Progressive (PGR): FY26 Q2 earnings call, Aug 4, 2026

On its Aug 4, 2026 earnings call (FY26 Q2), Progressive said 5 of the 12 words Kalshi listed; Parrot’s count agreed with all 12 settlements. Quotes below are at most 25 words each, with timed clips.

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12 words · 5 settled yes · our count agreed on 12 of 12

backtest The probabilities on settled rows are a walk-forward backtest: the model as of before each event, computed after Parrot went live; they were not published at the time.

Listed words: result, our count under the market rule, the count over every speaker, whether they agree, and the probability (a walk-forward backtest on settled rows)
WordResultOur countAll speakersAgreesProbabilityClipMarket
AI / Artificial Intelligence Yes1314✓80%n=1+tx from settlement history blended with transcriptsHear it 1:06:38, AI / Artificial Intelligence–
M&A / Acquisition Yes67✓89%n=1+tx from settlement history blended with transcriptsHear it 35:05, M&A / Acquisition–
Inflation Yes11✓83%n=1+tx from settlement history blended with transcriptsHear it 1:22:13, Inflation–
Snapshot Yes11✓34%n=1+tx from settlement history blended with transcriptsHear it 54:00, Snapshot–
Catastrophe Yes11✓34%n=1+tx from settlement history blended with transcriptsHear it 15:06, Catastrophe–
Headwind No00✓63%n=1+tx from settlement history blended with transcripts–
Buyback No00✓60%n=1+tx from settlement history blended with transcripts–
Pet Insurance No00✓24%n=1+tx from settlement history blended with transcripts–
Iran / Middle East No00✓15%transcripts from the transcript model–
Open the House No00✓15%transcripts from the transcript model–
Hippo No00✓12%n=1+tx from settlement history blended with transcripts–
Rosella No00✓12%n=1+tx from settlement history blended with transcripts–

Market prices are mid quotes from Kalshi and Polymarket, shown for context, may be delayed by several minutes and are not a signal. Quotes as of Oct 20, 2026 15:46 UTC.

Transcript

quotes of at most 25 words

Speaker-labelled transcript · Source and credits · Used to count words; quotes of at most 25 words.

8 matches for “Captive”; 5 quoted, at least 25 words apart.

Pat Callahancompanyprepared · 8:43Hear it 8:41, Pat Callahan

…opportunity becomes even clearer. Today, the U.S. auto market is about 37% captive or exclusive agent, about 31% independent agent, and about 32% in the…

Pat Callahancompanyprepared · 9:38Hear it 9:33, Pat Callahan

…Robinsons. 85% of Robinsons Auto premiums are sold through agents, roughly 2/3 captive, 1/3 independent agent. Given our auto leadership in the IA channel and…

John Curtiscompanyprepared · 23:33Hear it 23:27, John Curtis

…national agency partners, and creating a more efficient appointment process for former captive agents. Growth is being rebuilt deliberately based on stronger business health and…

Lori Niederstcompanyprepared · 29:21Hear it 29:19, Lori Niederst

…see a second important shift within the channel. Premium is moving from captive to independent agents, which matters because captive carriers have historically held a…

Tricia Griffithcompanyqa · 1:16:48Hear it 1:16:44, Tricia Griffith

…Especially, I think we share sort of the trending going from more captive agents to independent agents. Our model's always been around choice, we think…

Where the listed words were said

Tricia Griffithcompany“AI / Artificial Intelligence” · qa · 1:06:40Hear it 1:06:36, Tricia Griffith

…ease of use. They include chatbots and of course we've had predictive AI in our world for some time now as well on, say like…

Lori Niederstcompany“M&A / Acquisition” · prepared · 35:07Hear it 35:01, Lori Niederst

…to satisfy more household insurance needs, and partner carriers benefit from our acquisition engine. HQX also meaningfully contributes to our Robinson growth. The model combines…

Tricia Griffithcompany“Inflation” · qa · 1:22:15Hear it 1:22:13, Tricia Griffith

…well. We want to take small bites. I think historically, especially with inflation when it went up in 2023, we've had to take such large…

Lori Niederstcompany“Snapshot” · qa · 54:02Hear it 53:59, Lori Niederst

…product enhancements, and distribution improvements. In auto, we continue to expand new Snapshot and non-UBI product models, which leads for us to even greater accuracy…

John Curtiscompany“Catastrophe” · prepared · 15:08Hear it 15:05, John Curtis

…ratio, which is a superior result. While 2025 benefited from a mild catastrophe season and favorable prior year development, underlying profitability was in line with…

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