Form 11-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 11-K

(Mark One)

x ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010

OR

 

¨ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from                      to                     

Commission file number 1-9518

 

A. Full title of the plan and the address of the Plan, if different from that of the issuer named below:

THE PROGRESSIVE CORPORATION

EXECUTIVE DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN

 

B. Name of issuer of the securities held pursuant to the plan and the address of its principal executive office:

THE PROGRESSIVE CORPORATION

6300 WILSON MILLS ROAD

MAYFIELD VILLAGE, OHIO 44143


REQUIRED INFORMATION

See the attached Financial Statements for The Progressive Corporation Executive Deferred Compensation Plan, for the years ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008.

SIGNATURES

The Plan. Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the trustees (or other persons who administer the employee benefit plan) have duly caused this annual report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

The Progressive Corporation Executive Deferred
Compensation Plan
By:  

/s/ Jeffrey W. Basch

  Jeffrey W. Basch
  Vice President and
  Chief Accounting Officer

Date: March 23, 2011


THE PROGRESSIVE CORPORATION

EXECUTIVE DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

WITH

REPORT OF INDEPENDENT

REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

For the Years Ended

December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008


INDEX

 

    

Page

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

  

Financial Statements:

  

Statement of Net Assets Available for Benefits

   2

Statement of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits

   3

Notes to Financial Statements

   4 - 18


REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

Board of Directors

The Progressive Corporation

We have audited the accompanying statement of net assets available for benefits of The Progressive Corporation Executive Deferred Compensation Plan (the Plan), as of December 31, 2010 and 2009, and the related statement of changes in net assets available for benefits for the three years in the period ended December 31, 2010. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Plan’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects the net assets available for benefits of the Plan as of December 31, 2010 and 2009, and the changes in net assets available for benefits for the three years then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

/s/ MEADEN & MOORE, LTD.

MEADEN & MOORE, LTD.

Certified Public Accountants

March 23, 2011

Cleveland, Ohio


STATEMENT OF NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS

The Progressive Corporation

Executive Deferred Compensation Plan

 

     December 31  
     2010      2009  

ASSETS

     

Receivables:

     

Employer

   $ 2,193,573       $ 1,074,887   

Pending trade settlement

     —           74,620   
                 

Total Receivables

     2,193,573         1,149,507   

Investments, at Fair Value:

     

Common Shares of The Progressive Corporation (cost: $27,836,047 and $22,766,147)

     29,500,509         21,804,479   

Other investments (cost: $61,465,139 and $61,745,634)

     67,326,553         62,594,099   
                 

Total Investments

     96,827,062         84,398,578   
                 

Total Assets

     99,020,635         85,548,085   

LIABILITIES

     —           —     
                 

Net Assets Available for Benefits

   $ 99,020,635       $ 85,548,085   
                 

See accompanying notes.

 

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STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS

The Progressive Corporation

Executive Deferred Compensation Plan

 

     Year Ended December 31  
     2010      2009     2008  

Additions to Net Assets Attributed to:

       

Contributions:

       

Employer

   $ 7,724,410       $ 5,020,411      $ 6,456,385   

Net appreciation (depreciation) in the fair value of Common Shares of The Progressive Corporation

     2,626,130         4,136,403        (4,327,588

Net appreciation (depreciation) in the fair value of other investments

     5,012,949         14,833,349        (22,067,314

Net realized gains (losses)

     783,332         (5,263,325     (1,187,152 )

Dividends

     3,231,505         1,482,879        2,318,560   

Interest

     —           1,158        6,559   
                         

Total Additions

     19,378,326         20,210,875        (18,800,550

Deductions from Net Assets Attributed to:

       

Benefits paid to participants

     5,905,755         5,107,957        6,046,369   

Short-term trading fees

     21         105        85   
                         
     5,905,776         5,108,062        6,046,454   
                         

Net Increase (Decrease)

     13,472,550         15,102,813        (24,847,004

Net Assets Available for Benefits:

       

Beginning of Year

     85,548,085         70,445,272        95,292,276   
                         

End of Year

   $ 99,020,635       $ 85,548,085      $ 70,445,272   
                         

See accompanying notes.

