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 18th day of June, 2008.



/s/ Roger N. Farah
Roger N. Farah
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