Joan Woodward, center, stands with other executives from Travelers as she rings the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange. (Photo: Denny Jacob) Joan Woodward, center, stands with other executives from Travelers as she rings the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange. (Photo: Denny Jacob)

The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) lists thousands of companies — including the Travelers Companies Inc.

On Feb. 11, 2020, the Travelers Institute, the public policy division of Travelers, celebrated its 10th anniversary by ringing the opening bell at the NYSE. Joan Woodward, executive vice president, public policy at Travelers, and president of the Travelers Institute, told a packed room full of attendees that decades of good growth allowed Travelers to establish the Travelers Institute.

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Denny Jacob

Denny Jacob is an associate editor for NU PropertyCasualty360. Contact him at [email protected].

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