Overview
Type
Educational Institution
Headquarters
Fort Smith, Arkansas
Category
Insurance school
Dolores A. Chitwood, LUTCF, came into the insurance industry in 1988 as the manager of the insurance-funded Pre Needs Department for Callison-Lough Funeral Home. In 1989, she joined Life of Georgia Insurance Company where she was a frequent Sales Leader (Ft. Smith and AR District) specializing in developing employee Life and Annuity Plans. In 1990, Life of Georgia reorganized all of their AR Districts and Dolores decided to develop her own agency, Chitwood Consultant, LTD. Chitwood Consultant, LTD. specializes in the development of Life, Health, and Annuity plans for individuals and employees of small and mid-sized businesses. Before entering the insurance field, Dolores was a working partner with family in the Dry Cleaning and Convenience Store business. She also taught Jr. High English and Physical Education in West AR schools and was the Administrator of two small social agencies during earlier years, prior to entering the Insurance business. Dolores joined the National Association of Financial Advisors in 1989, serving on the local and state board and served as the Local and State President. Currently, she serves as the longtime Local NAIFA Treasurer, National Committee Person, and the Public Relations Chair. Dolores has also been involved in chairing many CE and Insurance Licensing Education classes, both developing and teaching the classes. She serves on the AR Insurance Department Pre-Licensing Task Force and is often called on by the Insurance Department to make suggestions on a variety of education issues. Dolores has been teaching the Life and Health Pre-Licensing class since 2005. Special effort is given to teaching the class with insight into the marketing of Insurance with the goal of preparing students to pass the Life and Health Pre-Licensing test and understand the basics of the Life and Health Insurance Plans they will be selling. In 2017, Dolores received an Agent of the Year Award, and in 2018 she received the Stallion Award for Lifetime Service.
