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34
Glenn M. Renwick, President and Chief
Executive Officer of The Progressive Cor-
poration, and Brian C. Domeck, Vice Pres-
ident and Chief Financial Officer of The
Progressive Corporation, have issued the
certifications required by Sections 302 and
906 of The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and
applicable SEC regulations with respect to
Progressive’s 2007 Annual Report on Form
10-K, including the financial statements
provided in this Report and in the 2007
Annual Report to Shareholders, which is
attached as an Appendix to Progressive’s
2008 Proxy Statement. Among other mat-
ters required to be included in those certi-
fications, Mr. Renwick and Mr. Domeck
have each certified that, to the best of his
knowledge, the financial statements, and
other financial information included in the
Annual Report on Form 10-K, fairly pres-
ent in all material respects the financial
condition, results of operations and cash
flows of Progressive as of, and for, the peri-
ods presented. See Exhibits 31 and 32 to
Progressive’s Annual Report on Form 10-K
for the complete Section 302 and 906 cer-
tifications, respectively.
In addition, Mr. Renwick submitted his
annual certification to the New York Stock
Exchange (NYSE) on May 18, 2007, stating
that he was not aware of any violation
by Progressive of the NYSE corporate gov-
ernance listing standards, as required
by
Section 303A.12(a) of the NYSE Listed
Company Manual.
Progressive’s management is responsible
for establishing and maintaining adequate
internal control over financial reporting.
Based on Progressive’s evaluation under the
framework inInternal Control—Integrated
Framework issued by the Committee of
Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway
Commission (COSO), management con-
cluded that Progressive’s internal control
over financial reporting was effective
as of December 31, 2007. The complete
“Management’s Report on Internal Control
over Financial Reporting,” as required
by Section 404 of The Sarbanes-Oxley
Act of 2002 and applicable SEC regula-
tions, along with the related report of
Pricewaterhouse
Coopers LLP, is presented
in the 2007 Annual Report to Sharehold-
ers, which is attached as an Appendix to
Progressive’s
2008 Proxy Statement.
CEO AND CFO CERTIFICATIONS
INTERNAL CONTROL
OVER FINANCIAL REPORTING