HNB General Insurance greets new year with innovative general insurance solutions

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The inauguration ceremony of HNB General Insurance Ltd., which is a fully-owned subsidiary of HNB Assurance Plc, will be held today.

HNB General Insurance will take over the general insurance business of HNB Assurance Plc and will specialise in offering a variety of motor and non-motor insurance solutions to customers in Sri Lanka. In addition, there will be numerous insurance solutions for businesses as well as Takaful products targeting specific segments of the market. As a new addition to the strong HNB Group, the company provides island-wide coverage throughout Sri Lanka with over 300 employees in 51 branches who will serve over 100,000 policyholders in partnership with Hatton National Bank, other banks and financial institutions, insurance brokers and a network of over 300 agents. Commenting on this historic occasion, HNB General Insurance Managing Director and CEO Manjula de Silva stated: “The dawn of 2015 will remain in our minds as a historic moment, as we welcome HNB General Insurance to the HNB group by establishing a separate legal entity to provide enhanced general insurance solutions to our customers while HNB Assurance will focus on providing Life Insurance solutions. HNB General Insurance will pride itself in being a catalyst for change in Sri Lanka’s insurance industry, in line with its vision of becoming a trusted partner to take on tomorrow’s challenges with confidence.” HNB General Insurance Chief Operating Officer Niranjan Manickam stated: “As we commence operations, offering both conventional and takaful solutions to all our customers, we believe our product range and service would propel us towards being the benchmarked general insurance provider in Sri Lanka. “We are able to provide unique solutions to our discerning customers in Motor and other general insurance and could be reached on 0114883883, our dedicated 24-hour Customer Service hotline to answer any of your queries. We will continue to work with our parent company HNB Assurance as one team to achieve our common goals, embracing technology to develop innovative solutions and continue to serve our esteemed customers with dedication and care.”