Know all persons by these presents, that I, the undersigned, a director of The Travelers Companies, Inc., a Minnesota corporation (the "Corporation"), do hereby make, nominate and appoint Matthew S. Furman and Wendy C. Skjerven, and each of them, to be my attorney-in-fact, with full power and authority to sign on my behalf a Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012, to be filed by the Corporation with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and any amendments thereto, which shall have the same force and effect as though I had manually signed the Form 10-K or any amendments thereto.

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By	/s/ ALAN L. BELLER Alan L. Beller	February 6, 2013
By	/s/ JOHN H. DASBURG John H. Dasburg	February 6, 2013
By	/s/ JANET M. DOLAN Janet M. Dolan	February 6, 2013
By	/s/ KENNETH M. DUBERSTEIN Kenneth M. Duberstein	February 6, 2013
By	/s/ LAWRENCE G. GRAEV Lawrence G. Graev	February 6, 2013
By	/s/ PATRICIA L. HIGGINS Patricia L. Higgins	February 6, 2013
By	/s/ THOMAS R. HODGSON Thomas R. Hodgson	February 6, 2013
By	/s/ WILLIAM J. KANE William J. Kane	February 6, 2013
By	/s/ CLEVE L. KILLINGSWORTH, JR. Cleve L. Killingsworth, Jr.	February 6, 2013
By	/s/ DONALD J. SHEPARD Donald J. Shepard	February 6, 2013
By	/s/ LAURIE J. THOMSEN Laurie J. Thomsen	February 6, 2013