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Basis of Reporting and Accounting
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2026
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]  
Basis of Reporting and Accounting BASIS OF REPORTING AND ACCOUNTING
The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the accounts of The Progressive Corporation and our wholly owned insurance subsidiaries and non-insurance subsidiaries and affiliates in which we have a controlling financial interest (Progressive).
The consolidated financial statements reflect all normal recurring adjustments that, in the opinion of management, were necessary for a fair statement of the results for the interim periods presented. The results of operations for the period ended March 31, 2026, are not necessarily indicative of the results expected for the full year. These consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto should be read in conjunction with Progressive’s audited financial statements and accompanying notes included in Exhibit 13 to our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025 (2025 Annual Report to Shareholders).
Premiums Receivable
We perform analyses to evaluate our premiums receivable for expected credit losses. See our 2025 Annual Report to Shareholders for a discussion on our premiums receivable allowance for credit loss policy.
The following table summarizes changes in our allowance for credit loss exposure on our premiums receivable:
Three Months Ended March 31,
(millions)20262025
Allowance for credit losses, beginning of period$552 $460 
Increase in allowance1
183 153 
Write-offs2
(207)(140)
Allowance for credit losses, end of period$528 $473 
1 Represents the incremental increase in other underwriting expenses.
2 Represents the portion of allowance that is reversed when the premiums receivable balances are written off. Premiums receivable balances are written off once we have exhausted our collection efforts.
Supplemental Cash Flow Information
Cash and cash equivalents include bank demand deposits and daily overnight reverse repurchase commitments of funds held in bank demand deposit accounts by certain subsidiaries. The amount of overnight reverse repurchase commitments, which are not considered part of the
investment portfolio, held by these subsidiaries at March 31, 2026 and 2025, and December 31, 2025, were $29 million, $78 million, and $44 million, respectively. Restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents include collateral held against unpaid deductibles and cash that is restricted to pay flood claims under the National Flood Insurance Program’s “Write Your Own” program, for which certain subsidiaries are participants.
Non-cash activity included the following in the respective periods:
Three Months Ended March 31,
(millions)20262025
Common share dividends1
$58 $59 
Operating lease liabilities2
23 40 
1 Declared but unpaid. See Note 10 – Dividends for further discussion.
2 From obtaining right-of-use assets.
In the respective periods, we paid the following: 
 Three Months Ended March 31,
(millions)20262025
Income taxes, net of refunds$(85)$
Interest88 88 
Operating lease liabilities26 22 
New Accounting Standards
We did not adopt any new accounting standards during the three months ended March 31, 2026. In September 2025, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued an Accounting Standards Update (ASU), which amends the existing accounting guidance for capitalization of internal-use software costs and provides more detailed guidelines around the criteria for capitalization. This ASU will be effective for fiscal years (including interim periods within those fiscal years) beginning after December 15, 2027 (fiscal 2028 for calendar-year companies). This standard may be applied using a prospective, modified, or retrospective transition approach. We do not believe this ASU will have a material impact on our financial condition or results of operations.