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

The Progressive Corporation

Executive Deferred Compensation Plan

December 31, 2010

 

1 Description of the Plan

The Progressive Corporation Executive Deferred Compensation Plan (the “Plan”) became effective January 1, 1995, and is maintained pursuant to a 2010 Amendment and Restatement. The Plan permits eligible executives of The Progressive Corporation (the “Company”) and its subsidiaries to defer all, or a portion, of their bonuses, restricted stock unit awards and incentive awards payable under certain bonus and incentive plans of the Company. Eligible executives include those with bonus targets of at least 35% and other employees designated by the Compensation Committee of the Company’s Board of Directors. Plan participation is voluntary.

Eligible executives who wish to participate in the Plan must sign an irrevocable deferral agreement specifying the portion of the bonus to be deferred. Participants must sign a different deferral agreement for each bonus or other incentive award prior to the year in which the bonus or incentive award is earned. Deferral agreements relating to Stock Awards must be signed before the year in which the award is granted. Participants may transfer their fund balances on a daily basis, limited to two transfers per quarter.

The Plan is intended to be an unfunded Plan providing benefits for a select group of management and highly compensated employees for purposes of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”) and is, therefore, exempt from certain ERISA requirements.

A deferral account is established for all deferrals that relate to the same payout date. The account is credited with an amount equal to the initial amounts deferred as of the date such amounts otherwise would have been paid to the participant in cash. All amounts initially credited to each account will be deemed to be invested in the investment fund selected by the participant. However, deferrals of Stock Awards shall be deemed to be invested in Common Shares of the Company for six months and one day, following vesting of such awards. Any Deferral of a Stock Award granted on or after March 17, 2005, shall be deemed to be invested in the Company Stock Fund until the Deferral Account has been distributed or withdrawn. The gains or losses of each investment fund are allocated among the appropriate accounts based on the proportion each participant’s account balance bears to the total account balances for all participants. Each participant’s benefit at any date is equal to the value of his/her account as of that date.

All deferrals credited to a deferral account will be deemed to be invested in one or more of the investment funds available under the Plan, based on the participant’s investment election. Investment funds include Common Shares of the Company, a money market fund, and several stock and bond mutual funds. Income from each fund is deemed to be reinvested in the fund that produced the income.

 

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

The Progressive Corporation

Executive Deferred Compensation Plan

December 31, 2010

 

1 Description of the Plan, Continued

 

The investment funds available under the Plan are merely devices used to calculate gains and losses on the amounts deferred by Plan participants. No participant has any rights or interests in any particular funds, securities or property of the Company or the Trust described in Note 6, or in any investment vehicle in which deferrals are deemed to be invested, by virtue of any investment election. Each deferral account, however, shall be credited or charged in accordance with the Plan with gains and losses as if the participant in fact had made a corresponding actual investment.

The balance of each deferral account will be distributed to the participant upon the earlier of death, termination of employment, change in control of the Company or the date on which any fixed deferral period elected by the participant expires. Distribution may also be made with the consent of the Plan committee, if the participant becomes disabled or experiences an unforeseeable emergency. Participants desiring to elect a fixed deferral period must do so irrevocably at the time the deferral agreement is signed.

Distributions made on account of the participant’s death, disability, unforeseeable emergency or change in control of the Company will be paid in a lump sum. Distributions made on account of the participant’s termination of employment or expiration of a fixed deferral period will be paid in either a lump sum or in three, five or ten annual installments, as elected by the participant. Distributions of deferred Stock Awards granted in 2005 and later years will be made in Common Shares; all other Plan distributions will be made in cash.

The above description is provided for informational purposes. Participants should refer to the Plan documents for a more complete description of the Plan’s provisions.

 

2 Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

General:

The accompanying financial statements have been prepared on an accrual basis of accounting in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”).

