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Progressive slumps as claims rise

Progressive’s net income fell in May to $43.9 million from $74.1 million a year earlier and it paid out more on claims.

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Progressive’s net income fell in May to $43.9 million from $74.1 million a year earlier and it paid out more on claims.

Progressive Corp., the fourth-largest US auto insurer, fell the most in almost two months as claims rose above the company’s target. The shares had climbed 11 percent this year through Tuesday. Progressive’s combined ratio, a measure of how much of each premium dollar is spent on claims and expenses, rose to 97.5 in May from 93.1 a year earlier.