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| Company Timeline | |
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| 1868 | back to top |
| Founded by W.D. Gale...the firm has grown to become one of the largest employee-owned insurance brokerages in Tennessee | |
| 1920's | back to top |
| 1st agency in Tennessee awarded Power of Attorney with direct underwriting authority for USF&G Surety | |
| 1940's | back to top |
| Gale Smith + Company is one of 5 founding agencies of the National Association of Surety Bond Producers (NASBP) | |
| 1950's | back to top |
| Bill Crawford and John Witherspoon Jr. acquire ownership of firm | |
| 1960's | back to top |
| John Witherspoon Jr. chairs the "Clinic Bowl" and is named Man of the Year in 1964 by the Nashville Area Junior Chamber of Commerce | |
| 1968 | back to top |
| During Gale Smith + Company's Centennial year, David Bond joins firm eventually becoming President | |
| 1970's | back to top |
| Clyde Redford joins the firm and launches the EMPLOYEE BENEFITS division Marshall Brown joins and starts the TRANSPORTATION division | |
| 1980's | back to top |
| John Witherspoon IV launches U.S. and Caribbean SCUBA Program Christie Reeves, CPCU joins the firm to formalize the Commercial Marketing Department Bill Carpenter and Chuck Barnes join, bringing 40 years of experience and knowledge to CONSTRUCTION & SURETY BOND division Gale Smith + Company is tribunalized by Lloyd's of London | |
| 1990's | back to top |
| Gale Smith adds next generation of employee owners: Tim Herndon, Tom Weatherman, Allen Eubank, Gary Holbrook, Todd Batson and Mike Hargis Gale Smith expands into new offices in the Maryland Farms development of Brentwood, TN | |
| 2000 and beyond | back to top |
| TECHNOLOGY Division launched as firm becomes a founding member of the Nashville Technology Council Gary Holbrook recruited as Director of Safety Services to support burgeoning Transportation Division Gale Smith acquires equity position in U S Advisors to further serve the health care industry Allen Eubank named Insurors of Tennessee "Young Agent of the Year" and elected board member of the Insurors on Nashville Todd Batson chairs the 2001 Clinic Bowl highlighting the firm's 40+ year involvement with the charity and Vanderbilt Rehabilitation Services ENTERTAINMENT Division formalized recognizing the firm's growth in this area over the last several decades and the thriving music industry in Nashville and the Southeast J. Michael Patterson, CPA named Chief Operating Officer Gale Smith acquired Benefit Planning Company to expand our services to our group clients to include Cafeteria Plan, Cobra, HIPAA, and HRA administrative services Christie Reeves, CPCU named Insuror of the Year, 2003 by Insurors of Tennessee for outstanding service on behalf of the independent agents of Tennessee | |
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