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PIA is making an IMPACT at the Statehouse

You can help by making a contribution       

PIA of Ohio could not be successful in its legislative and public affairs efforts without IMPACT. IMPACT helps professional independent agents across the state have a voice in the political arena by supporting the election of sensible leaders who will listen to agent and industry concerns. By combining your financial contribution with PIA members from across the state, IMPACT allows you to compete with big-money interests in the legislative arena. Contributions to IMPACT have helped increase agent clout, resulting in successes such as Ohio passing meaningful tort reform, electing a balanced Supreme Court and ensuring fairness in proposed compensation disclosure requirement laws.


PIA of Ohio Past President Terry Kelso with Ohio Supreme Court Justices Maureen O'Connor and Evelyn Stratton		    



While agents may not all share the same political views, they do share the same underlying values and common cause of protecting the American Agency System so that customers can be served with choices of coverages to meet their unique insurance needs.


We Need Your Help: Is Your Name on Our Contributors List Yet?
Because laws and regulations affecting agents never stop, fundraising efforts for IMPACT, PIA’s political action committee, never stop. While this year is not an election year at the state level, support of IMPACT is still critical for our ability to protect your business interests. While fundraising is only one part of a public affairs strategy, it is an essential component that is necessary for success, just like grassroots organization, lobbying and relationship-building. Political candidates don’t only fundraise in election years; fundraising is a never-ending task for them.

Many issues that affect you and your clients' businesses have and will come before the Ohio General Assembly this legislative session. In addition to MVR fee increases, issues such as agent licensing changes and  increasing the state’s financial responsibility limits are being considered. 

Our goal is to raise $25,000 this year. We need your help. Please consider making a contribution immediately.

If you would like to contribute to IMPACT, complete and mail an IMPACT contribution form to PIA with a personal check made payable to IMPACT, or call Carolyn Mangas at (800) 555-1742 to make your contribution over the phone. Please remember that corporate contributions are prohibited by law.

Questions about IMPACT?
Contact Carolyn Mangas at (800) 555-1742 or Carolyn@ohiopia.com.

Download an IMPACT contribution form

View a list of IMPACT contributors

View PIA's Agents' Guide to Ohio's Elected Officials

View the latest IMPACT newsletter


Frequently Asked Questions

What is IMPACT?
The Insurance Marketers Political Action Coordinating Team, otherwise known as IMPACT, is PIA of Ohio's political action committee. IMPACT is the chief mechanism through which PIA facilitates political giving by individual PIA members to influence the result of legislative and statewide elections.

Why does IMPACT exist?
The purpose of IMPACT is to generate sufficient financial resources to provide meaningful support for statewide and legislative candidates who share PIA's views on critical issues and support the independent agent profession.

Why give to IMPACT instead of just giving to candidates directly?
By pooling their financial resources via IMPACT, individual agents can, in effect, make contributions in support of candidates in larger amounts than they might otherwise be able to make on their own. As a result, the overall impact (or, IMPACT) of the dollars being donated to a particular candidate is enhanced, something that raises the stature of PIA, helps it promote its agenda, and benefits individual agents.

When does PIA raise funds for IMPACT?
Because laws and regulations affecting agents never stop, fundraising efforts for IMPACT never stop.

How does PIA determine which candidates receive support from IMPACT?
Disbursement determinations regarding IMPACT funds are made by PIA's government affairs professionals, who continually evaluate candidates for statewide and legislative offices and make strategic decisions on which candidates to support and how much support to provide. These decisions are based on the amount of IMPACT funds available, a candidate's record on PIA issues, personal requests by PIA members, and the likelihood of a particular candidate to win his or her race for elected office.

How can I make my contribution and what forms of payment are accepted?
Contributions can be made to IMPACT by mailing a personal check to the PIA office. Checks should be made out to IMPACT. Contributions can also be made over the phone with a personal credit card. Please remember that corporate contributions are prohibited by law.