Mary Slykhuis

Mary Slykhuis, RVT, AFIS, has extensive experience in agribusiness and veterinary fields, currently serving as a farm underwriter at Nationwide since July 2018. Responsibilities include risk assessment, policy pricing modifications, and maintaining agency partner relationships. Prior roles encompass personal lines and pet underwriter positions, where analysis of risk and collaboration with customer-facing departments were key. Concurrently operating Slykhuis Farms since 1988, Mary handles insurance accounts and paperwork for the family-owned farm. Previous experience includes managing insurance accounts at State Farm and working in emergency veterinary care at Iowa State University. Mary possesses a solid educational background with a focus on risk management and business administration.