A Memorial honoring Dr Martin Luther King Jr

For furtherinformation contact Mary Siceloff, Media Relations at or (206) 719-4705.Visit and Clark LLP PSMary Siceloff, Copyright Business Wire 2009. Company to Sponsor Kids for King ProgramWASHINGTON(Business Wire)The leadership of the Washington, D.C Martin Luther King, Jr National MemorialProject Foundation, Inc. announced today a $1.25 million donation from TheTravelers Companies, Inc. The companys gift will help build the four-acrememorial on the National Mall and provide support for Kids for King, aneducational outreach program to schools throughout the country that willculminate with the dedication of the memorial in 2010.

"I am pleased to welcome Travelers to the list of supporters to the MartinLuther King, Jr National Memorial," says Harry E. Johnson, Senior, Presidentand CEO of the Memorial Foundation. "Now is the time to make history, now is thetime for other corporations and all Americans to follow in the footsteps ofTravelers, to play a role in building a lasting memorial to Dr. King and theideals of hope, democracy, love and peace for which he stood." "Travelers is proud to support the creation of the Martin Luther King, Jr.National Memorial," says Jay Fishman, Travelers chairman and CEO "As a companywe aspire to live up to Dr. Kings vision and provide equal access toopportunity to all employees. The memorial will provide a permanent mechanism toeducate visitors to our nations capital on Dr Kings legacy and the valuesthat empowered his leadership.

In addition, this gift helps reflect ourcompanys strategic focus on diversity and extend our ongoing communityinvestment in education." Travelers joins the following major donors to the Memorial: General Motors,Tommy Hilfiger Corporate Foundation, NBA/WNBA, Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.,W.K. Kellogg Foundation, The Walt Disney Company Foundation, The Coca-ColaFoundation, The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, The Ford Motor Fund, Toyota,AARP, AFLAC, BP America, Inc., CIGNA, Credit Unions of the United States,DuPont, ExxonMobil Foundation, Fannie Mae Corporation, FedEx Corporation, GE,Ann and Joel Horowitz Family Foundation, John S and James L Knight Foundation,Sheila C. National Memorial ProjectFoundation, Inc.A Memorial honoring Dr Martin Luther King, Jr. will be built on the NationalMall, situated adjacent to the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial and in adirect line between the Lincoln and Jefferson Memorials. Congress passed JointResolutions in 1996 authorizing Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc to establish aMemorial honoring Dr King to be built in Washington, D.C. The ceremonialgroundbreaking took place on November 13, 2006 and the Memorial will becompleted in 2010. McKissack & McKissack / Turner Construction Company/ GilfordCorporation / Tompkins Builders, Inc Joint Venture will serve as theDesign-Build Team.

McKissack & McKissack is the oldest minority-ownedarchitectural firm in the United States. (NYSE: TRV) is a leading property casualty insurerselling primarily through independent agents and brokers. Travelers understandsthat life and business are inherently dynamic and that the best way to servecustomers is to deliver insurance in-synch with evolving risks. Travelers is a Fortune 100 company, with2007 revenues of approximately $26 billion The company has more than 33,000employees.