At the time, Mr. Fishman told company employees that he was.
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“All of us with the Travelers Championship are deeply saddened by the passing of Jay Fishman”.
“Though he would be too humble to admit it, Jay was an icon among corporate leaders”, Travelers Chief Executive Alan Schnitzer said in statement on Friday. In part because of that philosophy, he led Travelers to unprecedented success by every measure. Jay was an inspiration and a true friend.
Jay Fishman, former CEO of Travelers, has died after a battle with ALS. From October 2001 until April 2004, Fishman was Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President of The St. Paul Companies.
Last year, Fishman stepped down as CEO of Travelers. He was Executive Chairman since December 2015. In 2012, he was named chairman of the New York City Ballet.
The Travelers Companies, Inc.
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Travelers has most of its property casualty lines of business headquartered in Hartford. In 2009, the company, along with Cisco Systems Inc., replaced General Motors and Citigroup, to be in the 30-company Dow Jones Industrial Average.
