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Exhibit 24.1

POWER OF ATTORNEY

        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, Bruce A. Backberg and Kenneth F. Spence, III, or any 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, 2007, 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.

		Date
By	/s/  ALAN L. BELLERAlan L. Beller	February 6, 2008
By	/s/  JOHN H. DASBURGJohn H. Dasburg	February 6, 2008
By	/s/  JANET M. DOLANJanet M. Dolan	February 6, 2008
By	/s/  KENNETH M. DUBERSTEINKenneth M. Duberstein	February 6, 2008
By	/s/  LAWRENCE G. GRAEVLawrence G. Graev	February 6, 2008
By	/s/  PATRICIA L. HIGGINSPatricia L. Higgins	February 6, 2008
By	/s/  THOMAS R. HODGSONThomas R. Hodgson	February 6, 2008
By	/s/  CLEVE L. KILLINGSWORTH, JR.Cleve L. Killingsworth, Jr.	February 6, 2008
By	/s/  ROBERT I. LIPPRobert I. Lipp	February 6, 2008
By	/s/  BLYTHE J. MCGARVIEBlythe J. McGarvie	February 6, 2008
By	/s/  GLEN D. NELSONGlen D. Nelson M.D.	February 6, 2008
By	/s/  LAURIE J. THOMSENLaurie J. Thomsen	February 6, 2008

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Exhibit 24.1