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EXHIBIT NO. 24
POWERS OF ATTORNEY
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
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KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that I hereby constitute and appoint
Peter B. Lewis, David M. Schneider, Dane A. Shrallow and Michael R. Uth, 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 1996, 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 13th day of March, 1997.
Position(s) with
Signature The Progressive Corporation
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/s/ Milton N. Allen
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Milton N. Allen Director
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
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KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that I hereby constitute and appoint
Peter B. Lewis, David M. Schneider, Dane A. Shrallow and Michael R. Uth, 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 1996, 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 13th day of March, 1997.
Position(s) with
Signature The Progressive Corporation
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/s/ B. Charles Ames
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B. Charles Ames Director
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
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KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that I hereby constitute and appoint
Peter B. Lewis, David M. Schneider, Dane A. Shrallow and Michael R. Uth, 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 1996, 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 13th day of March, 1997.
Position(s) with
Signature The Progressive Corporation
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/s/ Charles A. Davis
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Charles A. Davis Director
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
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KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that I hereby constitute and appoint
Peter B. Lewis, David M. Schneider, Dane A. Shrallow and Michael R. Uth, 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 1996, 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 14th day of March, 1997.
Position(s) with
Signature The Progressive Corporation
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/s/ Stephen R. Hardis
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Stephen R. Hardis Director
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
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KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that I hereby constitute and appoint
Peter B. Lewis, David M. Schneider, Dane A. Shrallow and Michael R. Uth, 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 1996, 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 13th day of March, 1997.
Position(s) with
Signature The Progressive Corporation
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/s/ Janet Hill
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Janet M. Hill Director
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
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KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that I hereby constitute and appoint
Peter B. Lewis, David M. Schneider, Dane A. Shrallow and Michael R. Uth, 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 1996, 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 13th day of March, 1997.
Position(s) with
Signature The Progressive Corporation
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/s/ Norman S. Matthews
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Norman S. Matthews Director
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
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KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that I hereby constitute and appoint
Peter B. Lewis, David M. Schneider, Dane A. Shrallow and Michael R. Uth, 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 1996, 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 21st day of March, 1997.
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
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KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that I hereby constitute and appoint
Peter B. Lewis, David M. Schneider, Dane A. Shrallow and Michael R. Uth, 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 1996, 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 24th day of March, 1997.
Position(s) with
Signature The Progressive Corporation
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/s/ Paul B. Sigler
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Paul B. Sigler Director