CHU Underwriting Agencies national customer service team leader Anna Zeeng has been named inaugural winner of the Kurt Nilsen Entrepreneurial Spirit Award. 

The award commemorates Lion Underwriting founder and former Underwriting Agencies Council chair Kurt Nilsen, who died last year.  

"The award reflects the qualities he was known for: thinking big, backing yourself, embracing opportunities and looking out for the people around you," UAC says.  

Ms Zeeng will experience the London market for a week, sponsored by Lion, HBA Legal, DWF and Clyde & Co.  

She was crowned winner last week at a graduation ceremony for the UAC Leadership Academy, which began in March with a cohort of 27.  

"Anna stood out from the beginning. She embraced every part of the program, challenged herself, supported her peers and consistently put her ideas into action," says UAC, which will begin recruiting a new 2027 Leadership Academy cohort next month.