Initial Statement of Beneficial Ownership (3)

FORM 3	UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0104 Estimated average burden hours per response... 0.5
	Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Kurtzman Diane	2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (MM/DD/YYYY) 8/6/2020	3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol TRAVELERS COMPANIES, INC. [TRV]
(Last)        (First)        (Middle) THE TRAVELERS COMPANIES, INC., 385 WASHINGTON STREET	4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director                          _____ 10% Owner ___X___ Officer (give title below)        _____ Other (specify below) EVP & Chief HR Officer /
(Street) ST. PAUL, MN 55102       (City)              (State)              (Zip)	5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(MM/DD/YYYY)	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common Stock	454.028	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (MM/DD/YYYY)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Options (Right to Buy)	2/4/2017	2/4/2024	Common Stock	2671	$80.35	D
Stock Options (Right to Buy)	2/3/2018	2/3/2025	Common Stock	2914	$106.04	D
Stock Options (Right to Buy)	2/2/2019	2/2/2026	Common Stock	3469	$106.03	D
Stock Options (Right to Buy)	2/9/2020	2/9/2027	Common Stock	2972	$118.78	D
Stock Options (Right to Buy)	2/6/2021	2/6/2028	Common Stock	2980	$140.85	D
Stock Options (Right to Buy)	2/5/2022	2/5/2029	Common Stock	4805	$126.18	D
Stock Options (Right to Buy)	2/4/2023	2/4/2030	Common Stock	5551	$132.58	D

Explanation of Responses:

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Kurtzman Diane THE TRAVELERS COMPANIES, INC. 385 WASHINGTON STREET ST. PAUL, MN 55102			EVP & Chief HR Officer

Signatures
/s/Wendy C. Skjerven, by power of attorney		8/6/2020
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date