UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 FORM 13F FORM 13F COVER PAGE Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: September 30, 2008 ----------------------- Check Here if Amendment / /; Amendment Number: --------- This Amendment (Check only one.): / / is a restatement. / / adds new holdings entries. Institutional Investment Manager Filing this Report: Name: Travelers Companies, Inc. ------------------------------- Address: 385 Washington Street ------------------------------- St. Paul, MN 55102-1396 ------------------------------- Form 13F File Number: 28-62 --------------------- The institutional investment manager filing this report and the person by whom it is signed hereby represent that the person signing the report is authorized to submit it, that all information contained herein is true, correct and complete, and that it is understood that all required items, statements, schedules, lists, and tables, are considered integral parts of this form. Person Signing this Report on Behalf of Reporting Manager: Name: Wendy Skjerven ------------------------------- Title: Deputy Corporate Secretary ------------------------------- Phone: (651) 310-6748 ------------------------------- Signature, Place, and Date of Signing: /s/ Wendy Skjerven St. Paul, Minnesota November 13, 2008 ------------------- ------------------- ----------------- [Signature] [City, State] [Date] Report Type (Check only one.): /X/ 13F HOLDINGS REPORT. (Check here if all holdings of this reporting manager are reported in this report.) / / 13F NOTICE. (Check here if no holdings reported are in this report, and all holdings are reported by other reporting manager(s).) / / 13F COMBINATION REPORT. (Check here if a portion of the holdings for this reporting manager are reported in this report and a portion are reported by other reporting manager(s).) List of Other Managers Reporting for this Manager: I AM SIGNING THIS REPORT AS REQUIRED BY THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934. FORM 13F SUMMARY PAGE Report Summary: Number of Other Included Managers: 1 -------------------- Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 68 -------------------- Form 13F Information Table Value Total: 152,216 -------------------- (thousands) List of Other Included Managers: No. Form 13F File Number Name 01 28-29 ST. PAUL FIRE AND MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY ------ -------------------- ------------------------------------------ FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE TITLE OF VALUE SHRS OR SH/ PUT/ INVESTMENT OTHER VOTING AUTHORITY NAME OF ISSUER CLASS CUSIP (x$1000) PRN AMT PRN CALL DISCRETION MANAGERS SOLE SHARED NONE ----------------------------------- -------- -------- ------- --------- ----- ------ ------------ ---------- ------ -------- ------ AT&T INC COMM 00206R102 377 13,500 SH SHARED 13,500 ALLIANCE HOLDINGS GP LP COMM 01861G100 601 30,000 SH SHARED 30,000 ALLIANCE BERNSTEIN HOLDING LP COMM 01881G106 370 10,000 SH SHARED 10,000 BLACKROCK MUNIYIELD QUALITY FUND II COMM 09254G108 14 1,600 SH SHARED 1,600 BUCKEYE PARTNERS LP COMM 118230101 723 19,500 SH SHARED 19,500 CIT GROUP INC 8.75% SER C PREF 125581603 685 20,800 SH SHARED 20,800 CAVIUM NETWORKS INC COMM 14965A101 339 24,082 SH SHARED 24,082 CEDAR FAIR LP COMM 150185106 870 42,000 SH SHARED 42,000 CONCH RESOURCES INC COMM 20605P101 113 4,108 SH SHARED 4,108 CROSSTEX ENERGY INC COMM 22765Y104 225 9,000 SH SHARED 9,000 DATA DOMAIN INC COMM 23767P109 28 1,274 SH SHARED 1,274 DEXCOM INC COMM 252131107 597 96,430 SH SHARED 96,430 DYAX CORP COMM 26746E103 1 255 SH SHARED 255 (R) EV ENERGY PARTNER LP-(RESTRICTED)COMM 26926V107 1,540 81,035 SH SHARED 81,035 EL