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Exhibit 24
POWER OF ATTORNEY
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KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that I hereby constitute and appoint
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 1997, 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 1998.
Position(s) with
Signature The Progressive Corporation
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/s/ Peter B. Lewis
- ---------------------- Chairman, President, Chief Executive Officer
Peter B. Lewis and 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 1997, 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 20th day of March, 1998.
Position(s) with
Signature The Progressive Corporation
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/s/ Jeffrey W. Basch
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Jeffrey W. Basch Chief Accounting Officer
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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 1997, 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 25th day of March, 1998.
Position(s) with
Signature The Progressive Corporation
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/s/ Charles B. Chokel
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Charles B. Chokel Chief Financial Officer
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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 1997, 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 20th day of March, 1998.
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 1997, 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 25th day of March, 1998.
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 1997, 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 20th day of March, 1998.
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 1997, 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 20th day of March, 1998.
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 1997, 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 20th day of March, 1998.
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 1997, 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 20th day of March, 1998.
Position(s) with
Signature The Progressive Corporation
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/s/ Paul B. Sigler
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Paul B. Sigler 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 1997, 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 23rd day of March, 1998.
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 1997, 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 25th day of March, 1998.
Position(s) with
Signature The Progressive Corporation
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/s/ Charles A. Davis
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Charles A. Davis Director