POWER OF ATTORNEY


The undersigned is a director and/or officer of The Progressive Corporation,
an Ohio corporation (the "Corporation"), certain securities of which are
registered pursuant to Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
as amended (the "Act").  The undersigned hereby makes, constitutes and
appoints Charles E. Jarrett, Dane A. Shrallow, Michael R. Uth and David
M. Coffey, and each of them, my true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent,
with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for me and in my name,
place and stead, as my attorney-in-fact and agent, to sign any and all Forms
3, 4 and 5, or successor forms, and any and all amendments or supplements
thereto, in order to report, pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Act, the number of
the Common Shares and other securities (including any derivative securities)
of the Corporation beneficially owned by the undersigned, or any change in
the number of Shares or other securities of the Corporation so owned by the
undersigned or in the nature of such ownership, and to file with the Securities
and Exchange Commission and the New York Stock Exchange the required
number of copies of such form or forms, or any such amendments or
supplements, pursuant to and in accordance with the applicable rules and
regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the New York
Stock Exchange giving and granting unto each said attorney-in-fact and agent
full power and authority to do and perform any and all acts and things
whatsoever necessary or appropriate to be done in or about the premises, as
fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could do if
personally present, hereby ratifying and approving all that said attorneys-
in-fact and agents, or any of them, or any such substitute or substitutes, shall
lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Power of
Attorney on the 29th day of April, 2008.



/s/ Lawrence W. Bloomenkranz
Lawrence W. Bloomenkranz


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