MADAWASKA, Maine — The F. A. Peabody Company (FAPCO) announces the acquisition of the Levite E. Rossignol Agency of Madawaska.
The agency business currently has one employee, Marie Chamberland, a multi-line agent with over 40 years of experience selling and servicing personal insurance. Marie will be joining FAPCO.
Levite Rossignol started in the insurance business in 1968 as a property/casualty agency serving the Madawaska area. Eventually the business expanded with a location in Fort Kent. In the early 1980s the business transitioned to Levite’s sons, Eldon and Philip Rossignol. Eldon eventually purchased Philip’s interest after Philip became ill.
Subsequently, Eldon’s son, Richard Rossignol, came into the business, working alongside his father and after a few years he acquired the business when Eldon retired. Richard operated the agency alongside longtime employee, Marie Chamberland, for 22 years until his untimely death earlier this year.
“Richard was a good insurance man with a big heart. He treated customers honestly and fairly. While we are saddened by his passing, we are pleased the heirs believed F. A. Peabody Company will take care of the customers in the same fashion as Richard did,” stated Christopher Anderson, president of FAPCO.
Anderson said the company hopes to carry on the success of the Rossignol Agency well into the future, and is pleased to have Chamberland join the firm.
Chamberland has been in the business for over 40 years, working for various agency operations throughout the St. John Valley. She started her career with A. C. Madore of Van Buren in 1981, obtaining her property/casualty multi-line agent license shortly thereafter. In 1992, she moved to the Andy Daigle Agency of Madawaska. She moved to L. E. Rossignol in 1997.
“The minute I met Marie I quickly came to realize her deep sense of commitment and empathy toward the people she serves. Her passion is to help people. I like that,” said Anderson.
Chamberland resides in St. Agatha on Long Lake with her husband. She has two sons and two grandchildren, all of whom live nearby.
