Progressive Corp., based in Mayfield Village, Ohio, is a leading property & casualty insurance company. The company sells insurance through independent agencies and its own direct-sales website. The shares are included in the S&P 500 index.

The major indices are gently higher at midday, but have been moving back and forth all morning from up to down. The earnings flow continues and the range of sectors reporting is widening beyond Financial. Crude oil is down sharply from last week levels and is now at $90 per barrel. The yield on the 10-year note is at 4.29%. The volatility index, the VIX, is at 19.

Progressive underwrites private and commercial auto insurance and specialty lines; it has almost 27 million personal auto policies in force and is one of the largest auto insurers in the United States. Progressive markets its policies through independent insurance agencies in the US and Canada and directly via the internet and telephone. Its premiums are split between the agent and the direct channel. The company also offers commercial auto policies and entered homeowners insurance through an acquisition in 2015.

Progressive underwrites private and commercial auto insurance and specialty lines; it has almost 27 million personal auto policies in force and is one of the largest auto insurers in the United States. Progressive markets its policies through independent insurance agencies in the US and Canada and directly via the internet and telephone. Its premiums are split between the agent and the direct channel. The company also offers commercial auto policies and entered homeowners insurance through an acquisition in 2015.