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TRAVELERS OFFERS 10 PERCENT DISCOUNT ON AUTO INSURANCE FOR HYBRID DRIVERS IN GEORGIA

Insurance Discount Available Countrywide in 44 States
 
HARTFORD, Conn., December 19, 2006 – Georgia hybrid owners can now join others across the country to take advantage of a 10 percent discount* on auto insurance offered by Travelers, the company announced today. The move makes Georgia the 44th state to receive the hybrid discount, as Travelers has steadily rolled it out state-by-state this year.

“Travelers welcomes Georgia residents to the increasing number of hybrid drivers nationally who have enjoyed our insurance discount,” said Greg Toczydlowski, senior vice president of product management for Travelers Personal Insurance. “Travelers is in-synch with emerging trends and technology and will continue to develop products and services that evolve to fit our customers’ changing needs.”

Earlier this year, Travelers became the first auto insurance company to offer a discount to hybrid drivers on a national level. The discount was recently introduced in California, New Jersey, Texas, New York, Maryland, Florida, Kentucky and Washington. Compared to the previous 12-month average, hybrid car new business for Travelers has increased by more than 200%.

“Our preliminary research indicates that hybrid owners tend to fall into the preferred insured category, and at Travelers, lower risk drivers are rewarded with lower premiums,” said Toczydlowski. “And considering the growth potential of the hybrid marketplace, we want to be well positioned to meet its needs.”

To give hybrid owners—and those considering purchasing a hybrid car—a central place for information and entertainment related to hybrid driving, Travelers created www.hybridtravelers.com. Visitors can get up-to-date information on federal and state tax benefits and other perks for hybrid drivers, as well as access an agent locator, obtain policy information and get an insurance quote. The site also features the Early Adopt-o-meter, which ranks a visitor’s penchant for embracing new technologies, and a place where enthusiasts can share their stories as “hybrid travelers.” Since the Web site launched, 70,000 people have visited the site to obtain information about the hybrid discount.

The discount for hybrid drivers is the latest in a long series of firsts for the company that wrote the first automobile insurance policy in 1897. Other firsts include the first policy covering electronic data processing liability in 1961, the first policy to protect individuals using personal computers for online banking in 1997, and the first insurance company to offer consumers protection against identity fraud in 1999.
 
About Travelers
Travelers understands that life and business are inherently dynamic and that the best way to serve agents and policyholders is to deliver insurance that evolves to stay in-synch with life and business as they change. For more information on being in-synch, visit www.travelers.com.

Travelers is a business of The St. Paul Travelers Companies, Inc. (NYSE: STA), 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, financial and professional services, global technology and public sector services. St. Paul Travelers is ranked 85 in the Fortune 500, with 2005 revenues of $24.4 billion and total assets of $113.2 billion. The company has approximately 32,000 employees.

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Media contact:
Jennifer Wislocki
St. Paul Travelers
860.277.7458

*A discount of up to 10% applies only to certain coverages.  The discount may not be available in all states and is subject to individual eligibility.



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