Werner received his BSc degree in Actuarial and Financial Mathematics on 23 April 2014, with a weighted average performance of 92% over his three years of study. He also received the Outsurance Prize for the most promising Actuarial and Financial Management graduate.

Brendon Thorpe, who also graduated on the same day, with an honours degree in Actuarial Science, scooped up many awards. He received the PPS Prize for the most promising Actuarial Science graduate, Prudential Prize for the best student in Actuarial Mathematics, the Momentum Group Prize for the best student in Life Insurance, as well as the Discovery Holdings Prize for the best honours research project.

The excellent academic achievements of the students in the Department of Insurance and Actuarial Science are also reflected in their ranking on the Dean’s Merit List (for students with an average of 75% and above). A total of 14 students from the Department are on the Top 30 on this list, and five of them are ranked among the Top 10.