Financial Services >> CEO Interviews >> July 21, 2003
JAMES L. SMITH is President and Chairman of Summit Life Corporation, a
multi-state insurance holding company; and President and General Agent
of James L. Smith & Associates, Inc. Mr. Smith was at Central State
University for three years where he studied Business Management. He has
been in the insurance industry 25 plus years and received his CLU
designation in 1985; ChFC designation in 1986 and LUTCF designation in
1987. Mr. Smith is a Life and Qualifying member of the 'Million Dollar
Round Table.' He achieved 'Top of the Table' with MDRT in 1985 and from
1990 to 1997. Mr. Smith is an active member of the Oklahoma City
Association of Life Underwriters. He was the 1989 'Boss of the Year' of
LICOMA (Life Insurance Company Officer Management Association). Mr.
Smith received OCALU's 'Agent of the Year' award October 29, 1994. He
has many top awards from the companies he represents. He retired in 1988
from the US Army Reserves as Assistant Division Commander. Mr. Smith is
a Sponsor of the Red-Ribbon Anti-Drug Campaign Adopt-A-School-Southern
Hills Elementary, and an active member at Meadowood Baptist Church. Profile
Mr. Smith: Summit Life Corporation was incorporated in April 1994 in the
State of Oklahoma as an insurance holding
