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MERCURY GENERAL vs Progressive

On overall TruNorth grade, Progressive scores higher (MERCURY GENERAL: D, Progressive: B). Both graded from public records across nine values categories.

D
MERCURY GENERAL
34.4/100
B
Progressive
60.8/100

Political donations

MERCURY GENERAL

FEC: $491K in executive political donations; partisan lean split across 16 executive donors.

Progressive

No FEC PAC contributions on record.

Environment

MERCURY GENERAL

No public record found.

Progressive

JUST Capital JUST 100 — ranked #22 of Russell 1000 (2025) for treatment of workers, customers, communities, environment.

Labor

MERCURY GENERAL

14 federal penalties totaling $42.9M since 2000 (Violation Tracker).

Progressive

76 federal penalties totaling $107.0M since 2000 (Violation Tracker).

DEI

MERCURY GENERAL

No public record found.

Progressive

JUST Capital JUST 100 — ranked #22 of Russell 1000 (2025) for treatment of workers, customers, communities, environment. HRC Corporate Equality Index 100/100 (2025) — top-tier LGBTQ+ workplace equality rating. Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index member (2024) — transparent on female leadership, equal pay, inclusive culture.

Charity

MERCURY GENERAL

No public record found.

Progressive

$25M reported corporate giving in 2024 (~0.04% of revenue) via Progressive Insurance Foundation. JUST Capital JUST 100 — ranked #22 of Russell 1000 (2025) for treatment of workers, customers, communities, environment.

Animal testing

MERCURY GENERAL

No public record found.

Progressive

No public record found.

Firearms

MERCURY GENERAL

No public record found.

Progressive

No public record found.

Privacy

MERCURY GENERAL

No public record found.

Progressive

CFPB consumer complaints: 233 on record; 87% timely response rate.

Executive pay

MERCURY GENERAL

No public record found.

Progressive

NAIC Complaint Index 0.94 (near the 1.00 US peer average). CA DOI: $24M settlement — Progressive failed to refund pandemic-era premium overcharges to California auto-policy customers in line with Bulletin 2020-3.

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