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Progressive Casualty Insurance Company · Finance · United States

Medium risk. 5 critical or high findings in Security headers and GDPR outside view.

Security score

63/100

Risk levelMedium

0–100, higher is better. How it is calculated

Progressive Agent is a prominent insurance platform offering expert advice and insurance products through a vast network of independent insurance agents across the United States. The website serves as a portal for consumers to find agents and explore a wide range of insurance products including auto, home, renters, motorcycle, commercial, and bundled insurance options. The company positions itself as a market leader in auto and commercial insurance through independent agents, emphasizing personalized service and comprehensive coverage options. Technically, the website employs modern JavaScript libraries such as jQuery, integrates advanced analytics and monitoring tools including Google Analytics, Quantum Metric, and AppDynamics, and uses a responsive design optimized for desktop and mobile devices. However, the site suffers from a critical security deficiency due to the absence of a valid SSL certificate and proper HTTPS configuration, which undermines user trust and data security. Security headers are partially implemented, providing some protection against common web vulnerabilities, but the lack of HTTPS and TLS support is a significant risk. Privacy compliance is moderate with a clear privacy policy present but lacking a visible cookie consent mechanism. Contact information is available primarily via phone and forms, with no direct company emails found. Social media presence is strong across major platforms. Overall, while the business and content quality are excellent, the security posture requires urgent improvement to protect users and maintain trust. Strategic recommendations include immediate SSL certificate installation, enabling HTTPS, and implementing cookie consent to enhance privacy compliance.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
25/ 100 · Critical
Checks completed
7of 7

NIS2 Art. 21(2)

  1. (a) Risk analysis and security policies: Not visible from outside
  2. (b) Incident handling: One indicator
  3. (c) Business continuity, backups and crisis management: Not visible from outside
  4. (d) Supply chain security: Not visible from outside
  5. (e) Secure acquisition, development and maintenance, including vulnerability handling: Partly checked
  6. (f) Assessing the effectiveness of security measures: Not visible from outside
  7. (g) Cyber hygiene and security training: Not visible from outside
  8. (h) Cryptography and encryption: Partly checked
  9. (i) HR security, access control and asset management: One indicator
  10. (j) Multi-factor authentication and secured communications: Not visible from outside

This scan rated NIS2 with an earlier keyword method that is no longer shown; rescan for the per-article view. Risk management, continuity, supply chain, training, MFA, management oversight (Art. 20) and incident reporting (Art. 23) need internal evidence, and Guard cannot tell whether NIS2 applies to this organisation.

GDPR is indicative only, based on publicly visible signals: Articles 7, 12, 13 and 32 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 and Article 5(3) of the ePrivacy Directive. Not a certification or legal assessment.

Priority findings

5 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.

  1. Security headers

    Security headers are instructions your web server sends to every visitor’s browser. Missing ones leave visitors more exposed to attacks such as clickjacking and injected scripts.

    • High

      Missing Content-Security-Policy header

      Controls resources the browser is allowed to load

      What to do: Implement a Content-Security-Policy appropriate for your application

      • ASVS V3.4.3
      • OWASP Secure Headers: OWASP Secure Headers Project recommends Content-Security-Policy: default-src 'self'; form-action 'self'; base-uri 'self'; object-src 'none';…

  2. GDPR outside view

    These are the privacy signals visitors and data protection authorities look for under GDPR.

    • High

      No Privacy Policy found

      GDPR requires a clear and accessible privacy policy

      What to do: Add a comprehensive privacy policy page and link to it prominently

    • High

      No Cookie Policy found

      GDPR requires clear information about cookie usage

      What to do: Add a dedicated cookie policy explaining cookie usage and purposes

    • High

      No Cookie Consent Banner found

      GDPR requires explicit consent for non-essential cookies

      What to do: Implement a cookie consent banner that appears on first visit

    • High

      Third-party services without privacy policy

      Detected services: Google Analytics, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Google Ads

      What to do: Document all third-party data sharing in your privacy policy

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Results by check

Each check with its score, findings and the evidence it collected.

How this score is calculated

The security score runs 0–100, higher is better. It is the plain average of the security checks that completed in this scan, each counted equally. A check that could not run is left out: it counts neither as a pass nor as a fail.

