SEC FORM 3

SEC Form 3

FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Niederst Lori A

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

6300 WILSON MILLS ROAD

(Street)

MAYFIELD VILLAGE

44143

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
11/27/2016

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
PROGRESSIVE CORP/OH/ [ PGR ]

4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
	Chief Human Resource Officer

5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common	8,203.132	D
Common	159.603	I	Husband's 401(k) Plan

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Restricted Stock Unit	⁽¹⁾	⁽²⁾	Common	19,390.066	⁽³⁾	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Represents time-based restricted stock units granted to the reporting person between 2012 and 2016. Subject to the terms of the plan and the award agreements, each award vests in 3 equal installments on the January 1 of the third, fourth and fifth year following the date of grant or, with respect to the grants made in 2013-2016, on an earlier date that the reporting person achieves qualified retirement eligibility as defined in the plan. The following number of units is scheduled to vest on January 1 of each of the following years: 2017 - 5565.623 units; 2018 - 5132.041 units; 2019 - 4619.03 units; 2020 - 2815.372 units; 2021 - 1258 units.

2. Expiration Date is the same as the Date Exercisable.

3. Each Restricted Stock Unit represents a contingent right to receive one Common Share of the Company's stock.

	/s/ Laurie F. Humphrey, By Power of Attorney	12/05/2016
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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