convenient location for your customer to drop off their
vehicle, receive an estimate and have quality, guaranteed repairs completed.
MOBILE CLAIM HEADQUARTERS
If disaster strikes, we’ll be there. Our on-site catastrophe response teams
are ready at a moment’s notice. With a fleet of custom-built Mobile Claim
Headquarters we can penetrate deep into disaster areas to start helping
your customers immediately.
And with our ClaimTMSM card, Travelers bank card program,
we can issue claim payments quickly to customers who need fast
and flexible access to their funds.
CLAIM UNIVERSITY
Travelers new state-of-the-art 108,000 square foot Claim University in
Windsor, CT features several training laboratories and provides training
to over 10,000 claims professionals a year, both on-site and via video
conferencing, web casting and video streaming. This advanced training
allows us to continue to provide outstanding customer service in an
increasingly complicated claim environment. We know that positive
claim experiences increase customer retention and new business
referrals for your agency. Claim University supports our goal of
providing policyholders with a claim experience that reflects well on
our independent agency partners.
Claim Services: We’re here to help.