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G’day, and welcome to Farmstyle Insurance.
We’re proudly Australian owned, and our entire team is locally based across NSW, VIC and QLD.
Each member of our team has their own unique experience and background in the agricultural industry – ranging from Australia to New Zealand and across commercial and lifestyle farming.
One thing we all have in common, is our passion for farming and supporting our customers.
Alex C.
Co-Founder of Farmstyle Insurance / Underwriter
Alex has had over 20 years of experience in the agricultural finance and insurance markets. His passion for agriculture started with his degree in Agricultural Business at Gatton College, and after living in numerous country towns his appreciation for the day-to-day challenges facing the agricultural community have continued to fuel his interest in this sector.
Charlie R.
Co-Founder of Farmstyle Insurance / Founder of FarmStyle Australia
Charlie is the founder of Australia’s fastest growing lifestyle and hobby farm community, FarmStyle Australia. Based in Dubbo, NSW he has a wealth of experience as an agricultural consultant and is dedicated to educating new and small scale farmers on their journey.
Alex C.
Co-Founder of Farmstyle Insurance / Underwriter
Alex has had over 20 years of experience in the agricultural finance and insurance markets. His passion for agriculture started with his degree in Agricultural Business at Gatton College, and after living in numerous country towns his appreciation for the day-to-day challenges facing the agricultural community have continued to fuel his interest in this sector.
Charlie R.
Co-Founder of Farmstyle Insurance / Founder of FarmStyle Australia
Charlie is the founder of Australia’s fastest growing lifestyle and hobby farm community, FarmStyle Australia. Based in Dubbo, NSW he has a wealth of experience as an agricultural consultant and is dedicated to educating new and small scale farmers on their journey.
Ben K.
Co-Founder of Farmstyle Insurance / Finance & Operations
Ben in a qualified actuary with 8 years of experience in agricultural insurance. He looks after the backend operations and finance functions of the business, ensuring that our platform continues to run smoothly.With a consulting background across various industries in analytics (data science), finance, strategy and marketing in aviation, e-commerce and technology, he is committed to driving innovation in the agricultural insurance industry through a ‘technology-led’ approach.
Rhiannon H.
Technical & Underwriting Officer
You may detect a slight Kiwi accent in Rhiannon’s voice, but she’s actually originally from Sydney.Rhiannon has a family background in Dairy farming in Palmerston North, New Zealand where she was based for the last 10 years. With extensive experience across the Agribusiness sector, she was selling, providing risk advice and underwriting farm insurance for the last 5 years in New Zealand, before deciding to relocate home to Sydney.Rhiannon is involved in the technical management and underwriting of the Farmstyle Insurance product.
Ben K.
Co-Founder of Farmstyle Insurance / Finance & Operations
Ben in a qualified actuary with 8 years of experience in agricultural insurance. He looks after the backend operations and finance functions of the business, ensuring that our platform continues to run smoothly.With a consulting background across various industries in analytics (data science), finance, strategy and marketing in aviation, e-commerce and technology, he is committed to driving innovation in the agricultural insurance industry through a ‘technology-led’ approach.
Rhiannon H.
Technical & Underwriting Officer
You may detect a slight Kiwi accent in Rhiannon’s voice, but she’s actually originally from Sydney.Rhiannon has a family background in Dairy farming in Palmerston North, New Zealand where she was based for the last 10 years. With extensive experience across the Agribusiness sector, she was selling, providing risk advice and underwriting farm insurance for the last 5 years in New Zealand, before deciding to relocate home to Sydney.Rhiannon is involved in the technical management and underwriting of the Farmstyle Insurance product.
Nigel W.
Rural Underwriting Manager
Nigel is a member of our underwriting team based in Victoria. He brings to the table a family farming background in southern NSW and 20 years of experience in the insurance industry – 11 years as a broker and 9 years as a Business Development Manager.
Richard W.
