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Exhibit No. 11

                           THE PROGRESSIVE CORPORATION
                        COMPUTATION OF EARNINGS PER SHARE
                      (MILLIONS - EXCEPT PER SHARE AMOUNTS)



                                            2003                  2002                  2001
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                                                   Per                   Per                   Per
Years Ended December 31,               Amount     Share      Amount     Share      Amount     Share
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BASIC:
Net income                           $ 1,255.4   $  5.79   $   667.3   $  3.05   $   411.4   $  1.86
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Average shares outstanding               216.8                 219.0                 221.0
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DILUTED:

Net income                           $ 1,255.4   $  5.69   $   667.3   $  2.99   $   411.4   $  1.83
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Average shares outstanding               216.8                 219.0                 221.0
Net effect of dilutive stock-based         3.7                   4.2                   4.2
compensation
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Total                                    220.5                 223.2                 225.2
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All share and per share amounts were adjusted for the April 22, 2002, 3-for-1
stock split.