The Travelers Companies, Inc. · NYSE:TRV

The Travelers Companies — Q2 2019 Earnings Presentation

23 slides from The Travelers Companies's earnings presentation, Jul 23, 2019

  1. Slide 1: Second Quarter 2019 Results

    Second Quarter 2019 Results July 23, 2019

  2. Slide 2: Long-Term Financial Strategy

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

  3. Slide 3: Second Quarter 2019 Overview

    Second Quarter 2019 Overview Travelers Reports Second Quarter 2019 Net Income per Diluted Share of $2.10, up 9%, and Return on Equity of 9.0% Second Quarter 2019 Core Income per Diluted Share of $2.02, up 12%, and Core Return on Equity of 9.2% • Second quarter net income of $557 million and core inc

  4. Slide 4: Consolidated Performance

    Consolidated Performance ($ in millions, except per share amounts, after-tax, except for premiums) SECOND QUARTER YEAR-TO-DATE 2019 2018 Change 2019 2018 Change Core income $ 537 $ 494 9 % $ 1,292 $ 1,172 10 % per diluted share $ 2.02 $ 1.81 12 % $ 4.85 $ 4.27 14 % Included the following items: Net

  5. Slide 5: High Quality Financial Position

    High Quality Financial Position ($ and shares in millions, except per share amounts) June 30, December 31, Capital 2019 2018 • At or above target levels for all rating agencies. Debt $ 6,558 $ 6,564 1 23,443 23,007 • Repurchased 2.6 million shares during second quarter Common equity Total capital 1

  6. Slide 6: Combined Net Investment Income - After-tax

    Combined Net Investment Income - After-tax ($ in millions) TOTAL Second Quarter 2019 Commentary $525 $547 $535 $548 • Net investment income from the long-term fixed income portfolio $513 $507 $496 $468 benefited from an increase in average investments and higher embedded yields in the portfolio • Th

  7. Slide 7: Components of Core Return on Equity

    Components of Core Return on Equity 13.1% 15.5% 15.2% 13.3% 9.0% 10.7% 10.3% 11.1% 9.3% 0.9% 8.4% 0.3% 7.8% 8.0% 7.8% 7.7% 1.5% 7.4% 7.1% 7.2% 7.2% 1.5% 1.1% 0.9% 1.4% 0.9% 8.1% 1.3% 0.4% 0.1% 6.1% 0.3% 0.3% 0.2% 3.8% 6.9% 3.3% 6.5% 6.2% 6.2% 6.3% 5.7% 2.7% 6.0% 2.6% 1.8% 2005 through 2013 2014 2015

  8. Slide 8: Business Insurance Performance

    Business Insurance Performance ($ in millions) SECOND QUARTER YEAR-TO-DATE 2019 2018 Change 2019 2018 Change Segment income $ 351 $ 385 (9) % $ 765 $ 837 (9) % Loss and loss adjustment ratio 69.6 % 66.9 % 68.6 % 66.3 % Underw riting expense ratio 31.5 31.9 31.0 31.9 1 Combined ratio 101.1 % 98.8 % (

  9. Slide 9: Business Insurance Underlying Combined Ratio

    Business Insurance Underlying Combined Ratio SECOND QUARTER 2019 2018 Change Underlying combined ratio 1 97.4 % 96.5 % (0.9) pts Change of (0.9) pts includes: Higher non-catastrophe weather-related losses ~(1) pt Impact of 2019 property aggregate catastrophe XOL reinsurance treaty ~(1/2) pt Run-rate

  10. Slide 10: Domestic Business Insurance (Ex. National Accounts)

    Domestic Business Insurance (Ex. National Accounts) ILLUSTRATIVE BUSINESS STATISTICS 10% ▲ Renewal Premium Change1 %  Renewal Rate Change2 % 8% • Exposure/Other % 6% 4% 3.6% 2.3% 1.7% 2.0% 2% 1.7% 1.6% - (2%) 1Q'18 2Q'18 3Q'18 4Q'18 1Q'19 2Q’19 2Q'19 ($ in millions) Retention 86% 85% 86% 85% 86% 85

  11. Slide 11: Domestic Business Insurance: Select Accounts

    Domestic Business Insurance: Select Accounts ILLUSTRATIVE BUSINESS STATISTICS 10% ▲ Renewal Premium Change1 %  Renewal Rate Change2 % 8% • Exposure/Other % 6% 4% 2% 1.0% 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 0.3% - (2%) 1Q'18 2Q'18 3Q'18 4Q'18 1Q'19 2Q’19 2Q'19 ($ in millions) Retention 83% 82% 82% 81% 83% 82% Renew

