About Us - Our History

The Farrell Backlund Insurance Agency can trace its roots back to 1858. Through the years, the Agency has evolved and grown dramatically.  Farrell Backlund Insurance Agency, LLC is now a partnership between Russel Martorana, Don Backlund, Mark Cuddy, Thomas Rogers, Gregory Arnold, Nicole Martorana and Bristol County Savings Bank. 

In 2008, Farrell Backlund Insurance expanded with the acquisition of Anderson Cushing Insurance Agency of Middleboro and Freetown.  In 2011, Farrell Backlund merged with Richardson-Cuddy Insurance Agency of Attleboro. The Agency now has six locations – Taunton, Attleboro, Rehoboth, Dighton, Middleboro, Freetown – and 70 employees. The Agency has over 25 national and regional insurance companies and a client base of over 19,000 personal and commercial clients.

Farrell Backlund Insurance Agency, LLC is a leader in providing insurance and financial solutions for our customers.  Our mission - through the professionalism and integrity of our employees and  working in an efficient and technologically superior environment - is to continually improve our products and services, to meet our customers' needs, allowing us to share our prosperity with our employees and the community. 

Farrell Backlund Insurance is involved in a number of community activities and is proud to be a good corporate neighbor and enjoy the excellent reputation and name recognition our involvement in the community has earned us.

We have structured the future of the Farrell Backlund Insurance Agency, LLC. around a concept of quality:

  • We will deliver quality, service and products.
  • We will provide a quality work experience & environment for our employees.
  • We will provide quality change in our community by committing ourselves to working with as many local non-profit charitable organizations as possible