Christopher Smith   828.231.3047
Agent for Group Health, Employee
Benefits, Business Owner Protection,
Individual Life, Disability, Critical Illness  and Long Term Care

A native of Atlanta, Christopher has lived in Western North Carolina since 1991.
An avocation for photography and enthusiasm for running rivers spawned a
career as a professional photographer and a
photography business that has
been based in Asheville since 1998.  Along the way, he spent nine years on the
technical side of
Sports Illustrated magazine, photographed hundreds of  
weddings, started a successful postcard and poster wholesale business and led
over a dozen river trips through the
Grand Canyon of the Colorado River.  He is
still involved in photography, marketing his panoramic landscape and floral
images as fine art prints.  To view his work, please
click here.   
Christopher lives in South Asheville with his wife Donna Lane and their two cats, Miles and Ruby.  They enjoy
seeing live music,
films, hiking and great coffee.  Christopher is a member of the Asheville South Rotary Club , the
Reuter YMCA Advisory Board and
Toastmasters International.

Christopher specializes in group health insurance, employee benefits, and life, disability, critical illness and long
term care insurance for business owners and partners.  He also works with individuals on their life, disability,
critical
illness and long term care insurance programs.   Christopher looks forward to the opportunity to work with
you to develop an affordable insurance program that meets your needs.
Trout Insurance is a full line insurance agency located in Asheville, NC.  Trout Insurance offers life, health, disability, Medicare supplement, long term care insurance home and auto insurance for
individuals as well as college funding  and retirement planning.  Christopher Smith, Dave Trout, Jan Trout and Ralph Redpath are independent insurance agents with Trout Insurance.  Christopher Smith
specializes in group health insurance, employee benefits, insurance needs for business owners, key person disability insurance, disability buy out insurance, individual life insurance, short term health
insurance,  disability insurance, long term care insurance, group long term care insurance and critical illness insurance.  
Dave Trout specializes in life and disability insurance, Medicare supplement
insurance, retirement planning for individuals and businesses, commercial business insurance and college funding.  
Jan Trout specializes in individual health insurance.   Ralph Redpath specializes in
home and auto coverage.  Web site design by
Christopher Smith.  Agency photo by Jason Sanford.