The Progressive Corporation Announces Investor Relations Conference Call

MAYFIELD VILLAGE, Ohio--April 7, 2004--The Progressive Corporation announced today that the Company will host a one-hour conference call on Thursday, April 15, 2004, beginning at 9:00 a.m. eastern time. The Company will discuss results and address questions at that time.

Simultaneous broadcast 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 the Company's Web site at http://www.progressive.com/investors/events.asp.

The webcast is also being distributed over CCBN's Investor Distribution Network to both institutional and individual investors. Individual investors can listen to the call through CCBN's individual investor center at www.fulldisclosure.com or by visiting any of the investor sites in CCBN's Individual Investor Network. Institutional investors can access the call via CCBN's password-protected event management site, StreetEvents (www.streetevents.com).

The Progressive group of insurance companies ranks third in the nation for auto insurance based on premiums written, offering its products by phone at 1-800-PROGRESSIVE, online at progressive.com and through more than 30,000 independent agencies and insurance brokers. The Common Shares of The Progressive Corporation, the holding company, are publicly traded at NYSE:PGR.