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Travelers Expands Continuing Education Platform for Agents

^{Published on 2010-08-25 08:16:10 - Market Wire}
 

HARTFORD, Conn.--([ BUSINESS WIRE ])--The Travelers Companies, Inc. (NYSE: [ TRV ]) announces a new partnership with RegEda™s [ CEAuthority ] to offer agents access to an extensive library of insurance continuing education courses. Committed to helping independent agents achieve success, Travelers is providing easy access to professional development courses that are relevant for their business needs. Through this expansion, Travelers is also offering agents the opportunity to take advantage of a designated free course and reduced pricing on CEAuthoritya™s property casualty library. Agents can gain access to these new choices through Travelersa™ AgentU educationplatform.

"Travelers recognizes that it is sometimes difficult for agents to find relevant continuing education classes needed to meet local state requirements"

aTravelers recognizes that it is sometimes difficult for agents to find relevant continuing education classes needed to meet local state requirements,a said Nancy Fitzgibbon, Vice President of Enterprise Training at Travelers. aWea™re excited to offer easy access to resources thatsupport and promote our agentsa™ professional development efforts.a

This enhancement builds upon last yeara™s successful launch of AgentU, a comprehensive training program custom designed to meet the educational needs of Travelersa™ agency partners. RegEda™s CEAuthority is an industry leader in insurance continuing education and license renewal services.

aWe are pleased that we can provide a solution to the continuing education challenge our agents face,a said Patrick Kinney, President, Field Management at Travelers. aOffering agents a designated free course and discounted access to the property casualty library available through CEAuthority certainly emphasizes how much Travelers values them, and further, it shows our commitment to helping them increase sales and grow their business.a

For more information on AgentU, please contact Amy Edstrom or visit [ http://agents.travelers.com/agentU/home.aspx ].

About Travelers

The Travelers Companies, Inc. (NYSE: [ TRV ]) is a leading property casualty insurer selling primarily through independent agents and brokers. The companya™s diverse business lines offer its global customers a wide range of coverage in the [ auto ], [ home ] and [ business ]settings. A component of the Dow Jones Industrial Average, Travelers has more than 30,000 employees and generated revenues of approximately $25 billion in 2009. For more information, visit [ www.travelers.com ].