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Exhibit No. 24.1
POWER OF ATTORNEY
     KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, THAT: each undersigned officer and/or director of The Progressive Corporation, an Ohio corporation (the “Company”) has made, constituted and appointed, and by this instrument does make, constitute and appoint, David M. Coffey, R. Steven Kestner, Thomas A. King, Charles E. Jarrett, and Dane A. Shrallow, and each of them, his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, to affix for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, as attorney-in-fact and agent, his or her signature to a Registration Statement on Form S-3 or other form in order to register under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, Senior Debt Securities and Junior Subordinated Debt Securities of the Company, and to any and all amendments, post-effective amendments, supplements and exhibits to such Registration Statement, and to any and all applications, instruments and/or other documents pertaining thereto, giving and granting to each such 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 and about the premises, as fully for all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do if personally present, and hereby ratifying and confirming all that each such attorney-in-fact and agent, or any such substitute or substitutes, shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Power of Attorney has been executed by each of the undersigned, in the capacity(ies) indicated, on the 14th day of June, 2007.
     
/s/ Glenn M. Renwick
  President, Chief Executive Officer and Director
 
Glenn M. Renwick
   
 
   
/s/ Brian C. Domeck
  Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
 
Brian C. Domeck
   
 
   
/s/ Jeffrey W. Basch
  Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer
 
Jeffrey W. Basch
   
 
   
/s/ Peter B. Lewis
  Chairman and Director
 
Peter B. Lewis
   
 
   
/s/ Charles A. Davis
  Director
 
Charles A. Davis
   
 
   
/s/ Stephen R. Hardis
  Director
 
Stephen R. Hardis
   
 
   
/s/ Bernadine P. Healy, M. D.
  Director
 
Bernadine P. Healy, M.D.
   
 
   
/s/ Jeffrey D. Kelly
  Director
 
Jeffrey D. Kelly
   
 
   
/s/ Abby F. Kohnstamm
  Director
 
Abby F. Kohnstamm
   
 
   
/s/ Philip A. Laskawy
  Director
 
Philip A. Laskawy
   
 
   
/s/ Norman S. Matthews
  Director
 
Norman S. Matthews
   
 
   
/s/ Patrick H. Nettles, Ph. D.
  Director
 
Patrick H. Nettles, Ph.D.
   
 
   
/s/ Donald B. Shackelford
  Director
 
Donald B. Shackelford
   
 
   
/s/ Bradley T. Sheares, Ph.D.
  Director
 
Bradley T. Sheares, Ph.D.