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Progressive (NYSE:PGR), known for its significant presence in the auto insurance industry, released its fourth-quarter results on Jan. 29. The company reported diluted earnings per share (EPS) of ...
Progressive was formed in 1937 by Joseph Lewis and Jack Green as Progressive Mutual Insurance Company. [5] In 1956, the company found a niche by insuring more risky drivers. In 1965, Peter B. Lewis, son of Joseph Lewis, and his mother borrowed $2.5 million, pledging their majority stake as collateral, and completed a leveraged buyout of ...
Lewis was raised in a Jewish [1] [2] family in Cleveland Heights, Ohio, [3] the oldest of four children born to Helen and Joseph Lewis. [3] [4] His father — who had co-founded a small auto insurance company named Progressive Insurance with Jack Green in 1937 [5] — was grooming Lewis to work at the company when he died at age 48 while Lewis was a junior [4] at Cleveland Heights High School. [3]
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The Progressive Insurance Automotive X Prize (PIAXP or AXP) was a set of competitions, programs and events, from the X Prize Foundation, to "inspire a new generation of super-efficient vehicles that help break America's addiction to oil and stem the effects of climate change."
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Insurance giants State Farm, AIG, and Allstate have each stopped writing homeowner policies in California because of wildfire danger. According to a report issued Wednesday by JP Morgan, the ...
Prior to being named CEO, Griffith served as Progressive's Personal Lines Chief Operating Officer since April, 2015, overseeing Progressive's Personal Lines, Claims, and Customer Relationship Management groups. Griffith joined Progressive as a Claims Representative in 1988 and has served in many key leadership positions during her tenure.