Patrick Watkins, Cic, Crm Email & Phone Number

Austin, Texas, Us

Austin, Texas, Us

Encouraged by his father, David Watkins, Patrick joined Watkins Insurance Group full-time in 1994. Since taking over the reins in 2002, the firm has grown from a four-member staff to nearly 100 insurance professionals in several locations across Central and East Texas. Patrick Watkins has led Watkins Insurance Group to provide a wide range of business, personal ,and employee benefit insurance lines from many of the nation’s top insurance companies.Patrick Watkins is an active insurance agent and advisor. Watkins Insurance Group is the largest and fastest-growing family-owned independent insurance agency in Texas. Since starting with the agency in 1994, the Austin-based firm has grown from a four-member staff to over 125 insurance professionals in locations across central and east Texas. Since stepping into the agency President role in 2002, Patrick has led Watkins Insurance Group to provide a wide range of business insurance, bonds, personal insurance, and employee benefit lines.Patrick is an active member of the insurance community and holds both the designation of Certified Risk Manager (CRM) and Certified Insurance Counselor (CIC). Patrick was named Young Agent of the Year by IIAT in 2005 and served as President of the Independent Insurance Agents of Texas (IIAT) in 2011-2012. He is past-President of the Independent Insurance Agents of Austin and has held numerous board and committee roles over the years. He was the youngest member to receive the Independent Insurance Agents of Austin (IIAA) President’s Award at age 31. In addition, he has been asked to serve on several agent advisory councils including Travelers, America First, Central Mutual, Safeco, The Hartford, and United Fire. Most recently, Watkins Insurance Group has had the honor of being named a 2019 Best Practices Agency in an annual study by the Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers of America (IIABA) and Reagan Consulting.