{"id":476859,"date":"2021-04-15T08:18:35","date_gmt":"2021-04-15T12:18:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/progressive-reports-march-2021-results\/"},"modified":"2021-04-15T08:18:35","modified_gmt":"2021-04-15T12:18:35","slug":"progressive-reports-march-2021-results","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/progressive-reports-march-2021-results\/","title":{"rendered":"Progressive Reports March 2021 Results"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mw_release\">\n<p>MAYFIELD VILLAGE, OHIO, April  15, 2021  (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) &#8212; The Progressive Corporation (NYSE:PGR) today reported the following results for March and the first quarter of 2021:\u00a0<\/p>\n<table style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-right: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;border-left: solid black 1pt;border-collapse: collapse;width:100%;border-collapse:collapse\">\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-left: solid black 1pt;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"6\" style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">March<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;border-left: solid black 1pt;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">Quarter<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-right: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-left: solid black 1pt;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">2021<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">2020<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">Change<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-left: solid black 1pt;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">2021<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">2020<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-right: solid black 1pt;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">Change<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"max-width:64%;width:64%;min-width:64%;vertical-align: bottom\">(millions, except per share amounts and ratios; unaudited)\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:3%;width:3%;min-width:3%;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:3%;width:3%;min-width:3%;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:3%;width:3%;min-width:3%;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:3%;width:3%;min-width:3%;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:5%;width:5%;min-width:5%;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"max-width:6%;width:6%;min-width:6%;border-left: solid black 1pt;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"max-width:6%;width:6%;min-width:6%;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"max-width:6%;width:6%;min-width:6%;border-right: solid black 1pt;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"max-width:70%;min-width:70%;border-left: solid black 1pt;vertical-align: bottom\">Net premiums written<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"max-width:5%;min-width:5%;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">$3,772.5<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"max-width:5%;min-width:5%;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">$2,860.8<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:4%;min-width:4%;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">32<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;min-width:1%;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;border-right: solid black 1pt;vertical-align: bottom\">%<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"max-width:5%;min-width:5%;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">$11,729.1<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"max-width:5%;min-width:5%;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">$9,871.3<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:4%;min-width:4%;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">19<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;min-width:1%;border-right: solid black 1pt;vertical-align: bottom\">%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-left: solid black 1pt;vertical-align: bottom\">Net premiums earned<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">$3,269.9<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">$2,936.5<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">11<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;border-right: solid black 1pt;vertical-align: bottom\">%<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">$10,420.2<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">$9,430.7<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">10<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-right: solid black 1pt;vertical-align: bottom\">%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-left: solid black 1pt;vertical-align: bottom\">Net income<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">$567.9<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">$318.6<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">78<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;border-right: solid black 1pt;vertical-align: bottom\">%<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">$1,480.0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">$692.7<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">114<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-right: solid black 1pt;vertical-align: bottom\">%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;text-align: left;padding-left: 15.0px;border-left: solid black 1pt;vertical-align: bottom\">Per share available to common shareholders<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">$0.96<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">$0.54<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">79<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;border-right: solid black 1pt;vertical-align: bottom\">%<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">$2.51<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">$1.17<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">115<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-right: solid black 1pt;vertical-align: bottom\">%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-left: solid black 1pt;vertical-align: bottom\">Total pretax net realized gains (losses) on securities<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">$348.7<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">$(329.1)<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">(206)<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;border-right: solid black 1pt;vertical-align: bottom\">%<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">$585.3<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">$(553.6)<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">(206)<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-right: solid black 1pt;vertical-align: bottom\">%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-left: solid black 1pt;vertical-align: bottom\">Combined ratio<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">90.7<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">77.1<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">13.6 pts.<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"border-left: solid black 1pt;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">89.3<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">86.9<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"border-right: solid black 1pt;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">2.4 pts.