HNBGI partners HNB for SME Personal and Property Insurance

HNB General Insurance Ltd. (HNBGI), the fully owned subsidiary of HNB Assurance PLC (HNBA) announced a tie-up with its Parent Shareholder, the Hatton National Bank PLC (HNB). This tie-up offers a bouquet of General Insurance solutions for Small and Medium Enterprises and enables customers to enjoy a range of striking features such as special premium rates, an effective platform to obtain services and a personalised claims process.

HNB Managing Director/CEO Jonathan Alles stated: “The SME sector contributes a significant amount to the GDP of the country and is considered to be the backbone of this economy. HNB as a leading entity in the private banking sector has taken various measures over the years to strengthen the SMEs, entrepreneurs and start-ups in Sri Lanka. The introduced initiative is one such measure to boost business opportunities as well as to provide fund capital and protection to stabilise the SME sector in the country.”

Sharing his views on the tie-up HNBA and HNBGI Managing Director/CEO Deepthi Lokuarachchi stated: “The growing corporation across the Group has created many opportunities and the Company has always endeavoured to provide effective Insurance solutions to its customers. Through the synergies of the Group we were able to develop a collaborative and a unique business proposition which offer a special range of General Insurance solutions for SMEs together with other banking solutions under one roof. A collaboration of this nature would offer a significant long-term value creation for stakeholders of both entities. This tie-up marks a natural business extension and opens up new prospects for both HNB and HNBGI. This would further strengthen the Group’s footprint in the financial services market by creating new business prospects for HNB and HNBGI.”