Allen Insurance and Financial, Maine’s largest employee-owned independent insurance and financial services agency, is pleased to announce changes to the company’s leadership team and an addition to the company’s board of directors.
“Thanks to our team of now more than 90 employee owners, Allen continues to grow and thrive,” said J. Michael Pierce, company president. “This leadership team is well poised to embrace our goals for continued growth and exemplary client service in 2023 and beyond.”
Effective Jan. 1, 2023, the Allen Leadership Team is comprised of Pierce, Dan Bookham, Peter Williams and Susan Howland.
DAN BOOKHAM has been named senior vice president for business development. Bookham joined the company in 2012 as a commercial lines producer and was appointed vice president for business development in 2016
PETER WILLIAMS has been named senior vice president for commercial lines. With Allen since 1990 and previously serving as a company vice president and commercial lines producer, Williams is known for his work with some of Maine and New England’s largest and most complex insurance risks.
SUSAN HOWLAND has been named senior vice president for human resources and operations and effective Jan. 1 joins the company’s board of directors. Howland joined the company in September 2022.
Photos, from left: J. Michael Pierce, Dan Bookham, Peter Williams and Susan Howland.