About Us

Carr & Hyde, Inc has been in existence since 1966.  Prior to that, the agency was owned by Albert V. Carr who purchased the H.L. Baxley Agency in 1964.  From our beginning in Warrenton we have enjoyed steady growth over the years and have become recognized as one of the leading agencies in the area.  We have earned our reputation for professionalism due the special attention given to the needs, requirements and details of our clients. 

Our agency can trace its history back to the 1800's when Mr. James Yates was the Fauquier County agent for Mutual Insurance Company of Loudoun County.   Through the years it evolved into a small town general insurance agency under the name H.L. Baxley Insurance.  By the 1960's that agency represented several other companies including Virginia Mutual Insurance Company.  The Baxley agency was purchased by Albert V. Carr in 1964 and operated under the name of Albert V. Carr Inc.  From that juncture, the agency started on a steady path of growth and expansion.  In 1966, J. Philip Hyde, Jr. joined the agency and the name was changed to Carr & Hyde, Inc.  More companies and staff were added, and in 1975, an affiliation was made to add full time life and health insurance services to the agency which has been headed by Calvin P. Burton since that time.  In 1977, Richard L. Bowen joined the agency as property and casualty agent and soon became a partner in the firm.  The following year G. Wayne Eastham became affiliated with the firm as a property and casualty producer.  In 2001 Tab L. Vollrath joined the agency as a property and casualty producer and then became partner in 2003.  Over the years Carr & Hyde, Inc. has acquired several other local agencies including D.H Lees & Company, Fendley Insurance, and most recently the Van Deaman Insurance Agency in Marshall.  The growth of the agency has been made possible by a knowledgeable staff which currently totals 18 people.