12 SLI Sales Agents qualify to attend MDRT

The annual sales awards to honour top-performers of Sri Lanka Insurance (SLI) was held at the Colombo Hilton. Chairman D.H.S. Jayawardena and the Board of Directors of Sri Lanka Insurance participated. More than 650 agents and organisers attended this year's ceremony.

Sri Lanka Insurance presented 372 awards to top performers who achieved predetermined levels of premium income from both Life and General Insurance business sectors.

The presentation was based on a two round selection process, which recognised Insurance professionals. (Field Sales Staff-Organisers and Agents) for excellence in sales General and Life Insurance business sectors. The 'Top-3' Organisers and Agents from each of Sri Lanka Insurance branch offices were selected. In the second-round the 'Best Organiser-Life Insurance (All island), the Best Agent-Life and the Best Agent-General Insurance business were selected. The second round rewarded four top sales performers (Organisers and Agents) being honoured for their sales performances in Life and General Insurance business sectors.

The winners of the first round (Agents and Organisers) received cash prizes and a certificate highlighting their excellent sales performance at a branch level. The second round winners received air-tickets, cash prizes, gold sovereigns and a special award highlighting their outstanding performance in sales.

Commending the staff and agents on their exceptional performance, Chairman S. Jayawardena, said 'The last year has proved to be an exceptional year for us; we have done extremely well compared to previous years.

This is mainly due to the dedication and hard work of our agents and organisers, who have excelled in their performance. We are a financially stable organisation and that is one of our strengths. As a successful company we also plan to bring about a certain standard for Insurance agents in the country and create an avenue of social acceptance. We plan to send our agents on many overseas training programs, and provide them with an opportunity to gain international exposure'.

The highlight of the evening was the presentation of winners for the Million Dollar Round Table (MDRT), the elite forum of the world's life insurance professionals which will be held in USA. Twelve of Sri Lanka Insurance sales agents received this prestigious award, marking a historical achievement within the company.

Among the twelve winners to receive this award were K. Paramasamy (Colombo branch), W.W.P. Wijayaratnam (Jaffna branch), G.T. Senarathna (Matara branch), N.G.D. Nisshanka (Colombo branch), V. Nandakumar (Jaffna branch), A. Sivakantha (Jaffna branch), B.M.N.K. Bandaranayake (Kandy branch), N. Suppiah (Anuradhapura branch), P.R. De Silva (Ambalangoda branch), M.M.S.K. Nawaratne (Kandy branch), C.M. Arasaratnam (Batticalo branch) and M.S. Gunaratnam (Vavuniya branch).