The Travelers Companies, Inc. · NYSE:TRV

The Travelers Companies — Q1 2020 Earnings Presentation

26 slides from The Travelers Companies's earnings presentation, Apr 21, 2020

  1. Slide 1: First Quarter 2020 Results

    First Quarter 2020 Results April 21, 2020

  2. Slide 2: Long-Term Financial Strategy

    Long-Term Financial Strategy Balanced Generation of approach to Meaningful and top tier earnings rightsizing sustainable and capital capital and competitive substantially in growing book advantages excess of growth value per share needs over time CREATE SHAREHOLDER VALUE Objective: Mid-Teens Core RO

  3. Slide 3: Our COVID-19 Relief Efforts – The Steps We're Taking

    Our COVID-19 Relief Efforts – The Steps We’re Taking Customers, Agents and Brokers Communities Employees • Pledged $5 million to COVID-19 relief efforts to assist families, communities and small businesses across • Offering billing relief for all customers. North America, the United Kingdom and the

  4. Slide 4: First Quarter 2020 Overview

    First Quarter 2020 Overview Travelers Reports First Quarter 2020 Net Income per Diluted Share of $2.33 and Return on Equity of 9.4% First Quarter 2020 Core Income per Diluted Share of $2.62 and Core Return on Equity of 11.5% • First quarter net income of $600 million and core income of $676 million.

  5. Slide 5: Consolidated Performance

    Consolidated Performance ($ in millions, except per share amounts, after-tax, except for premiums) FIRST QUARTER 2020 2019 Change Core income $ 676 $ 755 (10) % per diluted share $ 2.62 $ 2.83 (7) % Included the following items: Net favorable prior year reserve development $ 21 $ 41 Catastrophes, ne

  6. Slide 6: Very Strong Financial Position

    Very Strong Financial Position ($ and shares in millions, except per share amounts) Capital March 31, December 31, 2020 2019 • At or above target levels for all rating agencies. Debt $ 6,559 $ 6,558 • Repurchased 3.8 million shares during first quarter 2020 at a total cost of $471 million. 1 Common

  7. Slide 7: Combined Net Investment Income - After-tax

    Combined Net Investment Income - After-tax ($ in millions) TOTAL First Quarter 2020 vs 2019 Commentary $524 $548 $528 $525 $519 $525 $496 • Net investment income (NII) from the long-term fixed income portfolio was comparable, as the increase in average investments was offset by lower interest rates

  8. Slide 8: Investment Strategies Designed for Long-Term Success

    Investment Strategies Designed for Long-Term Success (as of March 31, 2020) Commercial TOTAL INVESTMENTAccounts: PORTFOLIO = % of Renewal $76.7 Accounts BILLION: 94% by Rate OF INVESTMENTS Band IN FIXED INCOME Fixed Income by Category Fixed Maturities by Investment Rating (in millions) % Investment

  9. Slide 9: Municipal Bond Portfolio of $31 Billion

    Municipal Bond Portfolio of $31 Billion (as of March 31, 2020, $ in millions) State General Local General Total Fair Average Rating of State Obligation Obligation Revenue Value Travelers Holdings Texas $ 35 $ 2,904 $ 1,294 $ 4,233 AAA • High quality portfolio Washington 110 1,432 464 2,006 AAA/AA+ a

  10. Slide 10: Fixed Maturity Portfolio of $67.9 Billion Includes Manageable Exposure to COVID-19 Risk Categories

    Fixed Maturity Portfolio of $67.9 Billion Includes Manageable Exposure to COVID-19 Risk Categories $ 1,000 1.40% Auto & Related (A and above): Toyota, Honda, 1.38% (% of Fixed Maturity Portfolio) Daimler and BMW aggregate to $339 million of 900 $398 million. Fair Value at March 31, 2020 ($MM) 800 En

  11. Slide 11: Non-Fixed Income Portfolio of $4.8 Billion Includes Manageable Exposure to COVID-19 Risk Categories

    Non-Fixed Income Portfolio of $4.8 Billion Includes Manageable Exposure to COVID-19 Risk Categories (as of March 31, 2020) Other Investments 6% Private Equities: well diversified across 350+ separate funds and 3000+ portfolio companies. $299 million/400+ companies in energy funds. Retail, auto, leis

  12. Slide 12: Components of Core Return on Equity

    Components of Core Return on Equity 13.3% 15.2% 13.3% 9.0% 10.7% 10.9% 13.0% 11.5% 9.2% 0.9% 0.3% 8.0% 7.8% 7.8% 7.7% 7.4% 7.4% 7.2% 7.2% 1.5% 1.1% 0.7% 1.1% 0.9% 0.9% 0.3% 0.4% 1.3% 0.3% 0.3% 8.0% 0.1% 6.1% 0.2% 5.6% 4.1% 3.8% 6.5% 6.4% 3.1% 6.3% 6.3% 6.2% 6.2% 2.7% 5.7% 1.8% 0.0% 2005 through 2014

  13. Slide 13: Business Insurance Performance

    Business Insurance Performance ($ in millions) FIRST QUARTER 2020 2019 Change Segment income $ 289 $ 414 (30) % Loss and loss adjustment ratio 70.9 % 67.6 % Underwriting expense ratio 31.3 30.5 Combined ratio 1 102.2 % 98.1 % (4.1) pts Net favorable (unfavorable) prior year reserve development 0.1 (

