Travelers Completes Sale of Mendota Insurance Company to Kingsway Financial Services, Inc.

April 2, 2007

SAINT PAUL, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--

The Travelers Companies, Inc. (NYSE:TRV) announced today that it has completed the sale of Mendota Insurance Company, its non-standard auto insurance unit operating under the Mendota and Mendakota brands, to a subsidiary of Kingsway Financial Services Inc. (TSX:KFS)(NYSE:KFS). The impact of this transaction will not be material to Travelers' ongoing operations. Kingsway has determined to retain all of Mendota's employees in their current locations and the current Mendota management will continue to lead the organization.

Travelers is a leading provider of property casualty insurance. For more information, visit www.travelers.com.

Source: The Travelers Companies, Inc.

Contact: The Travelers Companies, Inc. Media: Jennifer Wislocki, 860-277-7458 or Marlene Ibsen, 860-277-9039 or Institutional Investors: Michael Connelly, 860-277-1507 or David Schlosberg, 917-778-6817 or Individual Investors: Marc Parr, 860-277-0779