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.