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

The Progressive Corporation

Executive Deferred Compensation Plan

December 31, 2010

 

2 Summary of Significant Accounting Policies, Continued

 

Investment Valuation:

At the close of business on January 23, 2009, the Fidelity Diversified International Fund, Fidelity Mid-Cap Stock Fund, FMA Small Company Portfolio - Investor Shares, PIMCO Total Return Fund - Administrative Class, and Templeton World Fund-Class A were frozen to new contributions and exchanges in. These funds, with the exception of FMA Small Company Portfolio - Investor Shares Fund and Templeton World Fund-Class A, were liquidated at the close of January 23, 2009 and proceeds were invested in Fidelity Diversified International Fund - K Shares, Fidelity Mid-Cap Stock Fund - K Shares, and PIMCO Total Return Fund - Institutional Shares, respectively. Also effective January 23 , 2009, the Fidelity Low-Priced Stock Fund - K Shares and the Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund - Institutional Shares were added. Effective after the close of business on November 17, 2009, the American Beacon Small Cap Value Fund - Investor Class was liquidated and the proceeds were invested in the American Beacon Small Cap Value Fund - Institutional Class. Effective December 11, 2009, FMA Small Company Portfolio Fund reorganized into the John Hancock Small Company Fund.

The investment in Common Shares of the Company is valued at the last reported trade price on the New York Stock Exchange on the last business day of the year. Investments in the stock, bond and money market funds are valued at market. Market values for these mutual funds were determined by quoted prices, which represent the net asset value of shares held by the Plan at year-end.

Investment securities are exposed to various risks such as interest rate, market and credit risks. Market values of securities fluctuate based on the magnitude of changing market conditions; significant changes in market conditions could materially affect Plan investments.

Fair Value:

As defined in FASB ASC 820, “Fair Value Measurements”, fair value is the price that would be received to sell an asset, or paid to transfer a liability, in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. The accounting guidance establishes a framework for measuring fair value, establishes a fair value hierarchy based on inputs used to measure fair value, and expands disclosure about fair value measurements.

The plan has categorized our financial instruments, based on the degree of subjectivity inherent in the valuation technique, into a fair value hierarchy of three levels, as follows:

Level 1: Inputs are unadjusted, quoted prices in active markets for identical instruments at the measurement date (e.g., U.S. Government securities and active exchange-traded equity securities).

 

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

The Progressive Corporation

Executive Deferred Compensation Plan

December 31, 2010

 

2 Summary of Significant Accounting Policies, Continued

 

Fair Value, Continued:

 

Level 2: Inputs (other than quoted prices included within Level 1) that are observable for the instrument either directly or indirectly (e.g., certain corporate and municipal bonds and certain preferred stocks). This includes: (i) quoted prices for similar instruments in active markets, (ii) quoted prices for identical or similar instruments in markets that are not active, (iii) inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the instruments, and (iv) inputs that are derived principally from or corroborated by observable market data by correlation or other means.

Level 3: Inputs that are unobservable. Unobservable inputs reflect the reporting entity’s subjective evaluation about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the financial instrument (e.g., certain structured securities and privately held investments).

The composition of the investment portfolio as of December 31 was:

 

Description

   12/31/2010      Quoted Prices in
Active Markets
for Identical
Assets

(Level 1)
     Significant
Other
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)
     Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
 

Money Market Fund

   $ 4,547,159       $ —         $ 4,547,159       $ —     

Mutual Funds

           

Growth Funds

     10,330,773         10,330,773         —           —     

Balanced Funds

     10,049,889         10,049,889         —           —     

Index Funds

     24,747,159         24,747,159         —           —     

Income Funds

     17,651,573         17,651,573         —           —     
                                   

Total Mutual Funds

     62,779,394         62,779,394         —           —     

Common Equities

           

Insurance

     29,500,509         29,500,509         —           —     
                                   

Total

   $ 96,827,062       $ 92,279,903       $ 4,547,159       $ —     
                                   

Description

   12/31/2009      Quoted Prices in
Active Markets
for Identical
Assets

(Level 1)
     Significant
Other
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)
     Significant
Unobservable
Inputs

