Directors

Charles A. Davis
Chief Executive Officer, Stone Point Capital LLC (private equity investing)
Compensation Committee member, Nominating and Governance Committee member, Independent director

Stephen R. Hardis
Lead Director, Axcelis Technologies, Inc. (manufacturing)
Executive Committee member, Investment and Capital Committee member, Nominating and Governance Committee member, Independent director

Bernadine P. Healy, M.D.
Health Editor and Medical Columnist, U.S. News & World Report (publishing)
Audit Committee member, Independent director

Jeffrey D. Kelly
Vice Chairman and Chief Financial Officer, National City Corporation (commercial banking)
Executive Committee member, Investment and Capital Committee member, Independent director

Abby F. Kohnstamm
President and Chief Executive Officer, Abby F. Kohnstamm & Associates, Inc. (marketing consulting)
Independent director

Philip A. Laskawy
formerly Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Ernst & Young LLP (professional services)
Audit Committee member, Independent director

Peter B. Lewis
Chairman of the Board
Executive Committee member, Investment and Capital Committee member, Independent director, Non-executive chairman

Norman S. Matthews
Consultant, formerly President, Federated Department Stores, Inc. (retailing)
Compensation Committee member, Nominating and Governance Committee member, Independent director

Patrick H. Nettles, Ph.D.
Executive Chairman, Ciena Corporation (telecommunications)
Audit Committee member, Independent director

Glenn M. Renwick
President and Chief Executive Officer
Executive Committee member

Donald B. Shackelford
Chairman, Fifth Third Bank, Central Ohio (commercial banking)
Investment and Capital Committee member, Independent director

Bradley T. Sheares, Ph.D.
Chief Executive Officer, Reliant Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (pharmaceuticals)
Compensation Committee member, Independent director

Corporate Officers

Glenn M. Renwick
President and Chief Executive Officer

Brian C. Domeck
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
(prior to March 2007, W. Thomas Forrester was Vice President and Chief Financial Officer)

Charles E. Jarrett
Vice President, Secretary and Chief Legal Officer

Thomas A. King
Vice President and Treasurer

Jeffrey W. Basch
Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer

Peter B. Lewis
Chairman of the Board (non-executive)

Other Executive Officers

John A. Barbagallo
Agency Group President

William M. Cody
Chief Investment Officer

Susan Patricia Griffith
Chief Human Resource Officer

Brian J. Passell
Claims Group President

John P. Sauerland
Direct Group President

Brian A. Silva
Commercial Auto Group President

Raymond M. Voelker
Chief Information Officer

Contact Non-Management Directors

Interested parties have the ability to contact non-management directors as a group by sending a written communication clearly addressed to the non-management directors and sent to any of the following:

Peter B. Lewis
Chairman of the Board
The Progressive Corporation
6300 Wilson Mills Road
Mayfield Village, Ohio 44143
or e-mail: peter_lewis@progressive.com

Philip A. Laskawy
Chairman of the Audit Committee
The Progressive Corporation
c/o Ernst & Young
5 Times Square
New York, New York 10036
or e-mail: philip_laskawy@progressive.com

Charles E. Jarrett
Corporate Secretary
The Progressive Corporation
6300 Wilson Mills Road
Mayfield Village, Ohio 44143
or e-mail: chuck_jarrett@progressive.com

The recipient will forward communications so received to the non-management directors.

Accounting Complaint Procedure

Any employee or other interested party with a complaint or concern regarding accounting, internal accounting controls or auditing matters relating to Progressive may report such complaint or concern directly to the Chairman of the Audit Committee, as follows: Philip A. Laskawy, Chairman of the Audit Committee, c/o Ernst & Young, 5 Times Square, New York, New York 10036, Phone: 212-773-1300, e-mail: philip_laskawy@progressive.com.

Any such complaint or concern also may be reported anonymously over the following toll-free Alert Line: 1-800-683-3604. Progressive will not retaliate against any individual by reason of his or her having made such a complaint or reported such a concern in good faith. View the complete procedures at progressive.com/governance.

