The Insurance Council of New Zealand (ICNZ) and the Australian and New Zealand Institute of Insurance and Finance (ANZIIF) have named Euan Osborne as the winner of the 2019 ICNZ and ANZIIF Scholarship.

Osborne, an underwriter for financial lines at Chubb New Zealand, will be awarded $10,000 – providing him an excellent insurance or leadership-based development opportunity to attend an international conference or seminar program.

“Winning the 2019 ICNZ Scholarship is definitely a career highlight. It is great to be recognised externally and I am very grateful to have this opportunity to further my career in insurance,” Osborne said. “Next year I am attending the Cyber Insurance USA conference in Chicago where I will have the chance to learn from, and network with, experts in this field. My goal is to soak up as much knowledge as possible so that I can apply it to the benefit of the local market.”

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Commenting on Osborne’s win, ICNZ chief executive Tim Grafton said: “This year saw several very high-quality applications. Euan’s essay was well structured, researched and written. It showed a deep understanding of risk-based pricing and implications for collective pooling. He also explored the implications for customers, insurers and society more generally.”

Prue Willsford, chief executive officer of ANZIIF and panel judge, added: “We are delighted to announce Euan as this year’s winner, allowing him the opportunity to expand his knowledge at an international conference.”

“ANZIIF is proud to work with ICNZ and empower insurance professionals like Euan with beneficial professional career development opportunities. Thank you to everyone who submitted, I strongly encourage anyone thinking about submitting for 2020 to have a go,” Willsford concluded.