The Early Years
On June 1, 1954, Maurice and Pauline Champoux decided that they were going to pursue their dream of owning their own business. Together they started the insurance business in their own home located on Pine St in Lewiston, Maine.
Diane Champoux Iannotti worked part time for the agency during her school years, and in 1977, started to work at the agency on a full time basis. During the first 15 years of operation, Champoux Insurance Agency purchased 8 separate agencies and grew to a staff of 10 dedicated employees.
Here We Grow...
In 1980, The Rogers Insurance Agency became a part of the family. The Rogers Insurance Agency of Lisbon Falls, Maine, was also a family owned agency, and is still operated by Brenda Rogers, a Rogers family member.
Here We Grow Again...
In 1999, Diane Champoux Iannotti took the helm of the business and purchased the Pinkham Insurance Agency. The Pinkham Insurance Agency was another family owned business. Raymond Pinkham started the Pinkham Agency in 1963. His son, Tim joined his father in the family business in 1979. In 1981, Tim moved to Lewiston, Maine to assume a small agency and in 1985, a third location in Gardiner was opened. Through the years, the agency increased it's client base in Lewiston, and in the Gardiner-Farmingdale areas.
In 2004 opportunities allowed the creation of People Insurance located in Ogunquit, Maine. This branch office is dedicated to serving clients in York County and Northern New England. In 2009, the Champoux Group made a conscious decision to expand the Rogers Agency approach by opening their fifth branch office in Brunswick, Maine.
Common Philosophies
The common philosophies that the Champoux's, Rogers, and Pinkham's pass down to their children
are the desire to help people with their personal financial
peace of mind. "Give your clients your best possible
price up front, and then give them the same level of
service that you expect, and you'll be successful".
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