(Level 3)
 

Money Market Fund

   $ 5,779,173       $ —         $ 5,779,173       $ —     

Mutual Funds

           

Growth Funds

     9,220,858         9,220,858         —           —     

Balanced Funds

     10,140,168         10,140,168         —           —     

Index Funds

     21,064,905         21,064,905         —           —     

Income Funds

     16,388,995         16,388,995         —           —     
                                   

Total Mutual Funds

     56,814,926         56,814,926         —           —     

Common Equities

           

Insurance

     21,804,479         21,804,479         —           —     
                                   

Total

   $ 84,398,578       $ 78,619,405       $ 5,779,173       $ —     
                                   

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

The Progressive Corporation

Executive Deferred Compensation Plan

December 31, 2010

 

2 Summary of Significant Accounting Policies, Continued

 

Subsequent Events:

Management evaluates events occurring subsequent to the date of the financial statements in determining the accounting for and disclosure of transactions and events that affect the financial statements.

Other:

Investment transactions are recorded on a trade date basis.

Realized gains and losses on the sale or distribution of securities are determined based on the average cost of the securities sold.

Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Interest and other investment income are recorded as earned on the accrual basis.

Short-term trading fees are imposed by some funds in the Plan if any shares are sold, either withdrawn or transferred out, after holding them for less than a specified period of time.

Administrative expenses of the Plan, including trust management, legal and other fees, are paid by the Company and are not expenses of the Plan.

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

The Progressive Corporation

Executive Deferred Compensation Plan

December 31, 2010

 

3 Participant Accounts

 

Participant balances for all funds are maintained in shares. Share values are determined on a periodic basis. The total number of shares and share values as of December 31, 2010 and 2009, by fund, were as follows:

 

Investment Options

   Total Number of
Shares
     Net Asset
Share Value
 

2010

             

The Progressive Stock Fund

     1,484,675.82         19.87   

Templeton World Fund-Class A

     43,887.92         14.84   

Fidelity Diversified International Fund-K Shares

     195,727.78         30.12   

Fidelity Low Priced Stock Fund-K Shares

     16,887.31         38.36   

Wasatch Small Cap Growth Fund

     45,462.81         39.50   

JH Small Company Portfolio

     58,887.23         20.29   

ABF Small Cap Value Fund-Institutional

     125,926.60         19.90   

Fidelity Mid-Cap Stock Fund-K Shares

     69,114.30         28.82   

Vanguard Institutional Index Fund

     131,636.79         115.01   

Vanguard Value Index Fund

     264,982.02         20.79   

Vanguard Growth Index Fund

     42,093.54         31.60   

Vanguard Mid-Cap Index Fund

     28,471.31         20.36   

Vanguard Total International Stock Index Fund

     114,383.98         15.76   

Vanguard Small-Cap Index Fund

     11,104.77         34.77   

Vanguard Total Bond Market Fund

     164,135.87         10.60   

Oakmark Equity and Income Fund

     362,288.73         27.74   

PIMCO Total Return Fund-Institutional

     1,065,407.81         10.85   

Fidelity Retirement Money Market Fund

     4,547,158.71         1.00   

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

The Progressive Corporation

Executive Deferred Compensation Plan

December 31, 2010

 

3 Participant Accounts, Continued

 

Investment Options

   Total Number of
Shares
     Net Asset
Share Value
 

2009

             