  12. Slide 12: Domestic Business Insurance: Middle Market

    Domestic Business Insurance: Middle Market ILLUSTRATIVE BUSINESS STATISTICS 10% ▲ Renewal Premium Change1 %  Renewal Rate Change2 % 8% • Exposure/Other % 6% 4% 3.4% 2.3% 2% 1.8% 1.6% 1.6% 1.5% - (2%) 1Q'18 1Q’18 2Q'18 2Q’18 3Q'18 3Q’18 4Q'18 4Q’18 1Q'19 1Q’19 2Q’19 2Q'19 ($ in millions) Retention 8

  13. Slide 13: Bond & Specialty Insurance Performance

    Bond & Specialty Insurance Performance ($ in millions) SECOND QUARTER YEAR-TO-DATE 2019 2018 Change 2019 2018 Change Segment income $ 174 $ 204 (15) % $ 312 $ 377 (17) % Loss and loss adjustment ratio 37.4 % 28.8 % 40.3 % 32.6 % Underwriting expense ratio 37.5 37.7 37.6 37.9 Combined ratio 1 74.9 %

  14. Slide 14: Domestic Bond & Specialty Insurance

    Domestic Bond & Specialty Insurance ($ in millions) ILLUSTRATIVE BUSINESS STATISTICS 2018 2019 1Q 2Q 3Q 4Q 1Q 2Q Management Liability 1 Retention 89% 90% 90% 89% 89% 90% Renewal premium change 2 3.8% 4.1% 3.2% 3.7% 3.6% 4.2% New business $51 $54 $56 $53 $55 $65 1 Domestic only, excludes surety and o

  15. Slide 15: Personal Insurance Performance

    Personal Insurance Performance ($ in millions) SECOND QUARTER YEAR-TO-DATE 2019 2018 Change 2019 2018 Change Segment income/(loss) $ 88 $ (17) 618 % $ 366 $ 112 227 % Loss and loss adjustment ratio 73.7 % 77.6 % 68.8 % 74.2 % Underwriting expense ratio 26.5 27.3 26.4 27.1 Combined ratio 1 100.2 % 10

  16. Slide 16: Domestic Personal Insurance Performance

    Domestic Personal Insurance Performance SECOND QUARTER YEAR-TO-DATE 2019 2018 Change 2019 2018 Change 1 Agency Automobile Loss and loss adjustment ratio 70.1 % 71.4 % 68.0 % 71.2 % Underwriting expense ratio 23.9 24.0 23.7 23.9 2 Combined ratio 94.0 % 95.4 % 1.4 pts 91.7 % 95.1 % 3.4 pts Net favorab

  17. Slide 17: Domestic Personal Insurance

    Domestic Personal Insurance ($ in millions) ILLUSTRATIVE BUSINESS STATISTICS 2018 2019 1Q 2Q 3Q 4Q 1Q 2Q 1 Agency Automobile Retention 2 83% 83% 84% 84% 84% 84% Renewal premium change 3 10.7% 9.6% 8.1% 6.8% 5.3% 4.6% Policies in force (in thousands) 2,519 2,517 2,518 2,518 2,516 2,517 • Sequential q

  18. Slide 18: Total International Insurance

    Total International Insurance ($ in millions) ILLUSTRATIVE BUSINESS STATISTICS 2018 2019 1Q 2Q 3Q 4Q 1Q 2Q 1 International Retention 85% 83% 83% 82% 78% 79% Renewal premium change 2 3.2% 1.9% 3.3% 5.4% 5.6% 6.6% New business $95 $122 $95 $101 $92 $80 1 Excludes surety and other products that are gen

  19. Slide 19: Appendix

    Appendix Additional Information Additional Information 19

  20. Slide 20: 2019 Catastrophe Reinsurance

    2019 Catastrophe Reinsurance Catastrophe Bonds - Long Point Re III Ltd. • $500 million aggregate principal was placed in May 2018 and the attachment point was reset in May 2019 ̵ The reinsurance agreement provides coverage to the Company through May 24, 2022 for certain property losses on specified

  21. Slide 21: 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

  22. Slide 22: 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

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