  14. Slide 14: Domestic Business Insurance (Ex. National Accounts)

    Domestic Business Insurance (Ex. National Accounts) ILLUSTRATIVE BUSINESS STATISTICS 10% Renewal Premium Change1 %  Renewal Rate Change2 % Exposure/Other % 8% 6.2% 6% 5.0% 4.3% 4% 3.5% 2.1% 2% - (2%) ($ in millions) 1Q'19 2Q'19 3Q'19 4Q'19 1Q'20 Retention 86% 85% 84% 84% 84% Renewal 5.3% 4.7% 6.4%

  15. Slide 15: Domestic Business Insurance: Select Accounts

    Domestic Business Insurance: Select Accounts ILLUSTRATIVE BUSINESS STATISTICS 10% Renewal Premium Change1 %  Renewal Rate Change2 % Exposure/Other % 8% 6% 4% 1.9% 1.6% 2% 1.3% 0.6% 0.9% - (2%) ($ in millions) 1Q'19 2Q'19 3Q'19 4Q'19 1Q'20 Retention 83% 82% 82% 81% 81% Renewal 5.1% 4.0% 5.5% 5.6% 5.

  16. Slide 16: Domestic Business Insurance: Middle Market

    Domestic Business Insurance: Middle Market ILLUSTRATIVE BUSINESS STATISTICS 10% Renewal Premium Change1 %  Renewal Rate Change2 % Exposure/Other % 8% 6.6% 6% 5.0% 4% 3.8% 3.5% 2.1% 2% - (2%) ($ in millions) 1Q'19 2Q'19 3Q'19 4Q'19 1Q'20 Retention 87% 87% 86% 86% 86% Renewal 5.1% 3.8% 5.2% 5.8% 7.5%

  17. Slide 17: Bond & Specialty Insurance Performance

    Bond & Specialty Insurance Performance ($ in millions) FIRST QUARTER 2020 2019 Change Segment income $ 122 $ 138 (12) % Loss and loss adjustment ratio 48.8 % 43.5 % Underwriting expense ratio 37.1 37.6 Combined ratio 1 85.9 % 81.1 % (4.8) pts Net favorable prior year reserve development - 0.5 Catast

  18. Slide 18: Domestic Bond & Specialty Insurance

    Domestic Bond & Specialty Insurance ($ in millions) ILLUSTRATIVE BUSINESS STATISTICS 2019 2020 1Q 2Q 3Q 4Q 1Q Management Liability 1 Retention 89% 90% 90% 89% 89% Renewal premium change 2 4.2% 4.2% 4.9% 6.5% 7.5% New business $55 $64 $68 $61 $58 18 1 Domestic only, excludes surety and other products

  19. Slide 19: Personal Insurance Performance

    Personal Insurance Performance ($ in millions) FIRST QUARTER 2020 2019 Change Segment income $ 336 $ 278 21 % Loss and loss adjustment ratio 61.9 % 63.7 % Underwriting expense ratio 26.3 26.4 Combined ratio 1 88.2 % 90.1 % 1.9 pts Net favorable prior year reserve development 0.8 2.8 Catastrophes, ne

  20. Slide 20: Domestic Personal Insurance Performance

    Domestic Personal Insurance Performance FIRST QUARTER 2020 2019 Change Agency Automobile 1 Loss and loss adjustment ratio 65.9 % 66.0 % Underwriting expense ratio 23.5 23.4 Combined ratio 2 89.4 % 89.4 % - pts Net favorable prior year reserve development 0.4 3.4 Catastrophes, net of reinsurance (0.6

  21. Slide 21: Domestic Personal Insurance

    Domestic Personal Insurance ($ in millions) ILLUSTRATIVE BUSINESS STATISTICS 2019 2020 1Q 2Q 3Q 4Q 1Q 1 Agency Automobile Retention 2 84% 84% 84% 84% 84% 3 Renewal premium change 5.5% 4.9% 3.8% 2.9% 2.4% Policies in force (in thousands) 2,516 2,517 2,524 2,532 2,540 • Sequential quarter growth -% -%

  22. Slide 22: Total International Insurance

    Total International Insurance ($ in millions) ILLUSTRATIVE BUSINESS STATISTICS 2019 2020 1Q 2Q 3Q 4Q 1Q 1 International Retention 80% 80% 79% 77% 72% Renewal premium change 2 6.2% 4.6% 5.5% 7.1% 8.8% New business $94 $89 $69 $74 $67 22 1 Excludes surety and other products that are generally sold on

  23. Slide 23: Appendix

    Appendix 23

  24. Slide 24: Explanatory Note

    Explanatory Note This presentation contains, and management may make, certain “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All statements, other than statements of historical facts, may be forward-looking statements. Words such as “may,” “w

  25. Slide 25: Disclosure

    Disclosure In this presentation, we may refer to some non-GAAP financial measures. For a reconciliation of these measures to the most comparable GAAP measures and a glossary of financial measures, we refer you to the press release and financial supplement that we have made available in connection wi

  26. Slide 26: investor.travelers.com

    investor.travelers.com

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