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[section_timeline][section_timeline_option css_animation=”fadeInUp” date=”December 1982″ title=” Jim Surace Promoted to State General Agent of Northeast Ohio” image=”976″]Jim Surace establishes the Surace Agencies of American Income Life in North Royalton, Ohio.[/section_timeline_option][section_timeline_option type=”right” css_animation=”fadeInUp” date=”September 2001″ title=”Marcus Smith Joins the Surace Agencies” image=”971″]Marcus Smith begins working as a Sales Representative with Surace Smith in North Royalton, Ohio.[/section_timeline_option][section_timeline_option css_animation=”fadeInUp” date=”January 2006″ title=”Surace Smith is Born”]Marcus Smith is promoted to Partner State General Agent, creating Surace Smith.[/section_timeline_option][section_timeline_option type=”right” css_animation=”fadeInUp” date=”Dec 2006″ title=” #1 Agency Internationally”]Surace Smith is recognized as the #1 agency internationally in its category with American Income Life after having a record year, producing $3.5 Million of Annualized Life Premium.[/section_timeline_option][section_timeline_option css_animation=”fadeInUp” date=”December 2006″ title=”Jim Surace is named ‘State General Agent of the Year’”]Jim Surace is honored with the most prestigious award in all of American Income Life after Surace Smith’s record-breaking year.[/section_timeline_option][section_timeline_option type=”right” css_animation=”fadeInUp” date=”January 2007″ title=”Surace Smith Expands to Toledo, Ohio” image=”1189″]Surace Smith opens an office in Toledo, expanding its reach to serve member families in Northwest Ohio and parts of Michigan.[/section_timeline_option][section_timeline_option css_animation=”fadeInUp” date=”March 2007″ title=”Surace Smith Expands to Columbus, Ohio” image=”1188″]Surace Smith opens an office in Columbus, expanding its reach to serve member families in Central and Southern Ohio.[/section_timeline_option][section_timeline_option type=”right” css_animation=”fadeInUp” date=”December 2007″ title=”Back to Back: #1 Agency Internationally Again”]Surace Smith is once again recognized as the #1 agency in its category with American Income Life after having another record year, producing $4.5 Million of Annualized Life Premium.[/section_timeline_option][section_timeline_option css_animation=”fadeInUp” date=”December 2008″ title=”Three-Peat: #1 Agency Internationally, Three Years Running”]Surace Smith is recognized as the #1 agency in its category with American Income Life for the third straight year after having yet another record year, producing $7 Million of Annualized Life Premium.[/section_timeline_option][section_timeline_option type=”right” css_animation=”fadeInUp” date=”December 2008″ title=” Jim Surace and Marcus Smith are named ‘Partner State General Agents of the Year’”]Jim Surace and Marcus Smith are honored with the most prestigious award in all of American Income Life after Surace Smith’s third straight record-breaking year.[/section_timeline_option][section_timeline_option css_animation=”fadeInUp” date=”December 2009″ title=”Another Year, Another Record Broken”]Surace Smith reaches another milestone with a fourth straight record-breaking year, producing $8 Million of Annualized Life Premium.[/section_timeline_option][section_timeline_option type=”right” css_animation=”fadeInUp” date=”December 2011″ title=”Back on Top: #1 Agency Internationally”]Surace Smith reclaims the title as the #1 agency in its category with American Income Life with another record year, producing $12 Million of Annualized Life Premium.[/section_timeline_option][section_timeline_option css_animation=”fadeInUp” date=”February 2012″ title=”Surace Smith Expands to Lexington, Kentucky” image=”1187″]Surace Smith opens an office in Lexington, expanding its reach to serve member families in Kentucky.[/section_timeline_option][section_timeline_option type=”right” css_animation=”fadeInUp” date=”December 2012″ title=” Yet Another Broken Record”]Surace Smith reaches completes yet another record-breaking year, producing $14 Million of Annualized Life Premium.[/section_timeline_option][/section_timeline]
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ABOUT US

Over 30 years ago, Jim Surace was working in a waning real estate market and searching for a new challenge. He found his opportunity with American Income Life, and began a lifelong career that was quickly marked by success. In his first year at American Income Life, Jim was runner up for Agent of the Year, and by his second year in the business he became State General Agent. To accommodate his growing organization, Jim built a 12,000 square foot office building in Cleveland, Ohio and set up a new home base of operations.

In 2001, he extended an internship offer to nineteen-old-year Marcus Smith, whom he met during an interview that the then-business college student was conducting. Marcus was greatly impressed by Jim’s character, and accepted the internship. Excited by the opportunities that American Income Life had to offer, and about serving working class families and unions, Marcus rapidly rose through the levels of leadership until he was named a partner with Jim Surace in early 2006. At that time, Surace Smith was born.

Surace Smith has emerged as #1 in production per capita for ten years in a row within American Income Life. In 2006 and 2008, Jim was named State General Agent of the Year. 10 State General Agents have been promoted out of Surace Smith along with over 30 leaders that have joined them. Seven Surace Smith leaders have been promoted to director-level positions within the Torchmark Corporation’s family of businesses. Year after year, Surace Smith has been proven to have an unmatched system of leadership development. Among their AIL peers, Surace Smith is known as the “Leadership Factory”!

Through their strong leadership development, earnest service to middle class Americans, and many philanthropic endeavors, Surace Smith has arisen as an organization that not only meets but also far exceeds expectations. Now with three offices in Ohio and one office in Kentucky, the individuals at Surace Smith continue to grow as one passionate, motivated team.

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