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Mike Austin receives ANZIIF Lifetime Achievement Award
Being recognised for doing a job he loved was not something Mike Austin expected after retiring from a long career in the marine insurance industry. But winning this year’s ANZIIF Lifetime Achievement Award highlights his dedication to the profession, as...
11 May 2026
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Being recognised for doing a job he loved was not something Mike Austin expected after retiring from a long career in the marine insurance industry.
But winning this year’s ANZIIF Lifetime Achievement Award highlights his dedication to the profession, as well as the respect and admiration he earned from his peers along the way.
“This award celebrates, as much as anything, my going to work for the same job for 50 years, which was a job I thoroughly enjoyed,” says Austin, who joined CB Thompson Marine in 1974.
“So, it’s really nice to be acknowledged for something that wasn’t very hard for me to do.”
A life at sea
Austin’s love of sailing and fishing inevitably led him to a career at sea.
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