Counted in this score

SSL/TLS
50
Security headers
65
Email security
50
DNS health
85
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
25
Average
63

Not counted

  • NIS2 outside view: Re-weights evidence from the TLS, email, DNS, network and hygiene checks, so counting it would count that evidence twice. Shown on its own.
  • OffSeq Observations: An AI reading of the site, useful context but not reproducible evidence. Shown on its own.

Findings that cap the score at 49

Each of these is serious on its own, so while any is present the site cannot rate better than high risk, however good the other checks are.

  • The certificate is not trusted by browsers
  • The website is not served over HTTPS
  • A database, remote desktop, file-sharing or Telnet service is reachable from the internet
  • The page loads a script from a compromised source
  • The domain registration has expired
  • SPF authorises every server to send mail as the domain

Partial scans

When the site blocks Guard or most checks cannot run, the score covers only the checks that ran (usually DNS and email), is capped at 75 and is shown as partial, without a risk level.

Risk levels

  • Critical0–25
  • High26–49
  • Medium50–75
  • Low76–100

Technical appendix

Business context, site observations and technical notes gathered during the scan, and the standards behind each reference.

Business context

Business profile

Progressive Agent operates within the finance sector, specifically insurance, leveraging a large network of over 40,000 independent agents nationwide. Its business model focuses on providing insurance products through these agents, offering personalized advice and a broad product portfolio. The company holds a strong market position as the leading auto insurance writer via independent agents and the top commercial auto insurer in the U.S. The website supports customer acquisition and agent recruitment, indicating a dual focus on consumer and agent engagement. Partnerships with related Progressive domains and agent platforms enhance its ecosystem. The extensive use of analytics and marketing tools suggests a data-driven approach to customer engagement and retention.

Security posture

The website demonstrates partial adherence to security best practices with several HTTP security headers configured, including XSS protection, frame options, and content type options. However, the absence of a valid SSL certificate and lack of TLS protocol support represent critical vulnerabilities, exposing users to potential data interception and undermining secure communications. The site does not implement HSTS effectively, lacks OCSP stapling, and does not support session resumption, further weakening its security posture. No explicit incident response or security policy information is found, indicating potential gaps in security governance and readiness. Privacy compliance is moderate but could be improved with explicit cookie consent mechanisms and GDPR alignment.

Recommendations

  1. Install and maintain a valid SSL/TLS certificate to enable HTTPS across the entire site.
  2. Enable modern TLS protocols (TLS 1.2 or TLS 1.3) and configure strong cipher suites.
  3. Implement and enforce HSTS with includeSubDomains and preload flags to prevent protocol downgrade attacks.
  4. Add a visible cookie consent banner to comply with privacy regulations and improve user trust.
  5. Publish a clear security policy and incident response plan accessible to users.
  6. Enable OCSP stapling and session resumption to improve security and performance.
  7. Regularly audit third-party scripts and tracking tools to minimize privacy risks.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on a modern tech stack including jQuery 3.7.0 and custom Progressive JavaScript bundles, with integration of advanced monitoring and analytics tools such as AppDynamics, Quantum Metric, and Monetate. The site uses ASP.NET MVC framework as inferred from server-side comments. Performance metrics indicate slow loading times, likely due to large page size and numerous external resources. The site is mobile responsive with good accessibility features including skip links and ARIA attributes. SEO is well addressed with proper meta tags, Open Graph, and Twitter cards. Hosting appears to be on Progressive's own infrastructure. Technical debt is moderate, with opportunities to improve SSL/TLS configuration and optimize resource loading for better performance.
Standards and sources

Reference chips under each finding point to the standard, regulation or specification the finding relates to. They are taken from the official datasets below and mapped conservatively: a finding with no defensible link shows none. NIS2 and GDPR references mark where a finding is relevant evidence, not a compliance verdict. Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2690 binds digital infrastructure and digital service providers; for other entities it is the most detailed public reading of the Article 21 measures. WCAG, EN 301 549, European Accessibility Act and Web Accessibility Directive references name the requirement an automated accessibility rule relates to; they are not a conformance verdict.

Retrieved 2026-10-25

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