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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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * BESSETTE ANDY F   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol TRAVELERS COMPANIES, INC. [TRV] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) EVP and Chief Admin Officer (Last) (First) (Middle) THE TRAVELERS COMPANIES, INC., 385 WASHINGTON STREET 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 02/24/2009 (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 02/24/2009   M   6,710.33 (1) A $ 0 36,245.33 D   Common Stock 02/24/2009   F   2,202.33 (2) D $ 38.175 34,043 D   Common Stock               1,156.225 (3) I 401(k) Plan Common Stock               22 (4) I By Son

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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

Performance Shares

(5)

02/24/2009

M

3,907 (5)

(5)

12/31/2008

Common Stock

3,907

$ 0

0

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
BESSETTE ANDY F THE TRAVELERS COMPANIES, INC. 385 WASHINGTON STREET ST. PAUL, MN 55102			EVP and Chief Admin Officer

Signatures

/s/Matthew S. Furman, by power of attorney		02/26/2009
**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)	Represents payout in shares of common stock of performance share rights previously reported on Table II. The corresponding entry for the disposition of the performance share rights is shown on Table II. The maximum target performance objectives of the performance share rights were achieved resulting in the earning of 160% of the original target shares. Also includes dividend rights previously accrued on such performance share rights and now paid in the form of additional shares of common stock.
(2)	Represents shares withheld to cover taxes in connection with the vesting of the performance share rights.
(3)	Includes common shares and shares of common stock that may be acquired upon the conversion of shares of Series B Preferred Stock, each of which is convertible into 8 shares of common stock.
(4)	The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of these shares.
(5)	Represents the disposition (as a result of vesting and payout) of performance share rights where the performance objective for determining the number of shares earned is the Issuer's adjusted return on equity over a three year period. The actual number of shares received could range from 0-160% of the target number of shares based on a sliding scale of performance levels. The corresponding payout of shares of common stock (160% of the original target shares) for the achievement of the maximum performance objectives, together with shares for accrued dividend rights, are reported on Table I.

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