The Progressive Stock Fund

     1,212,033.27         17.99   

Templeton World Fund-Class A

     71,323.90         13.97   

Fidelity Diversified International Fund-K Shares

     211,770.24         27.98   

Fidelity Low Priced Stock Fund-K Shares

     6,281.30         31.95   

Wasatch Small Cap Growth Fund

     40,848.05         30.64   

JH Small Company Portfolio

     84,224.67         16.39   

ABF Small Cap Value Fund-Institutional

     117,639.63         15.84   

Fidelity Mid-Cap Stock Fund-K Shares

     78,771.57         23.40   

Vanguard Institutional Index Fund

     137,622.50         101.98   

Vanguard Value Index Fund

     243,983.39         18.63   

Vanguard Growth Index Fund

     33,152.49         27.32   

Vanguard Mid-Cap Index Fund

     20,986.99         16.40   

Vanguard Total International Stock Index Fund

     73,445.86         14.41   

Vanguard Small-Cap Index Fund

     6,417.58         27.50   

Vanguard Total Bond Market Fund

     69,699.53         10.35   

Oakmark Equity and Income Fund

     397,030.84         25.54   

PIMCO Total Return Fund-Institutional

     1,058,088.56         10.80   

Fidelity Retirement Money Market Fund

     5,779,173.18         1.00   

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

The Progressive Corporation

Executive Deferred Compensation Plan

December 31, 2010

 

4 Investment Programs

 

At December 31, 2010 and 2009, there were 89 and 85 (respectively) Plan participants with contributions in one or more of the following funds:

 

Investment Options

  

Number of
Participants

 

2010

      

The Progressive Stock Fund

     48   

Templeton World Fund-Class A

     17   

Fidelity Diversified International Fund-K Shares

     46   

Fidelity Low Priced Stk-K Shares

     12   

Wasatch Small Cap Growth Fund

     25   

JH Small Company Portfolio

     21   

ABF Small Cap Value Fund-Institutional

     14   

Fidelity Mid-Cap Stock Fund-K Shares

     32   

Vanguard Institutional Index Fund

     55   

Vanguard Value Index Fund

     30   

Vanguard Growth Index Fund

     12   

Vanguard Mid-Cap Index Fund

     9   

Vanguard Total International Stock Index Fund

     17   

Vanguard Small-Cap Index Fund

     8   

Vanguard Total Bond Market Fund

     9   

Oakmark Equity and Income Fund

     43   

PIMCO Total Return Fund-Institutional

     42   

Fidelity Retirement Money Market Fund

     33   

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

The Progressive Corporation

Executive Deferred Compensation Plan

December 31, 2010

 

4 Investment Programs, Continued

 

Investment Options

  

Number of
Participants

 

2009

      

The Progressive Stock Fund

     47   

Templeton World Fund-Class A

     21   

Fidelity Diversified International Fund-K Shares

     49   

Fidelity Low Priced Stk-K Shares

     5   

Wasatch Small Cap Growth Fund

     24   

JH Small Company Portfolio

     26   

ABF Small Cap Value Fund-Institutional

     12   

Fidelity Mid-Cap Stock Fund-K Shares

     36   

Vanguard Institutional Index Fund

     58   

Vanguard Value Index Fund

     30   

Vanguard Growth Index Fund

     11   

Vanguard Mid-Cap Index Fund

     9   

Vanguard Total International Stock Index Fund

     11   

Vanguard Small-Cap Index Fund

     6   

Vanguard Total Bond Market Fund

     6   

Oakmark Equity and Income Fund

     44   

PIMCO Total Return Fund-Institutional

     42   

Fidelity Retirement Money Market Fund

     34   

The total number of participants in the Plan is less than the sum of the number of participants shown above because many were participating in more than one fund.

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

The Progressive Corporation

Executive Deferred Compensation Plan

December 31, 2010

 

5 Investments

The Plan’s investments and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) at December 31, 2010 and 2009, were as follows:

 

2010

   Number of
Shares
     Cost      Fair Value      Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Common Shares

           

The Progressive Corporation

     1,484,675.82       $ 27,836,047       $ 29,500,509       $ 1,664,462   

Other Investments

           

