Article: The St. Paul Companies and Travelers Property Casualty to Merge, Creating Second Largest Commercial Insurer; Combined Company Will be a Leading Provider of Commercial and Personal Property Casualty Insurance Distributed Through Independent Agents and Brokers.

The St. Paul Companies, Inc. and Travelers Property Casualty Corp. today announced that they have signed a definitive merger agreement that will create the nation's second largest commercial insurer, to be known as The St. Paul Travelers Companies. The combined company will be a leading provider of property casualty insurance products distributed through independent agents and brokers and one of the largest financial services companies in the United States. It is expected to have total assets of $107 billion, shareholders' equity of $20 billion, total capital of $26 billion and net written premiums of $20 billion. With unparalleled product breadth and geographic reach, ...

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