8-K
filed May 12, 2026, 11:58 AM ET
ticker PGR
CIK 0000080661
leadership
confidence high
sentiment positive
materiality 0.70
Progressive Names Andrew J. Quigg CFO; Board Authorizes 25M Share Buyback and $0.10 Dividend
PROGRESSIVE CORP/OH/
- Andrew J. Quigg elected CFO effective July 4, 2026, succeeding John P. Sauerland who retires July 3.
- At May 8 annual meeting, shareholders elected 11 directors, approved executive compensation, and ratified PwC as auditor.
- Board renewed authorization to repurchase up to 25 million common shares.
- Board declared $0.10 per share quarterly dividend, payable July 10, 2026 to holders of record July 2.
Key facts
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Executive change
SEC 8-K Item 5.02
confidence 0.95
Andrew J. Quigg was elected as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at PROGRESSIVE CORP/OH/.
- Action
- elected
- Role
- Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Exact text from the filing
on May 8, 2026, the Board of Directors elected Andrew J. Quigg, the Company’s current Chief Strategy and Finance Management Officer, as the Company’s next Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”), effective July 4, 2026.
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Executive change
SEC 8-K Item 5.02
confidence 0.95
John P. Sauerland departed as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at PROGRESSIVE CORP/OH/.
- Action
- retires
- Role
- Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Exact text from the filing
in anticipation of John P. Sauerland’s retirement on July 3, 2026
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Shareholder Votes
SEC 8-K Item 5.07
confidence 1.0
PROGRESSIVE CORP/OH/ shareholders approved Ratify appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as independent auditor for 2026 at the 2026-05-08 meeting.
- Proposal
- auditor ratification
- Outcome
- passed
- Meeting
- 2026-05-08
Exact text from the filing
• Proposal Three - Ratified the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2026. This proposal received 480,124,867 affirmative votes and 33,041,741 negative votes. There were 4,963,528 abstentions and no broker non-votes with respect to this proposal.
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Shareholder Votes
SEC 8-K Item 5.07
confidence 1.0
PROGRESSIVE CORP/OH/ shareholders approved Election of Directors at the 2026-05-08 meeting.
- Proposal
- director election
- Outcome
- passed
- Meeting
- 2026-05-08
Exact text from the filing
• Proposal One - Shareholders elected each of the eleven directors named below. The votes cast with respect to each director were as follows: Director Term Expires For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes Philip Bleser 2027 467,116,033 16,239,055 325,459 34,449,589 Stuart B. Burgdoerfer 2027 460,819,208 22,534,287 327,052 34,449,589 Pamela J. Craig 2027 482,812,646 516,965 350,936 34,449,589 Charles A. Davis 2027 458,446,445 20,173,521 5,060,581 34,449,589 Roger N. Farah 2027 450,991,335 32,351,002 338,210 34,449,589 Lawton W. Fitt 2027 410,778,645 67,856,698 5,045,204 34,449,589 Susan Patricia Griffith 2027 480,862,329 2,548,914 269,304 34,449,589 Devin C. Johnson 2027 482,734,402 606,205 339,940 34,449,589 Jeffrey D. Kelly 2027 466,776,471 16,562,277 341,799 34,449,589 Barbara R. Snyder 2027 474,218,860 9,158,390 303,297 34,449,589 Kahina Van Dyke 2027 482,845,740 503,615 331,192 34,449,589
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Shareholder Votes
SEC 8-K Item 5.07
confidence 1.0
PROGRESSIVE CORP/OH/ shareholders approved Advisory vote to approve executive compensation at the 2026-05-08 meeting.
- Proposal
- say on pay
- Outcome
- passed
- Meeting
- 2026-05-08
Exact text from the filing
• Proposal Two - Cast an advisory vote approving the Company’s executive compensation program. This proposal received 464,140,742 affirmative votes and 18,782,535 negative votes. There were 757,270 abstentions and 34,449,589 broker non-votes with respect to this proposal.
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