Ownership Submission
FORM 4
Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
LIPP ROBERT I
  2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
TRAVELERS COMPANIES, INC. [TRV]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director _____ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
THE TRAVELERS COMPANIES, INC., 385 WASHINGTON STREET
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
10/26/2009
(Street)

ST. PAUL, MN 55102
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)
5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)
6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock 10/26/2009   M   100,000 A $ 42.69 100,000 I By Lipp Travelers SO, LLC (1)
Common Stock 10/26/2009   S   100,000 D $ 51.2902 (2) 0 I By Lipp Travelers SO, LLC
Common Stock               49,130.82 (3) D  
Common Stock               236.498 I 401(k) Plan
Common Stock               324,074 (4) I In Trusts

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)
6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)
7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)
8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)
9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)
10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Options (Right to Buy) $ 42.69 10/26/2009   M     100,000 04/01/2004(5) 03/22/2012 Common Stock 100,000 $ 0 1,774,162 I By Lipp Travelers SO, LLC (1)

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
LIPP ROBERT I
THE TRAVELERS COMPANIES, INC.
385 WASHINGTON STREET
ST. PAUL, MN 55102
  X      

Signatures

 /s/Wendy C. Skjerven, by power of attorney   10/28/2009
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Lipp Travelers SO, LLC is owned by the Reporting Person and certain grantor retained annuity trusts of the Reporting Person. Options previously held directly by the Reporting Person were transferred to Lipp Travelers SO, LLC so are now held indirectly by the Reporting Person.
(2) Represents the weighted average sales price for price increments ranging from $51.09 to $51.40. The Reporting Person undertakes to provide upon request by the Securities and Exchange Commission Staff, the Issuer or a security holder of the Issuer, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price.
(3) Includes 73.02 shares of deferred stock units acquired since August 3, 2009 pursuant to the dividend reinvestment feature of the Company's Deferred Compensation Plan for Non-Employee Directors and shares of common stock previously held indirectly in trust that were transferred to the Reporting Person and are now held directly.
(4) Reflects the transfer of shares previously held indirectly in trust to the Reporting Person, which are now held directly.
(5) The option vested in full on the effective date of the merger between The St. Paul Companies, Inc. (now known as The Travelers Companies, Inc.) and Travelers Property Casualty Corp.

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