August 15, 2012
Progressive Corp. is getting a lot of attention in the social media world this week. But it’s clearly not the kind of attention the insurer wants to get. On Monday, a New York-based comedian named Matt Fisher posted a story …
June 19, 2012
A manufacturing facility in Texas has been fined $58,000 by federal regulators for exposing workers to safety hazards. The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited Progressive Inc. in Arlington with 15 safety violations for exposing …
March 29, 2012
The gecko, caveman and sales clerk Flo might want to check their retirement plans. Their brands are getting overshadowed by competition from “upstarts” like the Allstate mayhem man, State Farm’s QB Aaron Rodgers and the Farmers University professor. The Geico …
December 13, 2011
The Massachusetts Division of Insurance announced a $125,000 financial settlement with Progressive Direct Insurance Company. Regulators said Progressive erroneously informed some Massachusetts consumers that they had used credit information to determine their auto insurance rate through its website. Regulators said …
December 8, 2011
More than 70 million drivers in the U.S. potentially are leaving car insurance savings on the table by not taking advantage of usage-based insurance programs that reward drivers who drive safely and during safe times of the day. More and …
July 7, 2011
An uptick in consumer protection lawsuits against California insurance companies is widely expected in the wake of a state appellate decision allowing a policyholder to sue The Progressive Group of Insurance Companies over alleged unfair claims practices, legal observers said …
June 21, 2011
Insurance company Progressive Corp. said that it named JPMorgan Chase & Co. executive Heidi Miller as a board member and authorized a share buyback. Miller, 58, will serve a term that ends at Progressive’s annual shareholders meeting in April 2012. …
May 26, 2011
Ohio-based The Progressive Group of Insurance Companies announced it is seeking to fill fill 95 sales and customer service positions in Colorado Springs, Colo., by the end of June. The hiring plans come as the company’s vehicle insurance business grows. …
March 14, 2011
Progressive has begun national advertising for its “Pay-As-You-Drive” program, Snapshot, which offers drivers discounts of as much as 30 percent based on real-time analysis of their driving habits. Over the past few years Progressive has been refining its “Pay-As-You-Drive” program, …