-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, Ce6CqXWGL5hAR+UzXhy1gJXgC+hxipenPxVeUgo5sJnkD3NrvHlu5DyL0KzPHsFa 3Da8dbo+79hTFTbZ/J6eoA== 0000950152-00-008653.txt : 20001222 0000950152-00-008653.hdr.sgml : 20001222 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000950152-00-008653 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20001215 ITEM INFORMATION: ITEM INFORMATION: FILED AS OF DATE: 20001221 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: PROGRESSIVE CORP/OH/ CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000080661 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: FIRE, MARINE & CASUALTY INSURANCE [6331] IRS NUMBER: 340963169 STATE OF INCORPORATION: OH FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-09518 FILM NUMBER: 793181 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 6300 WILSON MILLS RD CITY: MAYFIELD VILLAGE STATE: OH ZIP: 44143 BUSINESS PHONE: 4404615000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 6300 WILSON MILLS RD CITY: MAYFIELD VILLAGE STATE: OH ZIP: 44143 8-K 1 l85700ae8-k.txt THE PROGRESSIVE CORPORATION FORM 8-K 1 SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 ------------------ FORM 8-K CURRENT REPORT Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) December 15, 2000 ----------------- THE PROGRESSIVE CORPORATION --------------------------- (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Ohio 1-9518 34-0963169 - ------------------- ----------------- -------------- (State or other (Commission File (IRS Employer jurisdiction of Number) Identification incorporation) No.) 6300 Wilson Mills Road, Mayfield Village, Ohio 44143 ---------------------------------------------------------- (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) Registrant's telephone number, including area code 440-461-5000 ------------ Not Applicable ---------------------------------------------------------- (Former name or former address, if changed since last report) 2 Item 5. Other Events. ------------ On December 15, 2000, The Progressive Corporation (the "Company") issued a News Release concerning changes in senior management of the Company. A copy of the News Release, which is hereby incorporated by reference in this Current Report on Form 8-K, is attached hereto as Exhibit 99. Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits. --------------------------------- (c) Exhibits. The following Exhibit is filed as part of this report: Exhibit No. Description ----------- ----------- 99 News Release dated December 15, 2000 3 SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized. Dated: December 21, 2000 THE PROGRESSIVE CORPORATION By: /s/ Jeffrey W. Basch ---------------------------- Name: Jeffrey W. Basch Title: Vice President 4 EXHIBIT INDEX ------------- Exhibit No. Form 8-K Under Reg. Exhibit S-K Item 601 No. Description of Exhibit - ------------ -------- ---------------------- 99 99 News Release dated December 15, 2000 EX-99 2 l85700aex99.txt EXHIBIT 99-- PRESS RELEASE 1 EXHIBIT NO. 99 -------------- News Release dated December 15, 2000 PROGRESSIVE ANNOUNCES MANAGEMENT CHANGE --------------------------------------- GLENN M. RENWICK NAMED CEO EFFECTIVE 1/1/01 ------------------------------------------- MAYFIELD VILLAGE, OHIO -- DECEMBER 15, 2000 -- Peter B. Lewis and the Board of Directors of The Progressive Corporation (NYSE:PGR) announced today that Glenn M. Renwick will be named President and Chief Executive Officer effective January 1, 2001. Renwick has been CEO - Insurance Operations for the past year. Mr. Lewis remains Chairman of the Board. Mr. Renwick and Charles B. Chokel, Executive Vice-President and Chief Investments and Capital Officer, continue as members of the Board of Directors. Peter B. Lewis, Chairman and CEO said: "The achievement of an effective management transition has long been my goal. The transition which we announce today has effectively been in place throughout this very difficult year. I am thrilled with what Glenn and his team have accomplished and very proud to announce Glenn's new role. Glenn and I share a passion for Progressive's vision of reducing the human trauma and cost of auto accidents in cost-effective and profitable ways. We have the talent in place to continue to develop innovative, consumer-focused products and services for independent agents and our direct sales choices by phone and online. Now, my role becomes that of coach and cheerleader. I've been involved with Progressive full time for 45 years, CEO for 35 years -- and I'm not going anywhere." Progressive (NYSE:PGR), with headquarters in Mayfield Village, Ohio, is one of the nation's largest auto insurance companies. In business since 1937, the Company provides all drivers with competitive rates and 24-hour, in-person and online services. The Company sells its products over the phone at 1-800-AUTO-PRO(R), online at progressive.com and through more than 30,000 independent agencies throughout the U.S. More information about the Company can be found at www.progressive.com. Bio for Glenn M. Renwick follows. 2 GLENN M. RENWICK ---------------- In January 2000, Glenn M. Renwick was named Progressive's Chief Executive Officer-Insurance Operations. In this role, he led the organization's product and claims development and delivery as well as the Company's insurance sales (through independent agents, the Internet and Direct over the phone) and customer service functions. As Progressive's Business Technology Process Leader from 1998 through 2000, Renwick led the Company's initiative to develop and deploy technology to advance Progressive's business strategies. Prior to serving as Business Technology Process leader, he led the consumer marketing efforts for Progressive, developing and communicating Progressive's new consumer proposition -- competitively-priced auto insurance that comes with 24 hour a day, in-person services from a company that listens and responds to consumer needs. Renwick joined the Company in 1986 as Auto Product Manager for Florida. In 1988, he became President of the Company's Mid-Atlantic Division, headquartered in Richmond, VA. Prior to assuming consumer marketing responsibilities at the company's headquarters, Renwick was President of the California Division in Sacramento, CA. Renwick, 45, holds an undergraduate degree in Mathematics and Economics from the University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand, and earned a Master's Degree in Engineering from the University of Florida, Gainesville. -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----