AM Best Assigns Issue Credit Ratings to The Progressive Corporation’s Senior Unsecured Notes

OLDWICK, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--AM Best has assigned Long-Term Issue Credit Ratings (Long-Term IR) of “a” (Excellent) to the $500 million, 4.60% senior unsecured notes, due 2031, and $1 billion, 5.15% senior unsecured notes, due 2036, issued by The Progressive Corporation (Progressive) (Mayfield Village, OH) [NYSE: PGR]. The outlook assigned to these Credit Ratings (ratings) is stable.

The assigned Long-Term IRs consider the rating profiles of Progressive’s insurance subsidiaries, as well as the financial leverage, interest coverage and overall debt servicing profile. Following this issuance, AM Best expects that financial leverage and coverage metrics for Progressive will remain within guidelines for the assigned ratings. Progressive intends to use the proceeds from these issuances for general corporate purposes.

Progressive’s Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of “a” (Excellent), with a stable outlook, along with the ratings and outlooks on its other debt issuances and operating subsidiaries, remain unchanged.

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