STAFF

General Insurance Services

629 Camino De Los Mares, Suite 306

San Clemente, CA 92673

629 Camino De Los Mares, Suite 306

San Clemente, CA 92673

Jerry Smith

Agent / Owner

(949) 661-2201

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After graduating from Brigham Young University in 1980 with a degree in Accounting, Jerry worked for GTE (Verizon) for 15 years. He married Barbara in 1995, moved to San Clemente and switched from a corporate career to managing General Insurance Services.


In addition to helping our insureds, he enjoys spending time with his large blended family, serving in his church congregation, playing volleyball and pickleball, riding bikes, and reading.


He feels fortunate to have learned Spanish while on a 2 year mission to Argentina prior to college, which allows him to better help our Spanish speaking insureds.

Barbara Smith

Agent / Owner

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Barbara grew up in the Insurance Agency that her father, Herbert Brown started in 1947 and ran out of their West Los Angeles home. After receiving her college degree and teaching credential she looked forward to a career in education. However, her dad realized how valuable she was to the Agency, and soon had Barbara involved full time.


Herb moved the Agency from West Los Angeles to Orange County in 1975 and the extended family all relocated to South Orange County. Barbara took over the Agency in 1994, a year before marrying Jerry.


She has loved the flexibility to schedule her work hours around her children’s schedule throughout the years. She enjoys using her insurance knowledge and rich life experiences to help and counsel others.

Josh Smith

Agent / Manager

(949) 661-2201

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Josh graduated from the University of Utah and brings with him a great enthusiasm for excellent customer service as a newly licensed Agent.  A native of Indiana, Josh has a great work ethic and a background of management and leadership from his previous employment.

 

Aside from his new career in Insurance, Josh is also a dad to 4 year old Blakely, 2 year old Indy, and newborn Koa who are also the 17th, 18th, and 19th grandchildren of the agency owners.  Get to know Josh - you will be impressed and he is here to stay!

 

Away from the office you might find Josh playing pickleball on one of the few courts here in San Clemente, playing volleyball with a church league or continuing his love of soccer as a player and spectator.  Josh played for Southern Virginia University, but now mostly kicks a ball around with his two labs Rocky and Zeke.

Kadyn Smith

Agent / Customer Service Rep

(949) 661-2201

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Kadyn grew up in the offices of General Insurance Services, literally! The daughter of the owners of the agency, Jerry and Barbara Smith, she has deep roots in the community and in the industry. Kadyn played volleyball and soccer for San Clemente High School and then volleyball for Southern Virginia University. She graduated from the University of Utah studying Sociology and Financial Planning.  


Kadyn is a great asset to our agency as she keeps us organized and looking forward. Updating our marketing and social media presence and interacting with our clients and companies, Kadyn is committed to the growth of our family business through building relationships. 

 Maria Lopez

Agent / Customer Service Rep

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Maria is an Orange County native who graduated from Cal State Fullerton in 2017.


She began her insurance career during her last year of college and has been working in insurance ever since. She loves her job because she is passionate about helping people understand insurance, since sometimes understanding policies and coverage options can be tricky. 


Maria also enjoys building relationships with clients and always makes sure to provide them with the best coverage to suit their specific needs.   


Outside of the office you will most likely find Maria and her husband walking their two dogs downtown, or exploring new and interesting restaurants in the area. On her free time she also enjoys practicing yoga or reading a good book!

Salma Escobar

Agent / Customer Service Rep

(949) 661-2201

Salma grew up in San Clemente.  She earned her insurance license and started her insurance career in 2018.  She grew up speaking both English and Spanish and is comfortable and fluent in both. 


Salma is working part-time as she continues her education at Orange Coast College. She loves to learn and develop skills and strategies to improve her effectiveness as an insurance agent, and she enjoys people and assisting them with their insurance needs.


Outside of work and school, Salma enjoys spending time with her family and her dog, Harlow.

Kathy Skupa

Agent / Customer Service Rep

(949) 661-2201

Kathy started working for General Insurance Services in 1998 after working in the semiconductor industry for many years. (She semi-retired in 2020 and now comes in occassionaly to help when needed.)

 

She and her husband have lived in San Clemente since 1994. They are active in their HOA community and often attend city council meetings to make sure their town is kept safe and beautiful.


Kathy’s favorite free time activities are gardening and home improvements, and spending time with family and friends.
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