The webcast is also being distributed through the Thomson StreetEvents Network to both institutional and individual investors. Individual investors can listen to the call at www.earnings.com, Thomson's individual investor portal, powered by StreetEvents. Institutional investors can access the call via Thomson's password-protected event management site, StreetEvents (www.streetevents.com).

Replays of the conference call, both through the webcast and by phone, will be available approximately one hour after the call concludes. The archived webcast will be able to be accessed from Progressive's Web site at http://investors.progressive.com/archive.aspx and will remain available until November 12, 2010. The phone replay will be available by calling 1-800-294-0991 and will remain available until November 27, 2009.

About Progressive

The Progressive Group of Insurance Companies, in business since 1937, is one of the country's largest auto insurance groups, the largest seller of motorcycle policies and a market leader in commercial auto insurance based on premiums written.

Progressive is committed to becoming consumers' #1 choice for auto insurance by providing competitive rates and innovative products and services that meet drivers' needs throughout their lifetimes, including superior online and in-person customer service, and best-in-class, 24-hour claims service, such as its concierge level of claims service available at service centers located in major metropolitan areas throughout the United States.

Progressive companies offer consumers choices in how to shop for, buy and manage their auto insurance policies. Progressive offers its products, including personal and commercial auto, motorcycle, boat and recreational vehicle insurance, through more than 30,000 independent insurance agencies throughout the U.S. and online and by phone directly from the Company. Private passenger auto products and prices are different when purchased directly from Progressive or through independent agencies. To find an agent or to get a quote, go to http://www.progressive.com.

The Common Shares of The Progressive Corporation, the Mayfield Village, Ohio-based holding company, are publicly traded at (NYSE:PGR).

SOURCE: The Progressive Corporation

The Progressive Corporation 
Patrick Brennan, 440-395-2370

The Progressive Corporation is an insurance holding company engaged in the provision of personal automobile insurance, commercial property-casualty insurance and specialty property-casualty insurance and other related services throughout the US. It is the US fourth largest auto insurance group and is a market leader in motor cycle insurance. The group primarily operates in the US. It is headquartered in Mayfield Village, Ohio and employs about 25,929 people. The group recorded revenues of $12,840.1 million in the financial year ended December 2008, a decrease of 12.6% over 2007. The operating loss of the group was $222.3 million in the financial year 2008, compared to an operating profit of $1,693 million in 2007. The net loss was $70 million in the financial year 2008, compared to a net profit of $1182.5 million in 2007.

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