Insurance Association of Sri Lanka appoints office bearers for 2023/24

Office Bearers of Insurance Association of Sri Lanka (IASL) (seated from left) Secretary-General J M Niyas, Secretary Tanuj Edward, President Chandana L. Aluthgama, Vice President Lasitha Wimalaratne, and Treasurer Nadika Opatha (standing from left) Indika Bamunusinghe, Amal Dharmapriya, Mahendra Wilegoda, Samapth Thushara, Namalee A Silva, Malaka Mihindukulasuriya, Kushan Weththasinghe, and Kasun De Silva

The Insurance Association of Sri Lanka (IASL), the representative body of the insurance industry in the country appointed its office bearers for the year 2023/24 at the 34th Annual General Meeting held on the 22 March.

IASL appointed Sri Lanka Insurance Chief Executive Officer Chandana L. Aluthgama as the President, HNB Assurance PLC Chief Executive Officer Lasitha Wimalaratne as Vice President, Orient Insurance Ltd. Chief Executive Officer Tanuj Edward as the Secretary and LOLC Life Assurance Chief Executive Officer Nadika Opatha as Treasurer of IASL. J M Niyas continues in his position as Secretary-General of IASL. 

At present, all 27 registered insurance companies are members of IASL and the association is led by the common objective of bringing the insurers together to create a platform for cooperates regarding the matters affecting the common interest and welfare of its members and is synonymous in its efforts to provide protection through insurance to the Sri Lankan public.

The Executive Committee of the IASL and Sub Committees concentrate on significant matters and new developments to the industry and is embodied with the General Insurance Forum chaired by MidCorp Business of Allianz Insurance Lanka Ltd. Assistant General Manager Kasun De Silva, Life Insurance Forum chaired by HNB Assurance Head of Operations/Assistant General Manager Mahendra Wilegoda, Legal Advisory Forum chaired by Ceylinco Life Insurance Ltd. Assistant General Manager Legal Kushan Weththasinghe, Financial and Technical Sub Committee chaired by AIA Insurance Chief Financial Officer Sampath Thushara, Marketing and Sales Forum chaired by Sri Lanka Insurance Corporation Deputy General Manager/ Marketing and Life Distribution Head Namalee A. Silva, IT Sub Committee chaired by Softlogic Life Insurance PLC EVP/Chief Information Officer Amal Dharmapriya, HR Sub Committee chaired by Softlogic Life PLC Insurance SVP/Chief Human Resource Officer Indika Bamunusinghe and the Actuarial Sub Committee chaired by Allianz Life Insurance Lanka Ltd. Chief Actuary Malaka Mihindukulasuriya, operate within the purview of the Executive Committee enabling cooperation, knowledge sharing and transfer of best practices between peers.