Templeton World Fund-Class A

     43,887.92         764,923         651,297         (113,626

Fidelity Diversified International Fund-K Shares

     195,727.78         3,907,660         5,895,321         1,987,661   

Fidelity Low Priced Stk-K Shares

     16,887.31         535,335         647,797         112,462   

Wasatch Small Cap Growth Fund

     45,462.81         1,590,851         1,795,781         204,930   

JH Small Company Portfolio

     58,887.23         1,106,963         1,194,822         87,859   

ABF Small Cap Value Fund-Institutional

     125,926.60         1,957,233         2,505,939         548,706   

Fidelity Mid-Cap Stock Fund-K Shares

     69,114.30         1,130,747         1,991,874         861,127   

Vanguard Institutional Index Fund

     131,636.79         14,013,382         15,139,547         1,126,165   

Vanguard Value Index Fund

     264,982.02         6,709,876         5,508,976         (1,200,900

Vanguard Growth Index Fund

     42,093.54         1,080,014         1,330,156         250,142   

Vanguard Mid-Cap Index Fund

     28,471.31         469,375         579,676         110,301   

Vanguard Total International Stock Index Fund

     114,383.98         1,777,177         1,802,691         25,514   

Vanguard Small-Cap Index Fund

     11,104.77         341,664         386,113         44,449   

Vanguard Total Bond Market Fund

     164,135.87         1,710,647         1,739,840         29,193   

Oakmark Equity and Income Fund

     362,288.73         8,683,113         10,049,889         1,366,776   

PIMCO Total Return Fund-Institutional

     1,065,407.81         11,139,020         11,559,675         420,655   

Fidelity Retirement Money Market Fund

     4,547,158.71         4,547,159         4,547,159         —     
                             
        61,465,139         67,326,553         5,861,414   
                             

Total Assets Held for Investment

      $ 89,301,186       $ 96,827,062       $ 7,525,876   
                             

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

The Progressive Corporation

Executive Deferred Compensation Plan

December 31, 2010

 

5 Investments, Continued

 

 

2009

   Number of
Shares
     Cost      Fair Value      Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Common Shares

           

The Progressive Corporation

     1,212,033.27       $ 22,766,147       $ 21,804,479       $ (961,668

Other Investments

           

Templeton World Fund-Class A

     71,323.90         1,242,932         996,395         (246,537

Fidelity Diversified International Fund-K Shares

     211,770.24         4,058,390         5,925,331         1,866,941   

Fidelity Low Priced Stk-K Shares

     6,281.30         156,312         200,688         44,376   

Wasatch Small Cap Growth Fund

     40,848.05         1,420,848         1,251,584         (169,264

JH Small Company Portfolio

     84,224.67         1,592,988         1,380,442         (212,546

ABF Small Cap Value Fund-Institutional

     117,639.63         1,816,666         1,863,412         46,746   

Fidelity Mid-Cap Stock Fund-K Shares

     78,771.57         1,168,529         1,843,255         674,726   

Vanguard Institutional Index Fund

     137,622.50         14,643,253         14,034,743         (608,510

Vanguard Value Index Fund

     243,983.39         6,373,754         4,545,411         (1,828,343

Vanguard Growth Index Fund

     33,152.49         767,579         905,726         138,147   

Vanguard Mid-Cap Index Fund

     20,986.99         339,769         344,187         4,418   

Vanguard Total International Stock Index Fund

     73,445.86         1,175,077         1,058,355         (116,722

Vanguard Small-Cap Index Fund

     6,417.58         201,959         176,483         (25,476

Vanguard Total Bond Market Fund

     69,699.53         714,772         721,390         6,618   

Oakmark Equity and Income Fund

     397,030.84         9,418,916         10,140,168         721,252   

PIMCO Total Return Fund-Institutional

     1,058,088.56         10,874,717         11,427,356         552,639   

Fidelity Retirement Money Market Fund

     5,779,173.18         5,779,173         5,779,173         —     
                             
        61,745,634         62,594,099         848,465   
                             

Total Assets Held for Investment

      $ 84,511,781       $ 84,398,578       $ (113,203
                             

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

The Progressive Corporation

Executive Deferred Compensation Plan

December 31, 2010

 

5 Investments, Continued

 

The Plan’s net realized gains and losses were as follows:

 

     Aggregate
Proceeds
     Cost      Net Realized
Gains (Losses)
 

2010

                    

