The Dowd Insurance Agencies has been an independent insurance agency in Massachusetts for over 115 years
Jon D. Lumbra has joined the Dowd Insurance Agencies as its Chief Financial Officer. A resident of Holyoke, Mr. Lumbra is a former city treasurer who will now be responsible for directing the fiscal operations of the agency’s business and supervising the accounting department. He will also be charged with assisting in the planning, implementation and maintenance of the agency’s current systems and procedures.
“We are pleased to welcome Jon to the team,” said David Griffin W. Griffin, Sr., executive vice-president and treasurer of The Dowd Insurance Agencies. “He is an excellent strategic and cultural fit whose breadth and depth of knowledge will help strengthen our brand and provide the best service to our customers and employees,” Griffin continued.
In addition to being a former city treasurer, Mr. Lumbra brings nearly two decades of experience in financial services to The Dowd Insurance Agencies. Prior to his appointment with the Dowd Agency, Mr. Lumbra held various positions with The Loomis Communities, The City of Holyoke and Spectrum Analytical.
“The Dowd Insurance Agencies is one of the oldest insurance agencies in Massachusetts and its headquarters remain in the city of Holyoke, where the business was started 118 years ago. Making positive contributions to the success of our community has always been important to us, which is why Jon is a great addition to our business. He has demonstrated these shared values by volunteering his time to support many organizations — many of which are based in Holyoke, Jon’s hometown,” said John E. Dowd Jr., president and chief executive officer of The Dowd Agencies.
A graduate of Southern Vermont College, he holds a degree in criminal justice and minor in corporate espionage. In addition to his new responsibilities with the Dowd Agencies, Mr. Lumbra will also currently working toward his MBA at University of Southern New Hampshire. He is also the president of the local Knights of Columbus Council #90 board of directors, former executive board member of the Massachusetts Government Finance Officers Association, a member of the Holyoke Taxpayers Association and a panel member of the Taxpayer Advocacy Panel Federal Advisory Committee. He is also the immediate past chairmen of the Holyoke Visiting Nurse Association & Community Health Foundation, the immediate past president of the Holyoke Rotary Club and board of director member of Holyoke Medical Center. A Massachusetts native, Mr. Lumbra lives with his wife Patricia and three children in Holyoke. His wife is a native of Easthampton.
More about the Dowd Insurance Agencies and Quincy Mutual
The Dowd Agencies has been offering individuals, families businesses in western Massachusetts personal and commercial insurance, and financial-planning for over a century. Established in Holyoke in 1898 by James J. Dowd, it is one of the oldest insurance agencies in Massachusetts that has continuously operated under the same family’s ownership and management.
Today, under the stewardship of John E. Dowd, Jr., president and chief executive officer, David W. Griffin, Sr., executive vice-president and treasurer, and Robert W. Gilbert Jr., chairman of the board, The Dowd Insurance Agencies provide counsel and coverage from its five offices in western Massachusetts.
On June 17, 2016, The Dowd Agencies, LLC, the parent company of insurance agencies, located in Holyoke, Hadley, Southampton, Indian Orchard, and Ludlow, announced that they had entered into a strategic alliance with QPP through which Quincy Mutual would invest in the agencies in exchange for a twenty percent equity interest as part of Quincy Mutual’s new venture, Quincy Perpetuation Partners, LLC (“QPP”). See Agency Checklists’ June 21st article, “Quincy Mutual Makes First Agency Investment With New Subsidiary.”
