Ceylinco Insurance General pays tribute to loyal staff

Ceylinco Insurance General, recently recognised and rewarded their dynamic and dedicated team at the Annual Sales Conference and Awards Ceremony 2010.

The glittering event showcased the company's outstanding talent and acknowledged the accolades of their loyal staff while rewarding its top performers.

The event held under the theme 'With you, our staff, we are stronger than ever before' was attended by over 1,200 Sales personnel and also other members of the staff.

Over 550 sales personnel received awards given on a rewarding criteria; the top achievers were categorized as Members, Certificate Members, Bronze, Silver and Gold going on to the coveted Hall of Fame. Along with rewards based on these categories, five members were recognized and welcomed into the prestigious Hall of Fame while one of them qualified for a brand new house.

Deputy Chairman Ajith Gunawardena paid a glowing tribute to his staff for demonstrating unparalleled loyalty, also said, "In a year of tremendous challenges, the staff displayed utmost loyalty and proven to be a constant source of strength, as they helped the Company overcome adversity and trying times. It was their effort, their commitment that helped the company sail through, unshaken and untouched by the turmoil around it.

It was also their sense of allegiance that allowed us to continue with our position of established market dominance'.

Gunawardena also thanked the stakeholders, saying 'I thank the share holders for the confidence placed in the company and its management'.

'I also thank the regulator, the insurance board of Sri Lanka, the authorities, reinsurers and reinsurance brokers, agents and brokers, and all our loyal clients without whose support and belief in us, we could not have achieved anything.

I salute their loyalty and steadfastness' he said.

Deputy Chief Executive Director, Patrick Alwis in his address said 'We achieved excellent results for 2009 due to the commitment, loyalty and team work of our staff and we deeply express our gratitude to all of them.

We are confident of the same level of commitment in the future that will take us to even greater heights'.

Ceylinco Insurance announced an unparalleled dividend of 50 % for its shareholders as a sign of appreciation for the tremendous trust placed in the company by its shareholders and policy holders. The Ceylinco Insurance -General team is recognised as the largest sales force in the industry- the company is confident of their high level of motivation and dynamism, able to deliver an outstanding level of service to their customers.

The team is backed by the widest network of branches in the insurance industry in Sri Lanka, making them the industry's most well equipped team.