Delta’s Craig Kirk takes home Insurance Leader award

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For Craig Kirk, Group Chief Underwriting Officer and co-founder of Delta Insurance, it takes a village to raise a child — and to grow and develop a business. “At the end of the day, despite the considerable challenges for the...

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Anna Game-Lopata — ANZIIF senior writer

11 May 2026

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Delta’s Craig Kirk takes home Insurance Leader award

For Craig Kirk, Group Chief Underwriting Officer and co-founder of Delta Insurance, it takes a village to raise a child — and to grow and develop a business.

“At the end of the day, despite the considerable challenges for the insurance industry to overcome as a whole, such as climate change and skills shortages, we have enough talent and intellect to do it collectively if we all pull together,” Kirk says.

A humbling experience

When he found out that he’d won 2022 ANZIIF New Zealand Insurance Leader of the Year, Kirk was shocked — especially since he didn’t know he’d been nominated.

“I genuinely didn’t think I stood a chance of winning the award, because there’s just so many amazing leaders in the New Zealand insurance industry,” he says.

“At the same time, I was very chuffed, very humbled and very honoured to be recognised, because [an ANZIIF award] is truly one of the ultimate forms of recognition you can receive in our industry.”