The Progressive Corp. is an insurance holding company, which engages in the provision of personal and commercial auto insurance, residential property insurance, and other specialty property-casualty insurance and related services. It operates through the following segments: Personal Lines and Commercial Lines. The Personal Lines segment includes agency and direct businesses. The Commercial Lines segment writes primary liability and physical damage insurance for automobiles and trucks owned and operated predominately by small businesses in the auto, for-hire transportation, contractor, for-hire specialty, tow, and for-hire livery markets. The company was founded on March 10, 1937 and is headquartered in Mayfield Village, OH.