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;border-left: solid black 1pt;vertical-align: bottom\">Average diluted equivalent common shares<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">586.6<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">587.0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">%<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;border-left: solid black 1pt;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">586.9<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">586.9<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-right: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p>Note: Year-over-year changes reflect the impact on net premiums written, profitability, and the equity markets from the social distancing and shelter-in-place restrictions that were put in place in March 2020 in response to COVID-19.<\/p>\n<table style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-right: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;border-left: solid black 1pt;border-collapse: collapse;width:100%;border-collapse:collapse\">\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-left: solid black 1pt;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"6\" style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-right: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">March<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-left: solid black 1pt;vertical-align: top\">(thousands; unaudited)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: top\">2021<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: top\">2020<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-right: solid black 1pt;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: top\">Change<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-left: solid black 1pt;vertical-align: middle\">Policies in Force<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"border-right: solid black 1pt;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-left: solid black 1pt;vertical-align: middle\">Personal Lines<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"border-right: solid black 1pt;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"max-width:65%;width:65%;min-width:65%;vertical-align: middle;text-align: left;padding-left: 20.0px;border-left: solid black 1pt;vertical-align: middle\">Agency \u2013 auto<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:11%;width:11%;min-width:11%;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: middle\">7,863.5<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:2%;width:2%;min-width:2%;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:11%;width:11%;min-width:11%;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: middle\">7,164.6<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:2%;width:2%;min-width:2%;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:7%;width:7%;min-width:7%;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">10 %<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:2%;width:2%;min-width:2%;border-right: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;text-align: left;padding-left: 20.0px;border-left: solid black 1pt;vertical-align: middle\">Direct \u2013 auto<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: middle\">9,338.8<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: middle\">8,126.3<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">15 %<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-right: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;text-align: left;padding-left: 30.0px;border-left: solid black 1pt;vertical-align: middle\">Total personal auto<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: middle\">17,202.3<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: middle\">15,290.9<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">13 %<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-right: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;text-align: left;padding-left: 30.0px;border-left: solid black 1pt;vertical-align: middle\">Total special lines<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: middle\">5,026.7<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: middle\">4,574.5<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">10 %<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-right: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-left: solid black 1pt;vertical-align: middle\">Total Personal Lines<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: middle\">22,229.0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: middle\">19,865.4<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">12 %<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-right: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-left: solid black 1pt;vertical-align: bottom\">Total Commercial Lines<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: middle\">858.9<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: middle\">759.7<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">13 %<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-right: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-left: solid black 1pt;vertical-align: bottom\">Property business<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: middle\">2,566.3<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: middle\">2,264.1<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">13 %<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-right: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-left: solid black 1pt;vertical-align: middle\">Companywide Total<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: middle\">25,654.2<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: middle\">22,889.2<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">12 %<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-right: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;border-left: solid black 1pt;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: double black 3pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: double black 3pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"border-right: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p>See Progressive\u2019s complete monthly earnings release, including the \u201cMonthly Commentary,\u201d for additional information.<\/p>\n<p>\n        <strong><br \/>\n          <u>About Progressive<\/u><br \/>\n        <\/strong>\n      <\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0Progressive Group of Insurance Companies\u00a0makes it easy to understand, buy and use\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.progressive.com\/auto\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><u>auto insurance<\/u><\/a>.\u00a0Progressive\u00a0offers\u00a0choices\u00a0so consumers can reach us whenever, wherever and however it&#8217;s most convenient &#8211; online at progressive.com, by phone at\u00a01-800-PROGRESSIVE, on a mobile device or in-person with a local agent.<\/p>\n<p>Progressive\u00a0provides insurance for personal and commercial autos and trucks, motorcycles, boats, recreational vehicles, and homes; it\u00a0is the third largest auto insurer in the country, a leading seller of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.progressive.com\/motorcycle\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><u>motorcycle<\/u><\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.progressivecommercial.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><u>commercial auto insurance<\/u><\/a>, and one of the top 15 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.progressive.com\/homeowners\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><u>homeowners insurance carriers<\/u><\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Founded in 1937, Progressive continues its long history of offering shopping tools and services that save customers time and money, like Name Your Price<sup>\u00ae<\/sup>, Snapshot<sup>\u00ae<\/sup>, and HomeQuote Explorer<sup>\u00ae<\/sup>.<\/p>\n<p>The Common Shares of The Progressive Corporation, the Mayfield Village, Ohio-based holding company, trade publicly at NYSE:PGR.<\/p>\n<p>\n        <strong>Company Contact:<\/strong><br \/>\n        <br \/>Douglas S. 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