As previously announced, The Progressive Corporation will host a one-hour conference call on Friday, November 2, 2007, beginning at 9:00 a.m. eastern time. On November 1, 2007, Progressive will file its third quarter 2007 Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q with the Securities and Exchange Commission and post its third quarter 2007 Shareholders' Report, including the Letter to Shareholders written by its President and CEO, Glenn Renwick, to its Web site at www.progressive.com/annualreport. Under Progressive's conference call format, management will not make detailed comments in addition to these published reports, but will respond to questions at that time.
Simultaneous broadcasts of the conference call will be provided by phone and online. To register for the conference call and receive the necessary call-in and webcast details, visit Progressive's Web site at http://investors.progressive.com/events.asp. Participants via the webcast will be in a listen-only format and, therefore, will not be able to submit questions.
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/CCBN'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.asp and will remain available until November 3, 2008. The phone replay will be available by calling 1-800-835-4112 and will remain available until November 16, 2007.
About Progressive
The Progressive Group of Insurance Companies, in business since 1937, is the country's third largest auto insurance group and largest seller of motorcycle and personal watercraft policies based on premiums written, and is a market leader in commercial auto insurance.
Progressive is committed to becoming consumers' #1 choice for auto insurance by providing competitive products and rates that meet drivers' needs throughout their lifetimes, superior online and in-person customer service, and best-in-class, 24-hour claims service, including 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. To find an agent or to get a quote, go to www.progressive.com.
The Common Shares of The Progressive Corporation, the Mayfield Village, Ohio-based holding company, are publicly traded at (NYSE:PGR). For more information, including a guide to interpreting the monthly reporting package, visit www.progressive.com.
