Lucas Dunbar has joined the business insurance division of L.S. Robinson Co., Mount Desert Island's hometown insurance agency and a division of Allen Insurance and Financial.

Dunbar is a native of Southwest Harbor and a graduate of Mt. Desert Island High School. While he is new to the insurance industry, he is excited to follow in the footsteps of Lawrence Robinson, a great uncle who founded the agency in 1932.

"I knew him as Uncle Skip. This is a great opportunity to work in my hometown, with business owners in my community," said Dunbar.

Many in Southwest Harbor would recognize Dunbar from his time at West Marine, where he managed the Southwest Harbor retail store and worked as a salesman for boat yards and commercial fishermen. More recently, he and his father ran two Sears Hometown stores in Newport and Ellsworth.

Dunbar and his wife Sarah, a teacher at Mt. Desert Elementary School, live in Pretty Marsh with their four daughters. Outside of work, Dunbar spends time with his family and plays a round of golf when time and season permit.

Based on Main Street in Southwest Harbor, L.S. Robinson Co. is has been serving the insurance needs of businesses and families on Mt. Desert Island since 1932.  L.S. Robinson is a division of Allen Insurance and Financial, the independent, employee-owned insurance and financial planning services agency with additional offices in Rockland, Camden, Belfast, Portland and Waterville.