Exhibit No. 24





                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

        KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that I hereby constitute and appoint
Charles E. Jarrett, Dane A. Shrallow and David M. Coffey, and each of them, my
true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution
and resubstitution, for me and in my name, place and stead, in any and all
capacities, to sign and file with the Securities and Exchange Commission the
Annual Report on Form 10-K of The Progressive Corporation for the year 2002, and
any and all amendments relating thereto and other documents in connection
therewith, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them,
full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing
necessary and requisite to be done in connection with the foregoing, as fully to
all intents and purposes as I might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and
confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, or their
respective substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

        IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto subscribed my name in the
capacity(ies) set forth below this 7th day of February, 2003.

                                          Position(s) with
Signature                                 The Progressive Corporation
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/s/  Peter B. Lewis                       Director and Chairman of the Board
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Peter B. Lewis

                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

        KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that I hereby constitute and appoint
Charles E. Jarrett, Dane A. Shrallow and David M. Coffey, and each of them, my
true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution
and resubstitution, for me and in my name, place and stead, in any and all
capacities, to sign and file with the Securities and Exchange Commission the
Annual Report on Form 10-K of The Progressive Corporation for the year 2002, and
any and all amendments relating thereto and other documents in connection
therewith, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them,
full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing
necessary and requisite to be done in connection with the foregoing, as fully to
all intents and purposes as I might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and
confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, or their
respective substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

        IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto subscribed my name in the
capacity(ies) set forth below this 7th day of February, 2003.

                                          Position(s) with
Signature                                 The Progressive Corporation
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/s/ Glenn M. Renwick                      Director, President and Chief
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Glenn M. Renwick

                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

        KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that I hereby constitute and appoint
Charles E. Jarrett, Dane A. Shrallow and David M. Coffey, and each of them, my
true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution
and resubstitution, for me and in my name, place and stead, in any and all
capacities, to sign and file with the Securities and Exchange Commission the
Annual Report on Form 10-K of The Progressive Corporation for the year 2002, and
any and all amendments relating thereto and other documents in connection
therewith, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them,
full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing
necessary and requisite to be done in connection with the foregoing, as fully to
all intents and purposes as I might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and
confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, or their
respective substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

        IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto subscribed my name in the
capacity(ies) set forth below this 7th day of February, 2003.

                                      Position(s) with
Signature                             The Progressive Corporation
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/s/ W. Thomas Forrester
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W. Thomas Forrester                   Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

        KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that I hereby constitute and appoint
Charles E. Jarrett, Dane A. Shrallow and David M. Coffey, and each of them, my
true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution
and resubstitution, for me and in my name, place and stead, in any and all
capacities, to sign and file with the Securities and Exchange Commission the
Annual Report on Form 10-K of The Progressive Corporation for the year 2002, and
any and all amendments relating thereto and other documents in connection
therewith, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them,
full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing
necessary and requisite to be done in connection with the foregoing, as fully to
all intents and purposes as I might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and
confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, or their
respective substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

        IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto subscribed my name in the
capacity(ies) set forth below this 7th day of February, 2003.

                                     Position(s) with
Signature                            The Progressive Corporation
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/s/   Jeffrey W. Basch
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Jeffrey W. Basch                     Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer

                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

        KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that I hereby constitute and appoint
Charles E. Jarrett, Dane A. Shrallow and David M. Coffey, and each of them, my
true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution
and resubstitution, for me and in my name, place and stead, in any and all
capacities, to sign and file with the Securities and Exchange Commission the
Annual Report on Form 10-K of The Progressive Corporation for the year 2002, and
any and all amendments relating thereto and other documents in connection
therewith, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them,
full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing
necessary and requisite to be done in connection with the foregoing, as fully to
all intents and purposes as I might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and
confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, or their
respective substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

        IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto subscribed my name in the
capacity(ies) set forth below this 7th day of February, 2003.

                                          Position(s) with
Signature                                 The Progressive Corporation
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/s/ Milton N. Allen
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Milton N. Allen                           Director

                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

      KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that I hereby constitute and appoint
Charles E. Jarrett, Dane A. Shrallow and David M. Coffey, and each of them, my
true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution
and resubstitution, for me and in my name, place and stead, in any and all
capacities, to sign and file with the Securities and Exchange Commission the
Annual Report on Form 10-K of The Progressive Corporation for the year 2002, and
any and all amendments relating thereto and other documents in connection
therewith, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them,
full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing
necessary and requisite to be done in connection with the foregoing, as fully to
all intents and purposes as I might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and
confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, or their
respective substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

      IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto subscribed my name in the
capacity(ies) set forth below this 7th day of February, 2003.

                                          Position(s) with
Signature                                 The Progressive Corporation
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/s/ B. Charles Ames
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B. Charles Ames                           Director

                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

      KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that I hereby constitute and appoint
Charles E. Jarrett, Dane A. Shrallow and David M. Coffey, and each of them, my
true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution
and resubstitution, for me and in my name, place and stead, in any and all
capacities, to sign and file with the Securities and Exchange Commission the
Annual Report on Form 10-K of The Progressive Corporation for the year 2002, and
any and all amendments relating thereto and other documents in connection
therewith, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them,
full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing
necessary and requisite to be done in connection with the foregoing, as fully to
all intents and purposes as I might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and
confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, or their
respective substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

      IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto subscribed my name in the
capacity(ies) set forth below this 7th day of February, 2003.

