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Progressive Corporation (The) Description

The Progressive Corporation, through its subsidiaries, provides personal and commercial automobile insurance, and other specialty property-casualty insurance products and related services primarily in the United States. The company's property-casualty insurance products protect its customers against losses due to collision and physical damage to their motor vehicles, uninsured and underinsured bodily injury, and liability to others for personal injury or property damage arising out of the use of those vehicles. Its Personal Lines segment offers personal lines products that comprise insurance for personal autos and special lines products, including motorcycles, ATVs, RVs, mobile homes, watercraft, and snowmobiles. The company's Commercial Auto segment provides primary liability and physical damage insurance for autos, vans, pick-up trucks, and dump trucks used by small businesses; tractors, trailers, and straight trucks primarily used by regional general freight and expeditor-type businesses and non-fleet long-haul operators; dump trucks, log trucks, and garbage trucks used by dirt, sand and gravel, logging, and coal-type businesses; and tow–tow trucks and wreckers used in towing services and gas/service station businesses. It also operates as an agent for homeowners, general liability, and workers' compensation insurance; provides policy issuance and claims adjusting services for the commercial auto insurance procedures/plans; and sells personal auto insurance on an Internet-only basis in Australia. The company sells its products and services through independent insurance agencies, as well as directly to consumers online, on a mobile device, and over the phone. The Progressive Corporation was founded in 1937 and is headquartered in Mayfield Village, Ohio

Sector: Financial Services
Industry: Insurance - Property & Casualty
Keywords: S&P 500 Insurance Mobile Devices Casualty Insurance General Insurance Compensation Insurance Vehicle Insurance Lines Products Personal And Commercial Automobile Insurance Personal Lines Products Physical Damage Insurance