The Insurers Public Relations Council (IPRC) is a nonprofit group for senior-level public relations practitioners dedicated t ... o professional development and promoting goodwill within the insurance industry. Mission: • Improve the property and casualty insurance industry’s use of public relations resources • Provide members a forum for the exchange of information on media relations and all other public relations techniques • Enhance the professionalism of its members Structure: Each year, IPRC members elect officers to serve on the Board of Directors. Each officer is elected for a one-year term and shall not serve more than two successive terms in the same office. The 2019/2020 IPRC Board: • President – Lisa Sommer, State Farm, lisa.sommer.l5si@statefarm.com • Vice President – Chris Stroisch, Country Financial, Christopher.Stroisch@countryfinancial.com • Treasurer – Jason Willett, CSAA Insurance Group, Jason.Willett@csaa.com • Secretary – Open • Membership – Open Membership: Any individual with public relations responsibilities at a property and casualty company (or company group) is encouraged to join, and nearly all of the top insurance companies are represented. Representatives of non-lobbying trade associations are also eligible for membership. Annual membership dues are modest – just $150 per year! Annual Meetings: Two in-person member meetings (spring and fall) are held annually. Previous speakers at our meetings have included executives from: • PR firms Edelman PR, Ketchum, Fleishman Hillard and Hill Holliday • Media outlets including The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, MSN Money, Bloomberg TV, Dow Jones, Kiplinger’s Personal Finance and Seattle Times • Industry executives from III, IIHS, PCI and IBHS • Former senior vice president of global communications for Starbucks, former news director at BYU, and former public affairs executive from Kodak read more