Combined Agents of America LLC (CAA) announced that its immediate past president Bill Bridges, CIC, will serve for a three-year term on the board of directors of The Independent Insurance Agents of Texas. His term begins September 1. Bridges, the executive vice president of Duncan, Fraser & Bridges, will continue to serve on CAA's newly-elected Management Committee.

The following CAA board members and their top producers will hold IIAT leadership roles in 2008:

o Bill Barnard, CIC, partner at Barnard Insurance, will serve on the IIAT Budget and Finance Committee for a one-year term starting this August and continue to serve for a second year as regional vice president of the Insurance Men and Women's Political Action Committee of Texas (Impact) Committee. Barnard will also serve as the immediate past president of the Big I Wichita Falls local association.
o Bill Bartlett of Bartlett, Baggett & Shands is regional vice president for IIAT IMPACT.
o Brent Borgstedte, CAA chairman and president of GBS Insurance, is the treasurer of the Big I Houston local association.
o Curtis Fendley, CIC, managing partner of Pierson-Fendley Insurance, is serving his third year on the IIAT board.
o Don SoRelle, senior producer at Pinnacle Insurance Group, is the president of the Big I Central Texas local association.
o Mark Bridges, a producer with Edmond, Deaton & Stephens agency, will serve as the new president of the Panhandle Independent Insurance Agents Association for 2008-09.
o Michael Whorton, CIC, producer at Whorton Insurance Services, will serve as the new president of Big I Austin local association for 2008-09. Michael will also serve as the IIAT Legislative Leader Team and on the IIAT Trusted Choice Media Team.

For more information, visit www.combinedagents.com.

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