FORM 3UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
Krasowski Valerie A

(Last)(First)(Middle)
6300 WILSON MILLS ROAD

(Street)
MAYFIELD VILLAGEOH44143

(City)(State)(Zip)
2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
08/08/2008
3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
PROGRESSIVE CORP/OH/ [PGR]
4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
Director10% Owner
XOfficer (give title below)Other (specify below)
Chief Human Resources Officer
5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
XForm filed by One Reporting Person
Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 4) 2. Amount of Securities Owned (Instr. 4) 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common 38,991
D
 
Common 13,665.496
I
401(k) Plan
Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4) 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)4. Conversion or Excercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Date ExercisableExpiration DateTitleAmount or Number of Shares
2001 Employee Option  (1)12/31/2010 Common 1,400 $ 6.9855 D  
2002 Employee Option  (2)12/31/2011 Common 8,218 $ 11.8556 D  
Explanation of Responses:
1. These options vested in three equal annual installments on January 1, 2004, January 1, 2005 and January 1, 2006.
2. These options vested in three equal installments on January 1, 2005, January 1, 2006 and January 1, 2007.
 
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Note:�Also�see�attached�Exhibit�EX-24�Krasowski�Signed�Power�of�Attorney.
David M. Coffey, by Power of Attorney08/12/2008
** Signature of Reporting PersonDate
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POWER OF ATTORNEY


The undersigned is a director and/or officer of The Progressive 
Corporation, an Ohio corporation (the "Corporation"), certain securities 
of which are registered pursuant to Section 12 of the Securities 
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Act").  The undersigned 
hereby makes, constitutes and appoints Charles E. Jarrett, Dane A. 
Shrallow, Michael R. Uth and David M. Coffey, and each of them, my 
true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of 
substitution and resubstitution, for me and in my name, place and stead, 
as my attorney-in-fact and agent, to sign any and all Forms 3, 4 and 5, 
or successor forms, and any and all amendments or supplements thereto, 
in order to report, pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Act, the number of 
the Common Shares and other securities (including any derivative 
securities) of the Corporation beneficially owned by the undersigned, or 
any change in the number of Shares or other securities of the 
Corporation so owned by the undersigned or in the nature of such 
ownership, and to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission 
and the New York Stock Exchange the required number of copies of 
such form or forms, or any such amendments or supplements, pursuant 
to and in accordance with the applicable rules and regulations of the 
Securities and Exchange Commission and the New York Stock 
Exchange giving and granting unto each said attorney-in-fact and agent 
full power and authority to do and perform any and all acts and things 
whatsoever necessary or appropriate to be done in or about the 
premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might 
or could do if personally present, hereby ratifying and approving all that 
said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, or any such substitute 
or substitutes, shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Power 
of Attorney on the 11th day of August, 2008.



/s/Valerie A. Krasowksi
Valerie A. Krasowski

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