The Progressive Stock Fund

   $ 658,507       $ 605,622       $ 52,885   

Templeton World Fund-Class A

     407,451         488,510         (81,059

Fidelity Diversified International Fund-K Shares

     938,587         666,763         271,824   

Fidelity Low Priced Stk-K Shares

     69,079         65,592         3,487   

Wasatch Small Cap Growth Fund

     194,393         180,513         13,880   

JH Small Company Portfolio

     425,975         486,025         (60,050

ABF Small Cap Value Institutional

     121,855         119,529         2,326   

Fidelity Mid-Cap Stock Fund-K Shares

     467,118         280,569         186,549   

Vanguard Institutional Index Fund

     1,796,430         1,778,150         18,280   

Vanguard Value Index Fund

     346,367         443,101         (96,734

Vanguard Growth Index Fund

     162,462         131,299         31,163   

Vanguard Mid-Cap Index Fund

     55,347         58,289         (2,942

Vanguard Total International Stock Index Fund

     173,707         169,090         4,617   

Vanguard Small-Cap Index Fund

     39,038         37,028         2,010   

Vanguard Total Bond Market Fund

     590,259         565,456         24,803   

Oakmark Equity and Income Fund

     1,819,532         1,605,556         213,976   

PIMCO Total Return Fund-Institutional

     2,918,776         2,720,459         198,317   

Fidelity Retirement Money Market Fund

     2,239,061         2,239,061         —     
                          

Total Net Realized Gains (Losses)

   $ 13,423,944       $ 12,640,612       $ 783,332   
                          

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

The Progressive Corporation

Executive Deferred Compensation Plan

December 31, 2010

 

5 Investments, Continued

 

     Aggregate
Proceeds
     Cost      Net Realized
Gains  (Losses)
 

2009

                    

The Progressive Stock Fund

   $ 1,348,453       $ 1,496,063       $ (147,610

Templeton World Fund-Class A

     49,993         77,062         (27,069

Fidelity Diversified International Fund

     4,971,683         7,499,051         (2,527,368

Fidelity Diversified International Fund-K Shares

     1,146,155         926,159         219,996   

Fidelity Low Priced Stk-K Shares

     1,608         1,037         571   

Wasatch Small Cap Growth Fund

     330,774         490,705         (159,931

JH Small Company Portfolio

     304,100         428,585         (124,485

American Advantage Small Cap Value Fund

     1,927,984         2,450,972         (522,988

ABF Small Cap Value Institutional

     7,015         7,042         (27

Fidelity Mid-Cap Stock Fund

     1,703,965         2,722,818         (1,018,853

Fidelity Mid-Cap Stock Fund-K Shares

     678,502         562,141         116,361   

Vanguard Institutional Index Fund

     1,942,142         2,319,986         (377,844

Vanguard Value Index Fund

     622,450         863,604         (241,154

Vanguard Growth Index Fund

     354,177         307,184         46,993   

Vanguard Mid-Cap Index Fund

     249,532         211,479         38,053   

Vanguard Total International Stock Index Fund

     320,624         540,345         (219,721

Vanguard Small-Cap Index Fund

     114,029         109,166         4,863   

Vanguard Total Bond Market Fund

     533,407         515,184         18,223   

Oakmark Equity and Income Fund

     980,697         998,163         (17,466

PIMCO Total Return Fund (Admin)

     10,247,562         10,588,200         (340,638

PIMCO Total Return Fund-Institutional

     1,789,938         1,773,169         16,769   

Fidelity Retirement Money Market Fund

     825,128         825,128         —     
                          

Total Net Realized Gains (Losses)

   $ 30,449,918       $ 35,713,243       $ (5,263,325
                          

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

The Progressive Corporation

Executive Deferred Compensation Plan

December 31, 2010

 

5 Investments, Continued

 

 

     Aggregate
Proceeds
     Cost      Net Realized
Gains (Losses)
 

2008

                    

