HNBA holds Annual Banca Award Ceremony

HNBA and HNBGI Chairperson Rose Cooray presenting the award to the Best Bancassurance Officer together with the Managing Director/CEO of HNBA and HNBGI Deepthi Lokuarachchi, HNBA Chief Operating Officer Prasantha Fernando, HNBA Chief Business Officer Ivan Nicholas and HNB Assistant General Manager, Deposits and Remittances and Chief Employment Experience Officer Kalum Wijesooriya

Felicitating the trailblazers of its Bancassurance Channel, HNB Assurance PLC (HNBA), held its annual Banca Award Ceremony recently at the Water’s Edge, Colombo. This glamorous event was graced by the presence of HNBA Chairperson Rose Cooray, and its fully owned subsidiary HNB General Insurance Ltd. (HNBGI) as Chief Guest, together with Deepthi Lokuarachchi, Kalum Wijesooriya, and members of the senior management of HNBA.

Sharing her thoughts at the event, Rose Cooray stated, “The Bancassurance Channel plays a significant role and makes a noteworthy contribution to the growth of the company. The Banca Channel has shown a year-on-year double digit growth and the synergies between HNB and HNBA have created a set of dynamic expertise and an unmatchable competitive advantage. This natural fit surely reinforces our footprint and our market standing. HNBA is grateful for the support of HNB, the Parent Shareholder for strengthening this strategic partnership.”

Expressing his thoughts Deepthi Lokuarachchi, Managing Director/CEO of HNBA and HNBGI stated, “I take this opportunity to thank the Bancassurance team of HNBA for their continuous dedication and efforts and the cooperation between HNB and HNBA has resulted in providing both financial and protection solutions under one roof. This strategic partnership has helped us in capturing growth in specific market segments across the country especially through the widespread branch network of HNB.”

Speaking at the event, Kalum Wijesooriya, Assistant General Manager, Deposits and Remittances and Chief Employment Experience Officer of HNB stated, “This strategic partnership would enable both entities to broaden its scope in terms of capturing new market segments and building its clientele and the shared goals and intentions of HNB and HNBA would further strengthen this strategic partnership.”

Amongst the plethora of awards presented at this prestigious event, M.H.N. Sandamali attached to the HNBA Matara Branch was awarded as the Best Bancassurance Officer of 2017.

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).