The History of Colton Groome
1950
Colton Groome was founded by Henry E. Colton as a New England Life Insurance Office in Morganton, NC..
1953
Henry moved the office to Asheville, North Carolina, in the historic Jackson Building in Pack Square.
1966
Henry moved into the former BB&T Building (now the Kimpton Arras Hotel)
1974
George M. Groome graduated from UNC-Chapel Hill and joined Henry's firm.
1977
The firm expanded and moved to Executive Park.
1978
The CG First Lady, Marie Colton, became an NC State Representative. (She became the first female Speaker Pro Tempore of the House in 1991.)
1980
George M. Groome became a Partner at Colton Groome.
1984
George became President and CEO of Colton Groome.
1986
The firm expanded and built a new building at 84 Orange Street.
2003
G. Tate Groome joined the firm, specializing in Insurance Strategy.
2004
George transitioned the firm to a Broker/Dealer relationship with Valmark Securities to become independent from New England and MetLife products
2010
Colton Groome continued to expand and built new offices on Hendersonville Road
2012
G. Tate Groome became a Partner in Colton Groome Insurance Advisors
2014
Tate founded LifeTrust3D™ to provide life insurance policy monitoring services to banks, trust departments, family offices, and trustees.
2015
Tate published his book ...the Best Policy!
2016
Tate became the CEO of Colton Groome Insurance Advisors
2018
Colton Groome Insurance Advisors acquired Versalus Insurance
2020
Tate released an updated copy of his book ...the Best Policy! The Second Edition
2020
Colton Groome celebrated its 70th Anniversary!
