Holyoke– The Dowd Agencies of Holyoke, MA announce that current Senior Vice President, David W. Griffin, Sr. CIC, LIA has been appointed Treasurer of the independent agency. Effective July 1, 2010, Griffin, Sr. will oversee various aspects of the company’s finances including accounting, cash flow, asset management, investment management and carrier management. In addition, he will ensure that policies and procedures are followed to maintain the financial health of the organization. Griffin has been with Dowd since 1994.

Diane will serve as Cray-Dowd’s Commercial Lines Account Manager/Marketer for the Amherst location. In this role Diane will work with new and existing business insurance clients. She will also assist Dowd’s producers on quoting accounts. Diane is a Certified Insurance Service Representative (CISR) and brings over 23 years of insurance experience to Dowd. She maintains insurance licenses in Massachusetts and Connecticut. She is also a Notary Public. Diane is a native of Amherst and currently resides in town.

Jim Lawton has joined The Dowd Agencies as an account executive, with an emphasis on commercial and personal lines sale of property and casualty insurance. He maintains an insurance license in the state of Massachusetts. Most recently, Jim was a property and casualty producer for a local insurance agency here in the Pioneer Valley. A graduate of Brandeis University, Jim served as President of the Business Network International. He is also a member of the Northampton Chamber of Commerce. A native of Western Massachusetts, Jim resides in Conway with his family.

“The addition of Diane and Jim will further strengthen our team of insurance professionals,” says John E. Dowd, Jr., Partner of the Dowd Agencies. “We are delighted to welcome them as part of our team and are confident that their enthusiasm and expertise in the insurance industry will be a great asset to our customers.”