04 January, 2012

Rural insurance firm Cornish Mutual is looking for further growth in Dorset and Somerset during 2012 with the appointment of a new Senior Inspector. 

Naomi Phillips (pictured) will take responsibility for leading a team of five locally-based specialist Insurance Inspectors across Dorset and Somerset. The company has appointed three new Inspectors to work in Somerset over the last 18 months and is also looking to appoint another two new Inspectors to work in Dorset to support its growth plans. 

The role of Senior Inspector has been newly created by the company and Naomi will help to grow the business in the two counties by mentoring and supporting the five current Inspectors, to deliver Cornish Mutual's current Members and new Members with their usual high level of personal and customer service. 

Born and schooled in Taunton, 32-year old Naomi attended Queens College in the town before studying for her Fellowship of the Chartered Insurance Institute (FCII) and management degree from Bridgwater College. Naomi has worked in the rural insurance company sector as an insurance agent and then sales consultant for more than ten years. 

Naomi, who lives just outside Bridgwater with her husband Simon and two springer spaniels, started working for Cornish Mutual in December and says she is relishing the opportunities: "Being a dairy farmer's daughter from Taunton and a South West girl at heart, what I love about working for Cornish Mutual is that it has a locally-based team and the company really understands and supports the rural community.  Cornish Mutual has the flexibility, personality and potential to grow in Dorset and Somerset and I'm very hopeful that my experience and knowledge will make a real difference." 

Naomi's role will involve visiting local farmers and Members across Dorset and Somerset, as well as assisting her team of Inspectors with their technical insurance knowledge and giving training on new products. 

She adds: "I have always worked in the region and because I know Dorset and Somerset so well, I have a genuine connection with these two counties and the people that live in them. Having the freedom to work in the countryside, meeting rural businesses, getting to know my team and seeing them develop and succeed will provide me with huge personal satisfaction." 

Philip Wilson, Cornish Mutual's Business Development Manager adds: "Proactively expanding our business in Dorset and Somerset will remain a key focus for us over the next 12 months and Naomi will be critical to helping the company succeed in doing this. She has a great team of motivated Inspectors who are eager to work with her and use this opportunity as a springboard to further raise the profile of Cornish Mutual across their respective areas." 

In her spare time, Naomi enjoys dressage and has five of her own horses stabled near her home. She says she regularly takes part in both regional and national dressage championships and travels extensively across the country: "I've ridden from a young age and been involved in breeding, showing, eventing and dressage for many years. It takes up a lot of my spare time, but I wouldn't have it any other way."