DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-82,950

THE TRAVELERS INDEMNITY COMPANY
ALBANY, NY SMALL COMMERCIAL OPERATIONS PROCESSING CENTER
ALBANY, NEW YORK

Certification Regarding Eligibility
To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance

In accordance with Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974, as
amended ("Act"), 19 U.S.C. § 2273, the Department of Labor
herein presents the results of an investigation regarding
certification of eligibility to apply for worker adjustment
assistance.
The group eligibility requirements for workers of a firm
under Section 222(a) of the Act, 19 U.S.C. § 2272(a), are
satisfied if the following criteria are met:
(1) a significant number or proportion of the
workers in such workers' firm have become totally or
partially separated, or are threatened to become
totally or partially separated;
(2)(B)(i)(I) there has been a shift by the workers'
firm to a foreign country in the production of
articles or supply of services like or directly
competitive with those produced/supplied by the
workers' firm; OR
(II) there has been an acquisition from a
foreign country by the workers' firm of
articles/services that are like or directly
competitive with those produced/supplied by
the workers' firm; AND
(ii) the shift/acquisition must have contributed
importantly to the workers' separation or
threat of separation.

The investigation was initiated in response to a petition
filed on August 1, 2013 by a state workforce office on behalf
of workers of The Travelers Indemnity Company, Albany, NY Small
Commercial Operations Processing Center, Albany, New York.
The workers' firm is engaged in activities related to processing
compliance, non-renewal and manual transactions for Select and
Agribusiness insurance accounts.
During the course of the investigation, information was
collected from the workers' firm.
Section 222(a)(1) has been met because a significant
number or proportion of the workers in such workers' firm have
become totally or partially separated, or are threatened to
become totally or partially separated.
Section 222(a)(2)(B) has been met because the workers'
firm has acquired from a foreign country services like or
directly competitive with services supplied by the workers which
contributed importantly to worker group separations at
Travelers Indemnity Company.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that workers of The Travelers
Indemnity Company, Albany, NY Small Commercial Operations
Processing Center, Albany, New York, who are engaged in
activities related to processing compliance, non-renewal and
manual transactions for Select and Agribusiness insurance
accounts meet the worker group certification criteria under
Section 222(a) of the Act, 19 U.S.C. § 2272(a). In accordance
with Section 223 of the Act, 19 U.S.C. § 2273, I make the
following certification:
"All workers of The Travelers Indemnity Company, Albany,
NY Small Commercial Operations Processing Center, Albany,
New York, who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after July 31, 2012 through two years from
the date of certification, and all workers in the group
threatened with total or partial separation from employment
on the date of certification through two years from the
date of certification, are eligible to apply for adjustment
assistance under Chapter 2 of Title II of the Trade Act of
1974, as amended."
Signed in Washington, D.C., this 20th day of August, 2013.


/s/Michael W. Jaffe
______________________________
MICHAEL W. JAFFE
Certifying Officer, Office of
Trade Adjustment Assistance