Carl Joyce

Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer · Progressive

InsuranceMayfield Village, OH

Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer of Progressive since March 2025, the insurer's principal accounting officer. Before the appointment he was its director of financial reporting for GAAP. He signs the company's SEC filings as chief accounting officer and is listed among its executive officers in the 2025 annual report. Progressive ranked No. 51 on the 2026 Fortune 500.

Last reviewed: Oct 3, 2026

Carl Joyce

Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer Progressive

Last Reviewed: October 3, 2026

Executive Summary

Carl Joyce has been Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer of Progressive since March 2025, serving as the insurer’s principal accounting officer. Before his appointment he was the company’s director of financial reporting for GAAP, the role responsible for its financial statements under U.S. accounting rules. Progressive lists him among its executive officers in its 2025 annual report, alongside the chief executive and the heads of its business and corporate functions, and he signs the company’s SEC filings as chief accounting officer. He reports into a finance organization that changed leaders in July 2026, when Andrew Quigg succeeded John Sauerland as chief financial officer. He was promoted to the role from the company’s financial reporting function.

Career Highlights

  • Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer of Progressive since March 2025.
  • Director of Financial Reporting, GAAP, before his appointment.
  • Listed as an executive officer in Progressive’s 2025 Form 10-K.
  • Signs Progressive’s SEC filings, including its 8-Ks, as chief accounting officer.

Professional Journey

Joyce was director of financial reporting for GAAP at Progressive before March 2025, according to the company’s 2025 annual report. When he joined the insurer is not stated in the sources read.

In March 2025 he became vice president and chief accounting officer, and the 10-K filed in March 2026 lists him among Progressive’s executive officers. He signs the company’s current reports to the SEC in that capacity, including the January 2026 filing announcing the retirement of chief financial officer John Sauerland and the expected appointment of Andrew Quigg as his successor.

Progressive, an insurance holding company in Mayfield Village, Ohio, wrote $83.2 billion of net premiums in 2025, according to its 10-K. Its financial statements are incorporated into the 10-K from the annual report to shareholders.

Education

No education is established in the sources read for this profile, so the field is left empty rather than estimated.