Company History

94 year old Robert T. Fleetwood
(center) is proud to be photographed as his grandson, Creg Fleetwood
(right), joins the agency in 2003. Also pictured is Scott Bramble
(left), Vice President of F.A.M & M.
The agency traces its roots to two
well respected insurance agencies with a long history in Kent County.
The Fleetwood-Kirby Agency was formed in the 1920's and operated in
Chestertown under this name until William Macbeth (now retired) joined the firm in
1957. At that time the name was changed to Fleetwood-Macbeth, Inc. and
remained so until 1968. The Townsend-Kane Agency was organized around
the same time. Operating as a corporation from the beginning the agency
soon grew to be Kent County's largest insurance firm.
In 1968, the two firms reached an agreement to merge
and do business under the name of Fleetwood, Kane, Macbeth & McCown,
Inc.. In 1971 the agency had outgrown its Chestertown office and moved
to a new modern office located just outside of town. The agency remains
at this location (now within the town limits) today.
Ed Athey joined the agency in 1974 as a producer and
became a stockholder in 1978. Ed served as President for most of those
years until his retirement in 2004. Ken Fisher was recruited from
Connecticut General in 1978 to originally handle life and health for the
agency. Ken became a principal in 1988 and took over
duties as President of F.A.M. & M.
Scott Bramble was added as a producer in 1989, and
today heads the commercial lines book of business as well as serving as the
agency's Vice President. In 1994, the
firm merged with a smaller agency operating as Larrimore Insurance. John
Larrimore had started his business six years prior, and as a one man
operation, had already become a force in the local personal lines
marketplace.
In 1988, Dan Zottarelli brought over his experience
gained as a dockmaster at a local marina and began marketing all types
of marine insurance under the label of "Dockmaster's Yacht Insurance."
He still manages that book of business today.
The most recent addition to the production side of
the firm comes from Creg Fleetwood. Creg is the grandson of F.A.M & M.'s
"founding father" Robert T. Fleetwood (see picture above). Creg
started in 2003 as a producer.
The agency continues to strive towards its goal of
providing the citizens of the Mid-Shore the markets and service
necessary to best serve their insurance needs.