A.D. Davis changing name to Banknorth Insurance Agency

Name change to coincide with move to new North Conway facility

A. D. Davis Insurance Agency, the New Hampshire affiliate of Banknorth Insurance Group, has announced that it will change its name to Banknorth Insurance Agency effective Aug. 16.The name change affects offices in North Conway, Colebrook and Gorham. The firm also announced that it will move its North Conway office from 3277 Main Street to a new location in town."A. D. Davis has been part of Banknorth Insurance Group since 1998, and the time was right to more clearly identify the agency as part of New England's largest insurance network," said Peter Sparta, president and CEO of Banknorth Insurance Group.The newly-renamed North Conway office will relocate to 2541 White Mountain Highway in North Conway, behind the Bank of New Hampshire, on Aug. 16. The new office will retain its current phone numbers and will be open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday. An open house event is planned for September."Visitors will benefit from our brand-new, accessible location in North Conway next door to Bank of New Hampshire, also a division of Banknorth," said Tom Deveaux, regional president of Banknorth Insurance Group. "The new facility will help our staff better serve the insurance needs of our customers and the community at large."The three A. D. Davis offices join an existing Banknorth Insurance Agency office in Bedford, providing a full line of personal and commercial insurance solutions, including auto, home, valuable items coverage, property and casualty, and employee benefits to individuals and businesses throughout New Hampshire.As an affiliate of the Banknorth Group, Inc., Banknorth Insurance Group is the largest insurance group in New England and the 46th largest in the country, with offices in Massachusetts, Connecticut, Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine and upstate New York.For more information about Banknorth Insurance Group or its agencies, visit the company online at BanknorthInsurance.com.As of June 30, 2004, Banknorth Group Inc., headquartered in Portland, Maine, and one of the 30 largest commercial banks in the country, had $29.3 billion in assets. Banknorth's banking subsidiary, Banknorth, N.A., operates banking divisions in Connecticut (Banknorth Connecticut); Maine (Peoples Heritage Bank); Massachusetts (Banknorth Massachusetts); New Hampshire (Bank of New Hampshire); New York (Evergreen Bank); and Vermont (Banknorth Vermont). Banknorth was named the Best Managed Bank in America by Forbes Magazine in 2004.