                                          Position(s) with
Signature                                 The Progressive Corporation
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/s/ Charles A. Davis
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Charles A. Davis                          Director






                                POWER OF ATTORNEY


         KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that I hereby constitute and appoint
Charles E. Jarrett, Dane A. Shrallow and David M. Coffey, and each of them, my
true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution
and resubstitution, for me and in my name, place and stead, in any and all
capacities, to sign and file with the Securities and Exchange Commission the
Annual Report on Form 10-K of The Progressive Corporation for the year 2002, and
any and all amendments relating thereto and other documents in connection
therewith, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them,
full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing
necessary and requisite to be done in connection with the foregoing, as fully to
all intents and purposes as I might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and
confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, or their
respective substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto subscribed my name in the
capacity(ies) set forth below this 6th day of February, 2003.


                                                 Position(s) with
Signature                                        The Progressive Corporation
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/s/ Stephen R. Hardis
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Stephen R. Hardis                                 Director








                                POWER OF ATTORNEY


         KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that I hereby constitute and appoint
Charles E. Jarrett, Dane A. Shrallow and David M. Coffey, and each of them, my
true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution
and resubstitution, for me and in my name, place and stead, in any and all
capacities, to sign and file with the Securities and Exchange Commission the
Annual Report on Form 10-K of The Progressive Corporation for the year 2002, and
any and all amendments relating thereto and other documents in connection
therewith, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them,
full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing
necessary and requisite to be done in connection with the foregoing, as fully to
all intents and purposes as I might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and
confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, or their
respective substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto subscribed my name in the
capacity(ies) set forth below this 9th day of February, 2003.


                                                 Position(s) with
Signature                                        The Progressive Corporation
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/s/ Bernadine P. Healy, M.D.
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Bernadine P. Healy, M.D.                         Director













                                POWER OF ATTORNEY


         KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that I hereby constitute and appoint
Charles E. Jarrett, Dane A. Shrallow and David M. Coffey, and each of them, my
true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution
and resubstitution, for me and in my name, place and stead, in any and all
capacities, to sign and file with the Securities and Exchange Commission the
Annual Report on Form 10-K of The Progressive Corporation for the year 2002, and
any and all amendments relating thereto and other documents in connection
therewith, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them,
full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing
necessary and requisite to be done in connection with the foregoing, as fully to
all intents and purposes as I might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and
confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, or their
respective substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto subscribed my name in the
capacity(ies) set forth below this 7th day of February, 2003.


                                                 Position(s) with
Signature                                        The Progressive Corporation
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 /s/ Janet Hill
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Janet Hill                                       Director











                                POWER OF ATTORNEY


         KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that I hereby constitute and appoint
Charles E. Jarrett, Dane A. Shrallow and David M. Coffey, and each of them, my
true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution
and resubstitution, for me and in my name, place and stead, in any and all
capacities, to sign and file with the Securities and Exchange Commission the
Annual Report on Form 10-K of The Progressive Corporation for the year 2002, and
any and all amendments relating thereto and other documents in connection
therewith, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them,
full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing
necessary and requisite to be done in connection with the foregoing, as fully to
all intents and purposes as I might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and
confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, or their
respective substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto subscribed my name in the
capacity(ies) set forth below this 7th day of February, 2003.




                                                 Position(s) with
Signature                                        The Progressive Corporation
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/s/ Jeffrey D. Kelly
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Jeffrey D. Kelly                                 Director










                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

         KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that I hereby constitute and appoint
Charles E. Jarrett, Dane A. Shrallow and David M. Coffey, and each of them, my
true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution
and resubstitution, for me and in my name, place and stead, in any and all
capacities, to sign and file with the Securities and Exchange Commission the
Annual Report on Form 10-K of The Progressive Corporation for the year 2002, and
any and all amendments relating thereto and other documents in connection
therewith, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them,
full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing
necessary and requisite to be done in connection with the foregoing, as fully to
all intents and purposes as I might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and
confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, or their
respective substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto subscribed my name in the
capacity(ies) set forth below this 7th day of February, 2003.


                                                 Position(s) with
Signature                                        The Progressive Corporation
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/s/ Philip A. Laskawy
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Philip A. Laskawy                                Director








                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

         KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that I hereby constitute and appoint
Charles E. Jarrett, Dane A. Shrallow and David M. Coffey, and each of them, my
true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution
and resubstitution, for me and in my name, place and stead, in any and all
capacities, to sign and file with the Securities and Exchange Commission the
Annual Report on Form 10-K of The Progressive Corporation for the year 2002, and
any and all amendments relating thereto and other documents in connection
therewith, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them,
full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing
necessary and requisite to be done in connection with the foregoing, as fully to
all intents and purposes as I might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and
confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, or their
respective substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto subscribed my name in the
capacity(ies) set forth below this 7th day of February, 2003.


                                                 Position(s) with
Signature                                        The Progressive Corporation
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/s/ Norman S. Matthews
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Norman S. Matthews                               Director






                                POWER OF ATTORNEY


         KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that I hereby constitute and appoint
Charles E. Jarrett, Dane A. Shrallow and David M. Coffey, and each of them, my
true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution
and resubstitution, for me and in my name, place and stead, in any and all
capacities, to sign and file with the Securities and Exchange Commission the
Annual Report on Form 10-K of The Progressive Corporation for the year 2002, and
any and all amendments relating thereto and other documents in connection
therewith, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them,
full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing
necessary and requisite to be done in connection with the foregoing, as fully to
all intents and purposes as I might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and
confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, or their
respective substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto subscribed my name in the
capacity(ies) set forth below this 5th day of February, 2003.


                                                 Position(s) with
Signature                                        The Progressive Corporation
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/s/ Donald B. Shackelford
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Donald B. Shackelford                            Director