HNB General Takaful awarded at Sri Lanka Islamic Banking and Finance Industry Awards

From left: KPMG Sri Lanka Managing Partner Riyaz Mihular, Head of Takaful Hifly Huzair and HNBGI Head of Corporate and Alternate Channels Sampath Wickramarachchi  

HNB General Insurance Takaful, the Islamic Insurance Unit of HNB General Insurance Ltd. (HNBGI), received the Silver Award for the Takaful Entity of the Year 2017 at the Sri Lanka Islamic Banking and Finance Industry Awards held recently.

Speaking about the award, HNBA and HNBGI Managing Director/CEO Deepthi Lokuarachchi stated, “We’re indeed honoured to be the recipient of this award under the category ‘Takaful Entity of the Year’ for the second consecutive year. As a leading business outfit in the country, our Takaful operations are well poised to further expand into unique and growing market segments. This award is a testament to the consistency in our service quality and a product offering with comprehensive features for individuals and businesses in compliance with the Insurance Regulatory Commission of Sri Lanka as well as the Sharia Board Guidelines.” 

Head of Takaful, Hifly Huzair extended his sincere gratitude to the entire Takaful Unit of HNBGI for their dedication, commitment and go-getter spirit in overcoming challenges and developing the business model in a short span of time.

HNB Assurance PLC (HNBA) is one of the fastest growing Insurance Companies in Sri Lanka with a network of 59 branches. HNBA is a Life Insurance company with a rating of A (lka) by Fitch Ratings Lanka for “National Insurer Financial Strength Rating” and “National Long- term Rating”. Following the introduction of the segregation rules by the Insurance Regulator, HNB General Insurance Ltd. (HNBGI) was created and commenced its operations in January 2015; HNBGI continues to specialise in motor, non-motor and Takaful insurance solutions and is a fully owned subsidiary of HNB Assurance PLC. HNBA is rated within the Top 100 Brands and Top 100 companies in Sri Lanka by LMD and HNB Assurance has won International awards for Brand Excellence, Digital Marketing and HR Excellence and also won many awards for its Annual Reports at the Award ceremonies organised by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka and SAFA (South Asian Federation of Accountants).