In the United States today, there are only 38 women serving as ceos of fortune 500 companies. One of those with the best track record is tricia griffith, ceo of progressive insurance, one of the largest Automobile Insurance Companies in the United States. She started as a claim adjuster and worked her way up to become in 2016 the ceo. Since that time, the stock is up more than 175 . My big mistake was, i didnt know her then and i didnt buy stock in the company. If she ever leaves that company and go somewhere else, im going to buy that stock right away. So for those who arent familiar with progressive, and if you watch television you would be familiar, because you have a lot of television ads, right . I am just curious, why is it that Automobile Insurance Companies seem to advertise a lot . I see your competitors advertising. You advertise a lot. Is that because people will be guided in their insurance decision by the advertisement . Tricia it is just a really competitive industry, whi
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