Leah AbramMBA, GBDS Employee Benefits Business Manager

716.849.8698 | labram@lawleyinsurance.com | Buffalo, NY

As employee benefits business manager, Leah provides leadership and technical guidance to the employee benefits to ensure superior customer service. Leah manages several different departments including operations, technology solutions, retirement, and employee benefits marketing.

Specialties


Financial Services
Employee Benefits
Customer Relationships

About:

As employee benefits business manager, Leah provides leadership and technical guidance to the employee benefits to ensure superior customer service. Leah manages several different departments including operations, technology solutions, retirement, and employee benefits marketing.

Experience:

With Lawley for 10+ years, Leah acts as a project manager for critical agency strategic initiatives including operational changes, new key technology, benefit administration partnerships, and/or enhancements to our service model. Leah works with cross-functional teams to achieve outlined goals and meet specific success criteria. She is responsible for fostering and maintaining key carrier and vendor relationships, evaluating market changes, and communicating strategy across the organization. She also develops and maintains models to support commission reporting and other compensation structures to mitigate risk in all aspects of billing. Leah brings expertise and experience from previous roles in banking and financial planning.

Accreditations:

Leah holds FINRA Series 6 and 63 licenses and a Life, Accident, and Health license. She is a Benefits Disability Specialist (GBDS) and Project Management Professional (PMP).

Education:

Leah earned a bachelor’s degree from SUNY Brockport and a master’s degree in business administration from Canisius College.

Community and Pro Bono:

Leah is involved in the community through Junior Achievement, Toastmasters International, and is a 2015 graduate of Leadership Buffalo.