Travelers Posts 28% Increase in Q4 Net Income

By Chad Hemenway

The Travelers Cos. said fourth-quarter 2024 and full-year net income increased 28% and 67%, respectively, on strong underlying underwriting results.

Travelers posted fourth-quarter net income of about $2.1 billion compared to about $1.6 billion during the last quarter of 2023. Full-year 2024 net income was nearly $5 billion compared to about $3 billion for 2023.

The New York-based insurer’s combined ratio improved 2.6 points to 83.2 for Q4 2024 and was up 4.5 points to 92.5 for the full year.

Catastrophe losses of $175 million in Q4 2024 were mostly the result of Hurricane Milton as well as an adjustment in losses from Hurricane Helene in the third quarter. Catastrophe losses were about $3.3 billion for all off 2024–about $344 million higher than the prior year–due primarily to Helene and wind and hailstorms in multiple states.

The consolidated underwriting gain at Travelers was about $1.8 billion in Q4 2024 compared to $1.4 billion in Q4 2023. Underwriting profit was up more than $2 billion to nearly $3 billion for full-year 2024.

Underwriting results for the last quarter and full year also included favorable prior year reserve development of $262 million and $709 million, respectively.

Underwriting income in Travelers’ business insurance and personal insurance segments were nearly identical ($808 million and $807 million) for Q4 2024.

For the year, the personal lines segment reversed a 2023 loss of $817 million by recording underwriting profit of $827 million for 2024.

Travelers said Q4 2024 net written premiums in business insurance of about $5.4 billion increased 8% over Q4 2023 on strong renewal premiums and retention. In personal insurance, NPW for the last quarter were about $4.3 billion, up 7% on renewal premium changes.

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