Statement from United and PMA

TK: Here is the latest communication from Bryan Silbermann of PMA and Tom Stenzel of United on the meeting between leadership groups of both associations yesterday.:


Friends,

On Monday we shared with you information about the July 18 meeting our two associations had planned in Chicago. We said that “both associations' priority is always to deliver the best value to our members, and our volunteer leaders and staff have been talking about ways to do that better. We are now exploring ways to enhance member value through collaboration between our two associations, although there is no predetermined endpoint such as merger. Rather, we are focusing on enhancing value to members of both associations and letting that guide our discussions.”

Yesterday’s meeting was the second this year between representatives of our respective leaderships. Our discussions have focused on how the two associations can work more effectively together in future for the benefit of our industry members. We discussed a variety of options on how to accomplish this. Our Boards will receive a report on this meeting and we will involve them in continuing the discussions. Both of our associations have leadership meetings already planned over the next several months and these will give us the opportunity to examine the variety of options available. We are committed to sharing the outcome of those discussions with one another.