AVIVA NDB creates history with Sri Lanka’s highest number of MDRT qualifiers

A record-breaking number of 71 insurance sales professionals from AVIVA NDB have met the stringent criteria qualifying them to attend the Million Dollar Round Table (MDRT) Conference in Atlanta, USA this year.  This is a rare achievement in Sri Lanka’s insurance industry.  MDRT is the highest ranking international recognition a Life insurance and pensions adviser can achieve.

Making this accomplishment even more outstanding for the Company, Ajith Fernando, became ‘Top of the Table’ while D.G.A. Swarna and Manoj Miranda both achieved ‘Court of the Table.’ To attain the status of ‘Top of the Table’ a MDRT member has to obtain 6 times the base requirement for MDRT while to become ‘Court of the Table’ the requirement is 3 times the base requirement.  

Managing Director of AVIVA NDB Insurance, Shah Rouf congratulated the top achievers and said: “This clearly demonstrates the high calibre and commitment of AVIVA NDB Wealth Planners who have succeeded in winning the trust and confidence of their customers to an extent that places them on par with the best financial advisers in the whole world.  This is indeed a commendable performance that the nation can be proud of.”

Commending the Wealth Planners, Upul Wijesinghe, Director Distribution - Direct Sales Force said: “Every successive year, more and more of our Wealth Planners have been able to qualify to attend the world’s most prestigious event for financial advisers.  

This year we have produced the highest number of MDRT qualified professionals in Sri Lanka.  Attending the MDRT Conference provides our Wealth Planners with cutting-edge sales techniques and improves their competence that in turn benefits our customers.”

The Million Dollar Round Table (MDRT) is the premier association of financial professionals, and is an international, independent body with 31,500 members from 80 nations.  

MDRT members demonstrate exceptional professional knowledge, strict ethical conduct and outstanding client service.  MDRT membership illustrates sales and financial advice excellence on par with the best in the world.

Aviva is the world’s sixth largest insurance group, serving over 53 million customers across Europe, North America and Asia Pacific. Aviva’s main business activities are long-term savings, fund management and general insurance, with worldwide total sales of £47.1 billion and funds under management of £402 billion at 31 December 2010.  Aviva is the largest insurance services provider in the UK and one of the leading providers of life and pensions products in Europe.

NDB Group operates regionally in Maldives and Bangladesh and  offers project finance, corporate banking, commercial banking, SME lending, retail banking, investment banking, stock broking, wealth management and insurance solutions under one roof.

NDB bank, the commercial banking arm of NDB Group is one of the highest capitalized Sri Lankan  commercial banks. The AA (lka) rating by Fitch Ratings Lanka Ltd., further affirms the strong financial profile, asset quality and sound capital position of NDB Bank.