Progressive plans to hire 1,000+ workers in Tampa-St. Pete
February 25, 2020 - Progressive said it plans to fill 1,000 jobs at its offices in Tampa this year, and an unspecified number of additional jobs at its office in St. Petersburg. In Tampa, the insurance company will be hiring for positions in customer sales, service, multi-product sales, claims representatives, bilingual Spanish sales and customer service, a news release said. Progressive also is hiring 270 people to fill property claims, property customer service and IT jobs in both St. Petersburg and in Nashville, Tennessee. Nationally, the company is hiring 8,000 people in 2020. The Progressive Group of Insurance Companies (NYSE: PGR), based in Mayfield Village, Ohio, is among the largest employers in both Pinellas and Hillsborough counties.