Whistleblower Protections

Progressive will not retaliate against any officer or employee of Progressive because of any lawful act done by the employee to provide information or otherwise assist in investigations regarding conduct that the employee reasonably believes to be a violation of Federal Securities Laws or of any rule or regulation of the Securities and Exchange Commission or Federal Securities Laws relating to fraud against shareholders. View the complete Whistleblower Protections at progressive.com/governance.

Annual Meeting

The Annual Meeting of Shareholders will be held at the offices of The Progressive Corporation, 6671 Beta Drive, Mayfield Village, Ohio 44143 on April 20, 2007, at 10 a.m. eastern time. There were 3,921 shareholders of record on December 31, 2006.

Principal Office

The principal office of The Progressive Corporation is at 6300 Wilson Mills Road, Mayfield Village, Ohio 44143.
Phone: 440-461-5000
Web site: progressive.com

Customer Service and Claims Reporting

For 24-Hour Customer Service or to report a claim, contact:

Personal Lines
Private Passenger Auto/Special Lines
Agency Business
Progressive® Drive® Insurance/Progressive Motorcycle, Progressive RV, etc.
1-800-925-2886
driveinsurance.com

Direct Business
Progressive Direct®/Progressive Motorcycle, Progressive RV, etc.
1-800-PROGRESSIVE (1-800-776-4737)
progressive.com

Commercial Auto
Agency Business
1-800-444-4487
progressivecommercial.com

Direct Business
1-800-895-2886
progressivecommercial.com

Common Shares

The Progressive Corporation’s Common Shares (symbol PGR) are traded on the New York Stock Exchange. Progressive announced a change to an annual dividend policy starting in 2007. For 2007, the record date for the dividend is expected to be in December 2007, subject to Board approval, with payment expected in February 2008.

Corporate Governance

Progressive’s Corporate Governance Guidelines and Board Committee Charters are available at: progressive.com/governance, or may be requested in print by writing to: The Progressive Corporation, Investor Relations, 6300 Wilson Mills Road, Box W33, Mayfield Village, Ohio 44143.

Charitable Contributions

Progressive does not contribute or provide financial support to any outside organizations. However, Progressive contributes annually to The Progressive Insurance Foundation, which provides: (i) financial support to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety to further its work in reducing the human trauma and economic costs of auto accidents, and (ii) matching funds to eligible 501(c)(3) charitable organizations to which Progressive employees contribute.

Counsel

Baker & Hostetler LLP, Cleveland, Ohio

Transfer Agent and Registrar

Registered Shareholders: If your Progressive shares are registered in your name, contact National City Bank regarding questions or changes to your account: National City Bank, Dept. 5352, Shareholder Services Operations, P.O. Box 92301, Cleveland, Ohio 44193-0900. Phone: 1-800-622-6757 or e-mail: shareholder.inquiries@nationalcity.com.

Beneficial Shareholders: If your Progressive shares are held in a brokerage account, contact your broker directly regarding questions or changes to your account.

Shareholder / Investor Relations

Progressive does not maintain a mailing list for distribution of shareholders' reports. To view Progressive’s publicly filed documents, shareholders can access our Web site: progressive.com/sec. To view our earnings and other releases, access progressive.com/investors.

To request copies of Progressive’s publicly filed documents, write to: The Progressive Corporation, Investor Relations, 6300 Wilson Mills Road, Box W33, Mayfield Village, Ohio 44143, e-mail: investor_relations@progressive.com or call: 440-395-2258.

For financial-related information, call: 440-395-2222 or e-mail: investor_relations@progressive.com.

For all other Company information, call: 440-461-5000 or e-mail: webmaster@progressive.com.

Registered Trademark

Progressive® and Drive® are registered trademarks. Net Promoter® is a registered trademark of Satmetrix Systems, Inc.

 

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