Travelers (NYSE: TRV) today announced that 1,076 members of the Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) will share a $4.2 million policyholder dividend due to their participation in the ICBA/Travelers Insurance Program with SelectOneSM.
The 15 percent policyholder dividend, which applies only to property and casualty coverages, is the result of efforts by participating ICBA member banks in managing various insurance exposures in the workplace and reducing insurance claims. This “safety group” dividend is just one feature of the ICBA/Travelers Insurance Program with SelectOne, offered to members through independent insurance agents that represent Travelers.
“As we celebrate our 25 year anniversary of this partnership, we are pleased to share the largest dividend in the program’s history,” said Gary Erickson, vice president of Financial Institutions, Travelers. “This insurance program has generated more than $23 million in policyholder dividends to ICBA members since its inception in 1983.”
The ICBA/Travelers Insurance Program with SelectOne offers an extensive selection of products to cover the risks community banks may face. The program features the following coverage options: directors and officers liability, financial institution bond, bankers professional liability, kidnap and ransom, fiduciary liability, employment practices liability, lender liability, trust errors and omissions liability, Internet liability, computer property protection, identity fraud, general liability, excess depository bonds, property, workers compensation and auto liability. Currently, 35 percent of ICBA’s members purchase one or more of these products through Travelers.
“Member banks receive two-fold value from this ICBA preferred services program,” said Frank Suellentrop, chairman of ICBA’s Bank Services Committee and president of Legacy Bank in Wichita, Kan. “Through this program, Travelers offers community banks a range of insurance products at competitive rates plus the potential for the bank to receive a dividend for their participation. This is one of the tremendous benefits that accrue to community banks when they use ICBA’s preferred services.”
“Member banks enjoy the reassurance of using superior service providers like Travelers while enjoying exclusive membership benefits,” added Dan Clancy, ICBA services senior vice president. “Individual bank dividends can be significantly more than membership dues.”
ICBA members eligible for the policyholder dividend should receive a check from their independent agent in early 2008.
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The Travelers Companies, Inc. (NYSE: TRV) is a leading property casualty insurer selling primarily through independent agents and brokers. The company’s diverse business lines offer its global customers a wide range of coverage in both the personal and commercial settings, including automobile, homeowners, construction, small business, oil and gas, ocean marine, surety and management liability, global technology and public sector services. Travelers is a Fortune 100 company, with 2006 revenues of $25.09 billion and total assets of $113.76 billion. The company has approximately 33,000 employees.