Island Life Magazine Ltd October/November 2010 | Page 90

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Island Life - October/November 2010

Photo: Matt Legge pictured with some of his YOUTHFUL team at the local NFU branch, Newport.

Matt's youthful team maintains the
proud tradition of the NFU Mutual
It’s exactly 100 years ago since a

named Agriculture House, Gunville

helped us a lot that we have put new

small group of Warwickshire farmers

Road.

ideas into the pot.

got together to form what has since

Matt Legge joined NFU Mutual in

“We have looked at things that have

become one of the most respected and

2001, and is the Island branch’s senior

been done in the past, and moved

popular insurance companies in the

account executive. Working within in a

them forward. During my time here we

country.

company that is so steeped in history,

have more or less doubled in size in the

And for nearly all of that time, the

Matt is rightly proud of the fact that

amount of premiums that come in, and

Island branch of NFU Mutual has played

when he was appointed, he became

we are proud of that record.”

an integral part in safeguarding the

their youngest account executive

livelihoods and providing invaluable

nationwide, at just 22.

advice to initially the farming

In these days of modern technology,
searching out supposedly the best

Matt heads a team of seven staff

insurances, pensions and investments

community and more latterly people

members, and said: “The company itself

through the internet may appear

from all walks of life.

has certainly stood the test of time, and

straightforward enough to the vast

Less than 10 years after it was

here on the Island we pride ourselves

majority.

founded in 1910, the NFU Mutual

on being the youth team, so to speak.

arrived on the Island, situated in The

“Only one member of my team is

But as Matt points out: “Sometimes
it is all a bout the personal service, and

Mall, Carisbrooke. It remained there

older than me – and we will keep that

building a relationship with customers.

until the late 1980s before switching to

identity a secret! So we are a young

What we are NOT looking for is

its present offices at the appropriately

and enthusiastic group, and it has

someone who will come to us this year

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