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Patrick Watkins is New President
AUSTIN — The Independent Insurance Agents of Texas (IIAT) elected
new officers, board members, and state
national director during its 115th annual meeting in San Antonio in June.
The new terms begins on Sept. 1, unless otherwise listed.
ed Choice. He was named the IIAT
Young Agent of the Year in 2005.
Watkins holds the Certified Insurance
Counselor and Certified Risk Manager professional designations and is
past president of the Independent Insurance Agents of Austin.
Group in 1994 after growing up
around his family’s insurance business. Over the last seventeen years, the
agency has grown from a staff of four
to nearly 100 full-time employees in
seven Texas locations.
Patrick Watkins,
President
Patrick Watkins, president of Wat-
kins Insurance Group in Austin, will
serve as president for 2012-2013.
Pat Arthur,
Vice President
Pat Arthur, partner at McQueary
Henry Bowles Troy in Dallas, was
elected to serve as vice president.
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In addition to serving on IIAT’s board
of directors, Watkins has participated
on numerous IIAT advisory councils
including the Young Agent and Trust-
In the local community, he served
as the 2008 president of the Austin
Chapter of the Community Associa-
tions Institute and currently serves on
the board of the Austin Symphony
and as an advisory board member of
Caritas.
Watkins joined Watkins Insurance
Left to right are Patrick Watkins, Don Whitaker, Pat Arthur, and Robert Hempkins.
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