Document and Entity Information	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2013	Apr. 18, 2013
Entity [Domain]
Registrant name	Travelers Companies, Inc.
Central index key	0000086312
Document type	10-Q
Document period end date	Mar. 31, 2013
Amendment flag	false
Current fiscal year end date	--12-31
Well-known seasoned issuer	Yes
Voluntary filers	No
Current reporting status	Yes
Filer category	Large Accelerated Filer
Common stock shares outstanding		376,418,374
Document fiscal year focus	2013
Document fiscal period focus	Q1