Travelers Named Preferred Provider by the Arkansas Community Bankers Association.

SAINT PAUL, Minn. -- Travelers today announced that the Arkansas Community Bankers Association has chosen the company as its preferred provider for bank insurance products.

The Arkansas Community Bankers Association represents 161 community banks and thrifts throughout Arkansas. Travelers SelectOne(SM) for community banks product will provide the Arkansas Community Bankers Association with property-casualty coverages and directors and officers liability, fiduciary liability and bankers professional liability coverages. Travelers is now the insurance coverage partner for 11 affiliate members of the Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA).

"This partnership provides members of the Arkansas Community Bankers Association with access to the portfolio of products in our SelectOne(SM) program," said Mark Horton, second vice president and national director of community banks, Travelers. "Additionally, the Arkansas Community Bankers Association will be eligible to participate in the ICBA/Travelers Insurance Program, which offers a policyholder safety group dividend plan."

"We are pleased that we have found a product that will provide the most comprehensive coverage options for our members," said Richard Trammel, executive director of the Arkansas Community Bankers Association. "Everyone who is a part of our association is confident that Travelers will continue to provide our members with the necessary coverage as our risks change through the years."

Since 1890, Travelers has provided coverage to financial institutions and is the endorsed carrier of the ICBA. The ICBA/Travelers Insurance Program has been offered to ICBA members for the past 24 years.

The Arkansas Community Bankers Association was founded in 1980 and is committed to the preservation of community banks, their franchise values and the integrity of their local economies.

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Travelers is a business of The St. Paul Travelers Companies, Inc. (NYSE:STA), a leading property casualty insurer selling primarily through independent agents and brokers. The company's diverse business lines offer its global customers a wide range of coverage in both the personal and commercial settings, including automobile, homeowners, construction, small business, oil and gas, ocean marine, financial and professional services, global technology and public sector services. St. Paul Travelers is ranked 85 in the Fortune 500, with 2005 revenues of $24.4 billion and total assets of $113.2 billion. The company has approximately 32,000 employees.