Farm Underwriter
Richard has proud roots as the 4th generation of a southern NSW farming family. He has an associate diploma in Farm Business Management and a diploma of Financial Services (Insurance Broking). Richard has extensive experience being involved in the insurance industry for the last 15 years as a broker and handling insurance claims.
Nigel W.
Rural Underwriting Manager
Nigel is a member of our underwriting team based in Victoria. He brings to the table a family farming background in southern NSW and 20 years of experience in the insurance industry – 11 years as a broker and 9 years as a Business Development Manager.
Richard W.
Farm Underwriter
Richard has proud roots as the 4th generation of a southern NSW farming family. He has an associate diploma in Farm Business Management and a diploma of Financial Services (Insurance Broking). Richard has extensive experience being involved in the insurance industry for the last 15 years as a broker and handling insurance claims.
Tamara T.
Rural Underwriting Officer
Tamara has been in the insurance industry for 30 years, primarily as a broker specialising in all classes of insurance, including Commercial, Agricultural/Farming and Domestic Products.Growing up in a rural town on the border of NSW and VIC, she’s a country girl through and through – with a strong sense of community building. She enjoys nurturing client relationships and ensuring they have the support and guidance to meet their insurance needs.
Angela A.
Underwriting & Claims Assistant
Angela began her Insurance career in 1985 as one of the first intakes for Suncorp when they acquired SGIO. Originally placed in the claims department, she has gone on to specialise in this area.Angela has a strong administration and sales background and is also a JP (Qual) and civil celebrant.She currently lives on her hobby farm in rural QLD and fully understand the unique challenges and benefits that are associated with this lifestyle choice.
Tamara T.
Rural Underwriting Officer
Tamara has been in the insurance industry for 30 years, primarily as a broker specialising in all classes of insurance, including Commercial, Agricultural/Farming and Domestic Products.Growing up in a rural town on the border of NSW and VIC, she’s a country girl through and through – with a strong sense of community building. She enjoys nurturing client relationships and ensuring they have the support and guidance to meet their insurance needs.
Angela A.
Underwriting & Claims Assistant
Angela began her Insurance career in 1985 as one of the first intakes for Suncorp when they acquired SGIO. Originally placed in the claims department, she has gone on to specialise in this area.Angela has a strong administration and sales background and is also a JP (Qual) and civil celebrant.She currently lives on her hobby farm in rural QLD and fully understand the unique challenges and benefits that are associated with this lifestyle choice.
Ewelina R.
Assistant Accountant
Ewelina obtained an Agricultural Economics degree in Europe, and after relocating to Sydney in 2016 completed her Master’s degree in Professional Accounting. She has over 10 years of experience in the banking, investment insurance and finance sectors. With fond memories and experiences of her family’s farm in Poland, she is keen to apply her agricultural background and education to the Australian farming industry.
Emily K.
Marketing Coordinator
Emily is new to the agricultural insurance industry, but has big dreams of owning her own hobby farm one day. After 5 years as a qualified CPA and financial analyst, she went on to spend the last 8 years working across all facets of e-commerce and marketing. With a fresh perspective, Emily is excited to do things differently and to grow the Farmstyle Insurance brand into one that truly reflects our customer’s lifestyle.
Ewelina R.
Assistant Accountant
Ewelina obtained an Agricultural Economics degree in Europe, and after relocating to Sydney in 2016 completed her Master’s degree in Professional Accounting. She has over 10 years of experience in the banking, investment insurance and finance sectors. With fond memories and experiences of her family’s farm in Poland, she is keen to apply her agricultural background and education to the Australian farming industry.
Emily K.
Marketing Coordinator
Emily is new to the agricultural insurance industry, but has big dreams of owning her own hobby farm one day. After 5 years as a qualified CPA and financial analyst, she went on to spend the last 8 years working across all facets of e-commerce and marketing. With a fresh perspective, Emily is excited to do things differently and to grow the Farmstyle Insurance brand into one that truly reflects our customer’s lifestyle.