Company Information Company History: Progressive was founded in 1937 as Progressive Mutual Insurance Company. Progressive is known as one of the more innovative insurance companies. They were the first to offer drive in claims service and to allow customers to pay their premiums in installments. In 1956, they launched Progressive Casualty Insurance Company which was focused on writing auto insurance for high-drivers. Today, Progressive is able to write insurance for all types of drivers. But, the experience of sucessfully underwriting and ...