Petitioner Type: State
Impact Date: 03/05/2019
Filed Date: 03/06/2020
Most Recent Update: 04/01/2020
Determination Date: 04/01/2020
Expiration Date: 04/01/2022
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-95,781
THE TRAVELERS INDEMNITY COMPANY
BUSINESS INSURANCE TECHNOLOGY NORTHLAND GROUP
A WHOLLY-OWNED SUBSIDIARY OF THE TRAVELERS COMPANIES, INC.
SAINT PAUL, MINNESOTA
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 March 6, 2020, by a state workforce office on behalf
of workers of The Travelers Indemnity Company, Business
Insurance Technology Northland group, a wholly-owned
subsidiary of The Travelers Companies, Inc., Saint Paul,
Minnesota ("Business Insurance Technology Northland group").
The workers' firm is engaged in activities related to the
supply of technology services, including application support.
The subject firm's parent company, The Travelers Companies,
Inc., is engaged in activities related to the supply of a range
of commercial and personal property and casualty insurance
products and services.
During the course of the investigation, information was
collected from the petitioner and 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 shifted to a foreign country the supply of a service
like or directly competitive with the service supplied by the
workers which contributed importantly to worker group
separations at Business Insurance Technology Northland group.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that workers of The Travelers
Indemnity Company, Business Insurance Technology Northland
group, a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Travelers Companies,
Inc., Saint Paul, Minnesota, who are engaged in activities
related to the supply of technology services, including
application support, 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, Business
Insurance Technology Northland group, a wholly-owned
subsidiary of The Travelers Companies, Inc., Saint Paul,
Minnesota, who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after March 5, 2019, 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 1st day of April 2020.
/s/Hope D. Kinglock
______________________________
HOPE D. KINGLOCK
Certifying Officer, Office of
Trade Adjustment Assistance