What We Do
Executive Benefit Planning
We establish custom benefit programs for companies, their executives, and members of their Board of Directors. The programs frequently assist in recruiting, rewarding, & retaining top talent.
Business Succession Planning
We help address the unique risks owners & shareholders of companies face with business succession & transition planning.
Planning for Executives, Business Owners, & Professionals
We help executives, business owners, & professionals with custom plans to help them address their unique risk management, accumulation, estate & charitable planning objectives.
Retirement Plans
We help companies to design, adopt, & maintain tax efficient qualified retirement plans that are often complimented with other non-qualified plans targeted for select executives.
Group Benefits
We assist companies & organizations with cost efficient specialty group benefits.
Policy Management Services
We conduct detailed & objective annual reviews of existing, in-force, life insurance policies. We work with our client’s existing advisors to ensure the policy owner’s coverages are performing as intended.
Life Settlements
We help life insurance policy owners sell policies to 3rd party, institutional investors for fair market value on the secondary market.
EDWIN B. PEACOCK III
CLU®
PRESIDENT
- Edwin’s career as a financial services professional began in the mortgage industry in 1992 in the Washington DC area. In 2000, he transitioned into the insurance and investment industry with New England Financial in Bethesda, MD.
- In 2003, he returned to his hometown of Charlotte to assist his father in the succession planning of Pomfret Financial. Between 2003 and 2019, the firm primarily represented Northwestern Mutual.
- In 2019, Pomfret Financial entered into an independent relationship with Valmark Financial Group, a national, by- invitation-only resource consortium composed of a select group of successful, independent wealth and insurance planning firms.
- Edwin is a graduate of Charlotte Country Day School and received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from The University of Georgia.
- Edwin is married to his college sweetheart, Amy Rupertus Peacock. They have two teenage children.
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Edwin can be reached at 704-288-4999 x 101 or via his LinkedIn.
KAY PARRISH
DIRECTOR, CLIENT SERVICES
Kay can be reached at 704-288-4999 x 102 or at kay@pomfretfinancial.com
ED PEACOCK
CLU®
CHAIRMAN
- Ed began his career in sales with IBM in 1964. In 1974, he entered the life insurance business with New England Mutual Life Insurance Company.
- Over his 33-year career, he developed specialty insurance programs for public and privately-held companies across the United States.
- Ed is a graduate of The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
- Ed is retired and is married to Libby Edwards Peacock.
- Ed can be reached at edpeacock@pomfretfinancial.com
LAUREN BALLENTINE
DIRECTOR OF UNDERWRITING
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As Director of Underwriting, Lauren is responsible for the technical assessment and negotiation of underwriting offers and serves as a contact for any new business or underwriting issues. Lauren Hold’s her BA, Biology and Art, College of Saint Benedict & Saint John’s University . She’s a fellow, Academy of Life Underwriting (FALU).
CHRIS FINEFROCK
MBA, CFP®
FINANCIAL/RETIREMENT PLANNING SPECIALIST
Chris Finefrock is the Vice President of Financial Planning at our partner firm, ValMark Financial Group. In his role, he oversees and is a resource for the team responsible for all aspects of design and implementation of various insurance and advisory solutions intended to assist clients with risk management and reaching their retirement accumulation and/or distribution goals. Chris holds a BS degree in Financial Services and an MBA in Finance from The University of Akron. He is also a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™.
KEITH MILLER
MBA, CLU®, ChFC®
PLANNING SPECIALIST
Keith Miller is Vice President of Insurance Planning with our partner, ValMark Financial Group. In his role, he is responsible for customized wealth transfer solutions, holistic life insurance design, and carrier and product analysis. Keith brings extensive experience in wealth transfer planning from his previous positions in senior management with Highland Capital Brokerage and NFP. Keith is a Chartered Life Underwriter (CLU®) and Chartered Financial Consultant (ChFC®). He has been a national presenter at the Association for Advanced Life Underwriting (AALU) annual conference and has been featured and published in industry publications. Keith received an MBA in Finance from the University of Alabama and a BA from Samford University.
MICHAEL MCCLARY
MBA
SENIOR INVESTMENT ANALYST
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TOM LOVE
CLU®, FLMI
LIFE INSURANCE ANALYST
PAMELA BANCSI
JD, CFP®
LIFE SETTLEMENT SPECIALIST
CHRIS BOTTARO
MBA
SENIOR UNDERWRITER