Travelers in Scotland launch

Travelers Insurance will open its first office in Scotland in January 2010.

The office will be located in Glasgow and will initially consist of a team of underwriting, risk management and business development staff to service the Scottish market.

Travelers’ will target solicitors, architects, accountants and chartered surveyors with its range of regionally-traded property and casualty insurance products.

Mike Bridge, assistant general manager, sales and distribution for Travelers said: “We are pleased to be opening a Scottish regional office to more closely service our Scottish brokers and policyholders. With this new regional presence, Travelers will be better positioned to provide our breadth and depth of insurance coverages in Scotland.”

Travelers said it is currently finalising the recruitment of the team. Previously, Travelers supported Scottish policyholders and brokers through its existing regional offices. The company currently has offices in London, Redhill, Manchester, Birmingham, Leeds and Dublin.