1
                               POWER OF ATTORNEY
                               -----------------

     KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that I hereby constitute and appoint Peter
B.  Lewis, David M. Schneider and Dane A. Shrallow, 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 1993,
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  18th   day of March, 1994.
                                   ------

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





   2
                               POWER OF ATTORNEY
                               -----------------

     KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that I hereby constitute and appoint Peter
B.  Lewis, David M. Schneider and Dane A. Shrallow, 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 1993,
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  18th   day of March, 1994.
                                   ------

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





   3
                               POWER OF ATTORNEY
                               -----------------


     KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that I hereby constitute and appoint Peter
B.  Lewis, David M. Schneider and Dane A. Shrallow, 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 1993,
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  18th  day of March, 1994.
                                   ------

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





   4
                               POWER OF ATTORNEY
                               -----------------

     KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that I hereby constitute and appoint Peter
B.  Lewis, David M. Schneider and Dane A. Shrallow, 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 1993,
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  18th   day of March, 1994.
                                   ------

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





   5
                               POWER OF ATTORNEY
                               -----------------

     KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that I hereby constitute and appoint Peter
B.  Lewis, David M. Schneider and Dane A. Shrallow, 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 1993,
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  17th    day of March, 1994.
                                   ------

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





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                               POWER OF ATTORNEY
                               -----------------

     KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that I hereby constitute and appoint Peter
B.  Lewis, David M. Schneider and Dane A. Shrallow, 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 1993,
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  17th   day of March, 1994.
                                   ------

                              Position(s) with
Signature                     The Progressive Corporation
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 /s/ Paul B. Sigler              
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Paul B. Sigler                Director