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 - - - --------- --------------------------- /s/ Milton N. Allen - - - ----------------------- 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 - - - --------- --------------------------- /s/ B. Charles Ames - - - --------------------------- 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 - - - --------- --------------------------- /s/ Stephen R. Hardis - - - --------------------------- 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 - - - --------- --------------------------- /s/ Norman S. Matthews - - - --------------------------- 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 - - - --------- --------------------------- /s/ Donald B. Shackelford - - - --------------------------- Donald B. Shackelford Director 6 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 - - - --------- --------------------------- /s/ Paul B. Sigler - - - ------------------------- Paul B. Sigler Director