Meopham

Karen started with NFU Mutual in 2006 and became an Agent in 2012. She specialises in larger commercial risks. Karen is a business graduate from the University of Kent and in her spare time she enjoys travelling. She also enjoys getting involved in farming issues locally as part of her role as NFU Group Secretary for the Dartford and Rochester branches.

Andrew became the Agent for NFU Mutual in Sevenoaks in 1992. He has a background in farming and is involved in a broad range of countryside pursuits, including shooting. Andrew can assist on all aspects of NFU Mutual’s products and services. He is also the Group Secretary to NFU's Edenbridge and Sevenoaks branches.

Matthew joined the office in November 2014, having spent the previous 10 years working for NFU Mutual in various locations across the South East. Matthew has experience across all aspects of NFU Mutual commercial and personal products. In his spare time Matthew enjoys live music, golf and enduring the peaks and troughs of being a Brighton and Hove Albion season ticket holder.

Ross is the NFU Mutual Financial Adviser based out of the Sevenoaks agency and has been advising clients on all their financial needs for in excess of 25 years. Ross would be delighted to meet with you and offer expert advice on aspects of financial planning, including your protection needs, retirement & investment planning and inheritance tax needs. His aim is to ensure that you put the right plans in place to support your financial goals and aspirations.

Gina has been part of the Sevenoaks team since 1993. She is licensed to deal with client queries across our home, motor and horse products and will happily deal with new business enquiries and amendments to existing policies. Gina is also the main claims handler within the branch. Away from work, Gina enjoys skiing, watching sports and trips to the theatre.

Barry joined the agency in 1998 and has a wealth of farming knowledge drawn from his dairy farming background. He is able to provide advice across the full range of NFU Mutual products and is happy to tailor cover to meet your needs.

Jennifer has joined the team from Tata Steel in London where she worked for many years. The chance to work for NFU Mutual as an Insurance Sales Adviser has provided her with a local base now and the opportunity to spend more time with her young daughter. Jennifer can help with any queries relating to motor and personal insurances and can book appointments for you with our Financial Adviser for life, pensions and investments enquiries. In her spare time Jennifer is learning the art of beekeeping and producing her own local honey, as well as renovating her new home which she moved into recently.

Ryan joined the team in late 2016, working at the Meopham office. He is fully licensed in motor, home and bespoke home insurance and is soon to complete his licences for smaller commercial risks. He is now based in Sevenoaks to concentrate on assisting customers either face to face or over the telephone with all of their new business quotes and enquiries. In his spare time, Ryan enjoys playing football for his local team.

Simi joined the team in 2017 and is working her way through our internal exams. She is licensed in motor products and will be undertaking our personal products shortly. Currently in charge of renewals she is able to help with your enquiries. To relax she likes to keep fit and socialise with friends.

I have worked at the agency for over 10 years. I provide expert customer service and assistance in a range of personal insurances including Motor, Home, Bespoke and Equine. In my spare time I enjoy socialising with friends.

Freddie joined our team in June 2020 having graduated from The Royal Agricultural University with a degree in Agricultural Business. He has an interest in farming and enjoys the countryside. He also enjoys playing cricket in his spare time. Freddie has spent most of his life in the Sevenoaks area.  He is fully licensed in motor insurance, home insurance, and commercial insurance.

Lizzie joined the team in June 2020, working at the Meopham office. She previously worked in the office organising the renewals and has recently graduated from the University of East Anglia. Lizzie is fully licensed in motor insurance, home insurance, and commercial insurance. In her spare time, Lizzie likes baking, spending time with her family and socialising with friends.

Simon has been with NFU Mutual since 2009, having previously worked as both a financial and mortgage adviser. He has spent most of his life living in the local area and spends much of his spare time chasing after his two young children. Simon is experienced in commercial and personal products with a particular focus on high value homes.

Darren joined the team in 2015 and is fully licensed in all products, including commercial. He has recently become our external seller and specialises in visiting clients for their insurance needs from large accounts to high net worth homes. In his spare time he enjoys dog walking and trying to play golf.

Rhia specialises in bespoke and high net worth insurance. In her spare time, she is a keen equestrian and is the proud owner of two horses who she shows competitively up to county level. She is passionate about all things countryside and has been given the opportunity to combine this passion with a career at NFU Mutual Meopham and Sevenoaks.  She is currently working through her licenses.

Ben joined the team in June 2020, specialising in Bespoke insurance. He previously worked in the motor sector with high end manufacturers gaining years of experience in this industry. In his spare time Ben enjoys motorsport (particularly British Touring Cars, and Masters Historics), classic cars, horse riding and art.

Lea is our Office Manager, having joined us in July 2015 having previously worked for NFU Mutual in the North of England. She is fully licensed in all motor and personal insurance specialising in bespoke and high net worth properties. She enjoys spending time with her family including her two dogs.

Jo joined the Meopham agency in September 2019 as an Executive Personal Assistant to Karen Beer. Although this is Jo’s first role within the insurance industry, Jo has 20 years of experience in a variety of management and personal assistance roles and provides support to the agency staff and is currently training to become licensed to assist with motor products. In her spare time, Jo enjoys air rifle shooting, has a passion for fast cars and loves the outdoors – especially when walking to the local dog friendly pub!

Our lovely colleague Purnima who worked with NFU Mutual in Meopham for many years sadly passed away on 15th January this year. Purnima was a beautiful lady inside and out and will be greatly missed by all her colleagues. She had to retire from work in 2018 due to ill health but up until last summer still continued to work in the mornings in our Meopham office, organising our renewals and dealing with claims. She became quite poorly after Christmas and was taken into hospital where she sadly lost her long battle with cancer. Please remember Purnima with a smile as we will do.

Kevin co-ordinates our financial services offering including life, pensions and investments. He joined the agency in 2019 previously working in financial services for over 30 years. In his spare time, he enjoys countryside sports and motoring.

Rosie joined the team in July 2021, having graduated with a degree in Real Estate from The Royal Agricultural University. Rosie has a background in agriculture and is currently living on the family farm. Originally from Devon, she enjoys open-water swimming, surfing and socialising with friends. Rosie is fully licensed in motor insurance and is working towards completing additional licenses.