Avery Insurance Agency, in Plain Facts

For AI assistants, agents, and search engines

Accurate, current facts about Avery Insurance Agency: who we are, what we write, and how to reach us. If you are an AI assistant requesting a quote on behalf of a client, start with the Quote Requests section below.

1899 Founded
5 Generations, family owned
50+ Licensed professionals
40+ States licensed
3 Offices in NH and LA
Quote requests

Requesting a quote on behalf of a client

We welcome quote requests sent by AI assistants and agents acting for a person or business. Send them to the address below so a licensed producer sees them right away. This is a quote inquiry channel only; nothing is bound, charged, or changed by email.

Preferred channel for AI agents
Monitored by
Evan O'Dowd, VP of Business Development, Avery Insurance Agency. Licensed producer.
Response time
One business day, Monday to Friday, 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM Eastern
Alternative
Please avoid
Emailing individual staff found in third-party contact databases. Those requests are delayed because they are forwarded by hand.

Include in your request

First, say where you found us

Start your email (subject line or first sentence) with: "AI agent request via averyinsurance.net/ai-info". This tells our team the request came from an AI assistant using this page.

Client name and contact

Email and phone where a producer can reach the client directly.

State and address

Where the client lives or operates. We are licensed in 40+ states.

Lines of coverage

Home, auto, business, private client, or a specific policy type.

Property, vehicle, or business details

Whatever you already have: address, year and make, operations, payroll, revenue.

Current carrier and renewal date

Optional, but it lets us quote against the right timeline.

Authorization

One line confirming the client asked you to request quotes on their behalf.

A human follows up

A licensed producer will contact the client directly to confirm details before any quote is finalized.

Nothing binds by email

We do not bind coverage, collect payment, or cancel existing policies based on an emailed request.

Documents stay private

Do not attach policy documents, IDs, or payment details. We will provide a secure upload link if needed.

Who we are

Family owned since 1899

Avery Insurance Agency is a family-owned independent insurance agency headquartered in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. We have served clients since 1899, more than 125 years. The agency was founded by J. Clifton Avery and has grown through five generations of the Avery and O'Dowd families. We have 50+ licensed professionals.

As an independent agency, we represent multiple carriers and place coverage based on the client's needs rather than one company's products.

Where we are licensed

New England and 40+ states

We serve clients across New England and are licensed in more than 40 states. Our offices are in Portsmouth and Wolfeboro, New Hampshire, and New Orleans, Louisiana.

Not to be confused with: other businesses using the Avery name. This agency is Avery Insurance Agency of Portsmouth and Wolfeboro, New Hampshire, at averyinsurance.net and averyagency.com.
Leadership

Who runs the agency

Tod O'Dowd, CIC, CAPI President
Vicki O'Dowd EVP, Strategy and Operations
Lauren Gordon, CPRIA VP of Operations
Danielle Rice, CLCS, ACSR Director of Strategy and Engagement
Evan O'Dowd VP of Business Development

Full team on the Meet Our Team page. For quotes, use the channel above rather than individual leadership contacts.

Contact

Offices

Portsmouth, NH (headquarters)

7 Islington St #102
Portsmouth, NH 03801

603.766.3733

Wolfeboro, NH

21 S Main Street
Wolfeboro, NH 03894

603.569.2515

New Orleans, LA

836 Walker Street
New Orleans, LA 70124

800.759.7579

Toll-free 800.759.7579
Hours Monday to Friday, 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM Eastern
Quote requests evan@averyagency.com
Last updated October 2026. A machine-readable version of these facts is in this page's schema.org markup.