Isle of Skye

Our team

Jake Sayles

Senior Agency Partner & NFU Group Secretary

Jake joined NFU Mutual as an Agent in Perthshire during 2008. He handles all forms of NFU Mutual insurance from croft to large commercial. In May 2012 he relocated to take over the Isle of Skye office which in 2016 he merged with the Stornoway based NFU Mutual agency in the Western Isles. As a Group Secretary for the National Farmers Union of Scotland he is also able to assist crofting members with local agricultural issues and to recruit new members.

Craig Macleod

Agency Partner & NFU Group Secretary

Craig joined the Agency in May 2020 with over 9 years professional experience. Most recently as District Manager at SGN, responsible for the LPG plant and gas distribution network supplying mains gas customers in Stornoway. He is currently going through the licensing process and, when complete, will handle all forms of insurance from croft to large commercial.  As a Group Secretary for the National Farmers Union of Scotland he is also able to assist crofting members with local agricultural issues and to recruit new members.

Graham Ford

Office Manager

Graham joined the team in May 2012. He has an excellent track record in customer service. Graham is available to assist with amendments, renewals, queries, and quotations for motor, home and small business insurance, i.e. office, tradesman and property owner’s. Graham can also help customers access NFU Mutual’s broad range of financial services.

Cameron Macfadyen

Insurance Adviser

Cameron ran a successful NFU Mutual office in Strathaven before retiring and returning to his croft on Skye. In 2016 the Isle of Skye branch managed to wrestle him part-time out of his retirement to provide commercial and personal services to clients.

Alexander Thirlwell

Customer Service Adviser

Alexander started in summer 2018 and now can help our clients with Motor personal and financial services based enquiries/changes and quotations. He is relishing the challenge of his role and looks forward to getting to know our clients better.

Amanda Boswell

Agents' PA

Mandy joined the team in 2016 to support Jake and Duncan with secretarial work, administration and organisation. Her background is in IT customer support and administration. Mandy and her husband made Skye their home in 2012.

Craig Brown

Trainee Sales Adviser

Craig joined the agency at the end of April 2019 and has since become licensed in motor and personal products. Craig has very quickly become knowledgeable in all things car, home and personal and is now branching out into helping our clients with NFU Mutual’s financial services products.

Paul Clyde

Financial Adviser

Paul is our NFU Mutual Financial Adviser. Paul is available to share his breadth of knowledge on investments, family/business/life/income protection, critical illness cover, Stocks and Shares ISAs, Inheritance Tax Planning, pensions, financial planning and any other relevant topics.