Nick Turner

Group Chief Executive, NFU Mutual

Nick was appointed group chief executive of NFU Mutual in April 2021 after eight years on the board as sales & agency director, and is responsible for managing the business of the UK’s leading rural insurer.

Nick first joined the NFU Mutual board in 2013 and for eight years, managed the group’s agency network across the UK, as well as distribution and sales for general insurance and financial services.

Nick has a long association with the CII (Chartered Insurance Institute) and was president in 2019/20.

In 2016/17, he was president of the CII’s Personal Finance Society, the professional body for financial advisers across the UK. Prior to becoming president, Nick was member director for five years, bringing both strategic and practical expertise to the Personal Finance Society board.
Before joining NFU Mutual, Nick spent 27 years at AXA in a wide variety of roles in sales and business development as well as marketing and strategy across life, general insurance and global partnerships.

Nick enjoys playing guitar, drawing graphic novels and rural walking with his partner Dee, and their two dogs.