Avondale Insurance Associates

Peter Coghlan

Over 40 years insurance experience. Since 1984, Peter has dedicated his career to wholesale produced E & S business.
Prior to launching Avondale in 2006, Peter was President and CEO of Aspen Specialty, following an 18 year career at First State where he held the position of President and COO.

E-mail: pcoghlan@avondaleins.com
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John Argos

John has worked exclusively with the wholesale broking community since 1979. Prior to joining Avondale in 2006, John worked in the Boston branch office of First State for 20 years.

E-mail: jargos@avondaleins.com
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Donna Howe

Donna has over 25 years underwriting experience writing a variety of coverage's, for both companies and wholesale brokers.
Prior companies include Hartford, Discover Re and Liberty Mutual. Donna has been a senior underwriter at Avondale since joining in April 2007.

E-mail: dhowe@avondaleins.com
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Pam Warren

Pam has specialized in E & S underwriting for nearly 38 years, holding senior positions at Essex, James River and Colony, prior to joining Avondale.
She has focused on specialty property lines since 2000.

E-mail: pwarren@avondaleins.com
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Koshka (Coco) Koh

Coco joined Avondale in early 2007 from First State where she began her insurance career in 2001.

E-mail: kkoh@avondaleins.com
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Julia Thompson

Julia has worked in the Insurance Industry since 1978. She spent the majority of her career with First State and joined Avondale from Aspen Specialty in 2006.

E-mail: jthompson@avondaleins.com
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Andrew Lagos

Andrew joined Avondale in July, 2010 as a trainee underwriter. He is a graduate of the University of Saint Lawrence.

E-mail: alagos@avondaleins.com
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Don Lilley

Don has 22 years insurance company experience. He began his career working in the Lloyds market, before relocating to the US in 1994.
For the past 18 years he has managed specialty company insurance operations, with a focus on improving customer service.

E-mail: dlilley@avocaup.com
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Laurie Matheos

Laurie manages Avondale's fiduciary accounting team. With over 20 years accounting experience focused in the specialty lines arena, Laurie ensures highly accurate and efficient accounting with our Wholesale Broker Partners. Her team responds to enquires within the business day received.

E-mail: lmatheos@avocaup.com
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