The Progressive Stock Fund

   $ 1,010,412       $ 1,124,323       $ (113,911

Templeton World Fund-Class A

     230,144         285,990         (55,846

Fidelity Diversified International Fund

     1,352,990         1,254,175         98,815   

Wasatch Small Cap Growth Fund

     309,138         475,001         (165,863

FMA Small Company Portfolio

     184,754         207,711         (22,957

American Advantage Small Cap Value Fund

     273,104         382,545         (109,441

Fidelity Mid-Cap Stock Fund

     554,297         693,008         (138,711

Vanguard Institutional Index Fund

     1,387,392         1,411,795         (24,403

Vanguard Value Index Fund

     510,814         651,835         (141,021

Vanguard Growth Index Fund

     106,394         125,566         (19,172

Vanguard Mid-Cap Index Fund

     7,754         8,765         (1,011

Vanguard Total International Stock Index Fund

     430,403         594,965         (164,562

Vanguard Small-Cap Index Fund

     16,124         30,267         (14,143

Fidelity Dividend Growth Fund

     6,227,045         6,557,155         (330,110

Oakmark Equity and Income Fund

     1,142,866         1,128,037         14,829   

PIMCO Total Return Fund (Admin)

     1,361,272         1,360,917         355   

Fidelity Retirement Money Market Fund

     1,835,361         1,835,361         —     
                          

Total Net Realized Gains (Losses)

   $ 16,940,264       $ 18,127,416       $ (1,187,152
                          

 

6 Trust

The Company maintains a Trust to provide a source of funds to assist the Company in meeting its obligations under the Plan. The Trust is irrevocable. The Company is required to make annual deposits to the Trust to the extent necessary to insure that the value of all Trust assets is sufficient to pay all Plan obligations as of the close of each Plan year. The rights of participants and their beneficiaries under the Plan are merely unsecured contractual rights against the Company and its participating subsidiaries. Participants and beneficiaries have no preferred claim on, or any beneficial ownership interest in, any assets of the Trust. All assets of the Trust are subject to the claims of the general creditors of the Company and its participating subsidiaries under Federal and state law, should the Company and its participating subsidiaries become unable to pay their debts as they become due or become subject to Federal bankruptcy proceedings.

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

The Progressive Corporation

Executive Deferred Compensation Plan

December 31, 2010

 

7 Related Party

Certain Plan investment choices are Fidelity mutual funds managed by Fidelity Management & Research Company (FMR Co.). Fidelity Management Trust Company (FMTC) is the current trustee of the Trust and along with FMR Co. is a subsidiary of FMR Corp. These transactions, therefore, qualify as related party transactions. The Plan paid no fees in 2010, 2009 or 2008 for investment management or Trust services.

 

8 Administration of the Plan

The Plan is administered by a Committee consisting of not less than three members of the Company’s Board of Directors, all of whom serve on the Committee at the pleasure of the Board. The Committee has full power to administer the Plan, including, but not limited to, the authority to make and enforce rules and regulations, to interpret the Plan’s provisions, to compute amounts payable under the Plan and to authorize disbursements from the Plan and the Trust.

Certain administrative functions are performed by employees of the Company, or its subsidiaries. No such employees receive compensation from the Plan.

 

9 Tax Status

The Plan is not, and is not intended to be, qualified under Section 401 of the Internal Revenue Code. Consequently, an application for a favorable determination has not been filed with the Internal Revenue Service.

 

10 Right to Terminate

The Company may terminate the Plan at any time and for any reason. Following termination of the Plan, no additional deferrals may be made, but all existing participant accounts will continue to be administered in accordance with the Plan, unless the Company elects to accelerate distribution of all Plan accounts in accordance with Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code.

 

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THE PROGRESSIVE CORPORATION

EXECUTIVE DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN

EXHIBIT INDEX

 

EXHIBIT NO.
UNDER REG.
S-K ITEM 601

    

FORM 11-K
EXHIBIT
NO.

  

DESCRIPTION OF EXHIBIT

  23       23    Consent of Meaden & Moore, Ltd., Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, dated March 23, 2011, to incorporate by reference their report dated March 23, 2011.