Material Event (Form 8-K)

Item 8.01 Other Events.

On July 21, 2026, The Travelers Companies, Inc. (the "Company") entered into an Underwriting Agreement (the "Agreement") with Barclays Capital Inc., BofA Securities, Inc., Citigroup Global Markets Inc., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, as representatives of the several underwriters named in Schedule 1 of the Agreement, for the issuance and sale by the Company of $750,000,000 aggregate principal amount of the Company's 4.950% Senior Notes due 2031 (the "Notes"). The foregoing description is qualified by reference to the Agreement, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 1.1 and incorporated by reference herein. Further information concerning the Notes and related matters is set forth in the Company's Prospectus Supplement, dated July 21, 2026, which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 22, 2026.

The Agreement is not intended to provide factual information or other disclosure other than with respect to the terms of the Agreement itself, and you should not rely on it for that purpose. In particular, any representations and warranties made by us in the Agreement were made solely as of the dates specified in the Agreement, within the specific context of the Agreement, including subject to the qualifications and limitations agreed to by the parties, and only to the other express parties to the Agreement. No other person may rely on such representations and warranties.