PASO PIPELINE PARTNERS LP COMM 283702108 1,028 64,000 SH SHARED 64,000 ENBRIDGE ENERGY PARTNERS LP COMM 29250R106 4,217 106,000 SH SHARED 106,000 ENERGY TRANSFER EQUITY LP COMM 29273V100 1,653 76,000 SH SHARED 76,000 ENTERPRISE GP HOLDINGS LP COMM 293716106 1,082 46,000 SH SHARED 46,000 ENTERPRISE PRODUCTS PARTNERS LP COMM 293792107 6,030 234,000 SH SHARED 234,000 EXTERRAN PARTNERS LP COMM 30225N105 235 15,600 SH SHARED 15,600 (R) FANNIE MAE COMM 313586109 0 101 SH SHARED 101 FIBERTOWER CORP COMM 31567R100 34 24,459 SH SHARED 24,459 GENERAL MOTORS 1.5% CONVRDM PREF 370442691 47 2,300 SH SHARED 2,300 GENERAL MOTORS CORP SER C 6.25% PREF 370442717 978 122,200 SH SHARED 122,200 GENVEC INC COMM 37246C109 278 229,380 SH SHARED 229,380 GEOMET INC COMM 37250U201 68 12,489 SH SHARED 12,489 H&E EQUIPMENT SERVICES INC COMM 404030108 1,025 106,097 SH SHARED 106,097 HANSEN MEDICAL INC COMM 411307101 49 3,626 SH SHARED 3,626 IKANOS COMMUNICATIONS INC COMM 45173E105 3 1,352 SH SHARED 1,352 INFINERA CORP COMM 45667G103 102 10,664 SH SHARED 10,664 KEYCORP 7.75% SERIES A PREF 493267405 1,632 19,200 SH SHARED 19,200 KINDER MORGAN MANAGMENT LLC COMM 49455U100 6,249 127,015 SH SHARED 127,015 MAGELLAN MIDSTREAM PARTNERS LP COMM 559080106 4,828 149,000 SH SHARED 149,000 MARKWEST ENERGY PARTNERS LP COMM 570759100 4,203 166,240 SH SHARED 166,240 MEDIWARE INFORMATION SYSTEMS COMM 584946107 655 116,110 SH SHARED 116,110 NATL WESTMINSTER BK PLC SER C PREF 638539882 5,333 575,000 SH SHARED 575,000 NATURAL RESOURCE PARTNERS LP COMM 63900P103 811 32,000 SH SHARED 32,000 NEUTRAL TANDEM INC COMM 64128B108 27 1,435 SH SHARED 1,435 NUSTAR ENERGY LP COMM 67058H102 3,058 72,000 SH SHARED 72,000 NUSTAR GP HOLDINGS LLC COMM 67059L102 1,351 77,200 SH SHARED 77,200 OCCAM NETWORKS INC COMM 67457P309 2 552 SH SHARED 552 ONEOK PARTNERS LP COMM 68268N103 5,783 114,000 SH SHARED 114,000 PENN VIRGINIA GP HOLDINGS LP COMM 70788P105 919 44,000 SH SHARED 44,000 PLAINS ALL AMER PIPELINE LP COMM 726503105 5,963 150,500 SH SHARED 150,500 PROGRESS ENERGY INC COMM 743263105 2,049 47,500 SH SHARED 47,500 PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC COMM 744320102 163 2,265 SH SHARED 2,265 REGENCY ENERGY PARTNERS LP COMM 75885Y107 1,284 70,000 SH SHARED 70,000 ROYAL BK OF SCOTLAND PLC PFD 6.25% SER P PREF 780097762 681 80,000 SH SHARED 80,000 SCANA CORP COMM 80589M102 3,309 85,000 SH SHARED 85,000 SCHERING-PLOUGH 6.00% 8/13/10 SERIES PREF 806605705 1,044 6,100 SH SHARED 6,100 SEMGROUP ENERGY PARTNERS LP COMM 81662W108 391 56,000 SH SHARED 56,000 SMURFIT STONE 2/15/12 SER A CONV 7.00% PREF 832727200 83 6,400 SH SHARED 6,400 SOUTHERN COMPANY COMM 842587107 2,525 67,000 SH SHARED 67,000 SPACEHAB INC COMM 846243400 6 15,700 SH SHARED 15,700 SPECTRA ENERGY PARTNERS LP COMM 84756N109 570 30,000 SH SHARED 30,000 STONEMOR PARTNERS LP COMM 86183Q100 202 14,000 SH SHARED 14,000 SUNOCO LOGISTICS PARTNERS LP COMM 86764L108 2,168 49,000 SH SHARED 49,000 TEPPCO PARTNERS LP COMM 872384102 3,815 146,000 SH SHARED 146,000 TARGA RESOURCES PARTNERS LP COMM 87611X105 357 21,000 SH SHARED 21,000 TRANSDIGM GROUP INC COMM 893641100 504 14,720 SH SHARED 14,720 TRANSMONTAIGNE PARTNERS LP COMM 89376V100 440 21,000 SH SHARED 21,000 THE TRAVELERS COMPANIES INC COMM 89417E109 36,052 797,600 SH SOLE 797,600 US BANCORP COMM 902973304 3,872 107,500 SH SHARED 107,500 VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC COMM 92343V104 899 28,000 SH SHARED 28,000 WACHOVIA CORP COMM 929903102 168 48,000 SH SHARED 48,000 WESTERN GAS PARTNERS LP COMM 958254104 475 36,000 SH SHARED 36,000 XCEL ENERGY INC COMM 98389B100 2,439 122,000 SH SHARED 122,000 MAX CAPITAL GROUP LTD COMM G6052F103 24,597 1,058,833 SH SHARED 1,058,833