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The following section is an excerpt from Wikipedia's Progressive Corporation page on 6 May 2017, text available via the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License.
The Progressive Corporation is one of the largest providers of car insurance in the United States. The company also insures motorcycles, boats, RVs and commercial vehicles, and provides home insurance through select companies. Progressive has expanded internationally as well, offering car insurance in Australia. The company was co-founded in 1937 by Jack Green and Joseph M. Lewis, and is headquartered in Mayfield Village, Ohio.
Progressive was founded in 1937 by Joseph Lewis and Jack Green as Progressive Insurance Company. Starting in 1956, the company found its niche insuring more risky drivers. In 1987, the sum of the company's written premiums breached $1 billion. In 2016, that number crossed the $20 billion mark. It has generally attempted to live up to its name by being innovative in the industry. It boasts being the first auto insurance company to have a website, allow customers to purchase policies via that site, and later to pioneer allowing the use of mobile browsers and smartphone apps for rating and managing policies. It was also the first to offer 24/7 claims reporting. As it has grown, Progressive has sought to be a one-stop insurance provider for families in order to more competently compete with other top-insurers.
| 5 March 2015 13-55520 Terry Blankenbaker v. Progressive Casualty Insurance United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit Terry Blankenbaker and others appeal the district court's summary judgment in favor of Progressive Casualty Insurance Company in a diversity action alleging that Progressive acted in bad faith in failing to accept a reasonable settlement offer. Download 13-55520 Terry Blankenbaker v. Progressive Casualty Insurance - 423MB - 41:12 | |
| 7 March 2017 15-55953 Chris Hicks v. Progressive Casualty Ins. United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit Chris Hicks appeals the district court's summary judgment in favor of Progressive Casualty Insurance Company in Hicks' diversity insurance coverage action, alleging breach of the covenant of good faith and fair dealing. Download 15-55953 Chris Hicks v. Progressive Casualty Ins. - 244MB - 25:00 |
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| 23 June 2000 | FATIGUE,ALCOHOL, AND CHILD SAFETY ISSUES EXPECTED TO RISE DRAMATICALLY THIS SUMMER | Progressive.com |
| 23 June 2000 | GAS PRICES COULD HAVE A NEGATIVE EFFECT ON OUR HEALTH, FAMILY AND LIFESTYLE | Progressive Insurance |