Barbara A. Leatherbury
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Wilmington, DE 19802 Email: *******@***.***
Professional Summary
Multi-faceted, detail-oriented Financial Services Professional with over 30 years of diverse, progressive experience in financial advisement/services including managing accounts, sales, trust administration, investment products and insurance. Superb academic preparation coupled with excellent organizational, presentation and communication skills and inherent business acumen have led to a reputation as a team player offering extensive knowledge in life insurance, disability and investment products while blending the needs of clients with meeting the company’s goals and expectations. Extensive insurance and real estate background.
Technology Proficiency: MS Office Suite, SEI (Wealth- Gateway), Trust 3000 systems
Proven Expertise:
Account Management
Wealth Advisement
Time Management
Trust Administration
Communications
Presentations
Supervision
Mentoring/Coaching
Record Keeping
Professional Experience
Colonial Life Insurance 6/2019-Present
Independent Sales Agent:
Responsible for Marketing voluntary health benefits to businesses for the benefit of their employees.
Products offered are accident, disability, dental, life, critical illness, cancer and hospital indemity.
Meet Employees to enroll them in specified products
Assist Office Manager with managing the customer service for the employees regarding anything relating to the products they have established
State Farm, Chris Joyner Insurance Agency, Wilmington, De 9/2016-1/2017
Office Staff Representative
Barbara is currently working part time as a licensed staff person;
assisting with customer service of clients regarding any questions, or changes on current policies, auto, home, life, renters, or Business over the phone, or in the office.
Quote coverages
Write New Business
Make phone calls to retain Business
Wilmington Trust, Wilmington, DE 1/2004-9/2015
Client Service Officer/Trust Officer, Wealth Advisory (5/2010 – 9/2015)
Managed 200+ Investment/Custody and Trust Accounts for High Net Worth Trust Clients with an approximate market value of 1M. Communicated with clients on transaction requests received; transfer funds, process wire, and initiated a check. Handled all correspondence received on client's accounts; responded to all phone calls on client's account in a timely fashion. Ensured all changes to clients’ accounts were processed.
Participated in client meetings with the FA/PCA and investment advisor to make sure client's goals are being met in the current account and product.
Prepared Discretionary Memo Payments requested by the client, as defined in the trust agreement.
When necessary, recommended and processed small Trust terminations for clients.
Compliance Officer/Wealth Advisory(4/2007 – 5/2010)
Managed the Irrevocable Life Insurance Trust/Crummey Unit. Ensured the database has accurate information on trust clients. Responsible for timely payments of insurance premiums.
Handled and processed necessary paperwork relating to the insurance policies. Approved the opening of Irrevocable Life Insurance/Crummey trust accounts. Mailed Crummey notifications out to Trust beneficiaries. Communicated with insurance carriers on policy information review
Financial Sales Consultant (1/2004 – 4/2007)
Conducted daily outbound calls in an effort to provide customers with various product promotions. Responsible for selling bank products. Opened bank deposit accounts, such as, 529 plans, checking, savings, money market, and individual retirement accounts.
Education
Cannon Trust School
Certificates; Trust I, II & III
Wilmington College, Wilmington, DE
Master’s Degree; Business Administration
Morgan State University, Baltimore, MD
BS - Sociology
Licenses
Life & Health
P&C
Real Estate licenses in DE/PA