david coughlin Lawley Insurance

DARIEN, CT, February 25, 2020 | Lawley, an independent family-owned insurance broker, is proud to announce the promotion of David Coughlin to Partner at their growing insurance and employee benefits team at their Darien, CT branch effective January 1st, 2020.

With more than 20 years of experience in the insurance industry, Dave joined the Lawley organization in 2013 after working for Pierson & Smith and First Niagara Risk Management. He specializes in the placement and management of complex personal insurance programs for successful individuals and families. Additionally, his business insurance specialties focus on Management Liability, Group Personal Excess and Property/Casualty coverage for the Financial Services, Technology, Real Estate, Professional Services and Manufacturing industries.

Coughlin has both his Business Insurance license to advise on commercial coverage necessary to protect clients and, secondly, his Life, Accident & Health license to advise clients on their employee benefits needs.

Dave has his B.A. in Finance from Roger Williams University and was honored with the 40 Under 40 Award in Fairfield County, CT in 2009.

Dave, his wife Melissa, and three daughters have lived in Darien, CT for over 20 years.  He is actively involved in his community serving nonprofit boards including the Darien YMCA and the Darien Firefighters Foundation.

“It is a great honor to become a Partner of Lawley. I am lucky to work with an amazing company, a great team, and fantastic clients. The Lawley family has built an incredible insurance agency with over 400 employees and we function on these core values; be passionate, build new relationships with respect and integrity, be accountable and accessible to our clients, and focus on helping the community,” says Coughlin.

“We’re proud of Dave and his accomplishments across the footprint and at the Darien branch. He is a role model for all of our teams. Additionally, as we grow, we can count on his vision and leadership to drive the success of our agency in Connecticut and beyond,” says Bill Lawley Jr., Principal of Lawley.

ABOUT LAWLEY

Lawley is a privately-owned, independent regional insurance firm specializing in property, casualty and personal insurance, employee benefits, and risk management consulting. Lawley is ranked among the 50 Largest Insurance Brokers in the U.S., according to Business Insurance magazine. For over 60 years, Lawley’s team of more than 400 associates have developed customized property, casualty, surety and benefits insurance programs for businesses and municipalities of all sizes along with personalized protection for individuals and their families.

Headquartered in Buffalo, NY, Lawley has branch offices across New York in Amherst, Batavia, Dunkirk, Jamestown, Mahopac, Plainview, Purchase and Rochester along with Darien, Connecticut and Florham Park, New Jersey. To find out more, visit lawleyinsurance.com.