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Financial Objectives & Policies Scorecard

Financial Results

Target

2007

2006

2005

5 Years1

10 Years1

Underwriting margin Progressive 4% 7.4% 13.3% 11.9% 12.0% 9.3%
  Industry2 na 2.5% 4.5% 4.9% 3.9% (.2)%
Net premiums written growth (a) (3)% 1% 5% 8% 11%
Policies in force growth Personal Auto (a) 2% 1% 8% 7% 11%
  Special Lines (a) 8% 8% 14% 14% 14%
  Commercial Auto (a) 7% 7% 11% 13% 20%
Companywide premiums-to-surplus ratio (b) 3.0 2.8 3.0 na na
Investment allocation — fixed:equity (c) 83%:17% 84%:16% 85%:15% na na
Debt-to-total capital ratio <30% 30.6% 14.8% 17.4% na na
Return on average shareholders' equity (ROE) 3 (d) 19.5% 25.3% 25.0% 25.5% 21.3%
Comprehensive ROE 4 (d) 17.7% 28.4% 24.1% 26.6% 22.2%
 
(a)   Grow as fast as possible, constrained only by our profitability objective and our ability to provide high-quality customer service.
(b)   Determined separately for each insurance subsidiary.
(c)   Allocate 75% to 100% in fixed-income securities with the balance in common equities.
(d)   Progressive does not have a predetermined target for ROE.
na   not applicable
1   Represents results over the respective time period; growth represents average annual compounded rate of increase.
2   Represents the U.S. personal auto insurance industry; 2007 is estimated.
3   Based on net income.
4   Based on comprehensive income. Comprehensive ROE is consistent with Progressive's policy to manage on a total return basis and better reflects growth in shareholder value. For a reconciliation of net income to comprehensive income and for the components of comprehensive income, see Progressive's Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders' Equity and Note 10 — Other Comprehensive Income, respectively, which can be found in the complete Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes included in Progressive's 2007 Annual Report to Shareholders, which is attached as an Appendix to Progressive's 2008 Proxy Statement.

Source: Progressive's 2007 Annual Report
Last updated: February 27, 2008

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