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Travelers CEO cuts commitments to focus on insurance company after diagnosis

Travelers CEO Jay Fishman is reducing his activities that arent tied to the company after being diagnosed with a neuromuscular condition.

By Jing Cao, Bloomberg | Updated on January 22, 2015
Travelers CEO Jay Fishman. (AP Photo)

(Bloomberg) — Travelers Cos. Chief Executive Officer Jay Fishman is reducing his activities that aren’t tied to the company after being diagnosed with a neuromuscular condition.

“I have already begun to cut back fairly meaningfully on my non-Travelers commitments,” Fishman, 62, said in a conference call Thursday in New York. While Fishman may continue to be involved in some philanthropic efforts, he’s limiting duties beyond the insurer “to focus relentlessly on what matters here,” he said.

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