Sri Lanka Insurance comes onboard as a lead sponsor for CA Sri Lanka
Thursday, 18 July 2013 00:00
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The country’s leading insurance provider, Sri Lanka Insurance, recently came onboard to power the many activities of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka (CA Sri Lanka) with a lead sponsorship for 2013.
The sponsorship cheque was handed over to CA Sri Lanka President Sujeewa Rajapakse by Sri Lanka Insurance Managing Director/CEO Mohan De Alwis at a ceremony held recently.
Speaking at the event, Mohan De Alwis, Managing Director/CEO of Sri Lanka Insurance, said that his company’s partnership with an esteemed financial professional body such as CA Sri Lanka was indeed significant and would be mutually beneficial to both organisations.
“The many training programs and seminars organised by CA Sri Lanka through this partnership will further sharpen financial professionalism within the organisation,” he noted.
Executive Director of Sri Lanka Insurance Piyadasa Kudabalage said that Sri Lanka Insurance is a corporate that encourages professional development of its employees and is deeply committed in transparent and accurate financial reporting on par with international standards. “Therefore, the partnership with CA Sri Lanka will assist in grooming sound financial professionals within the company,” he added. Welcoming Sri Lanka Insurance onboard, CA Sri Lanka President Rajapakse said that the institute’s partnership with one of the country’s leading insurance providers was an endorsement of its continuing efforts to serve the country and an encouragement for the institute to keep enhancing the many activities organised for the benefit of all stakeholders. “The sponsorship will assist CA Sri Lanka in carrying out its numerous educational and professional activities for the benefit of its student’s, members and even professionals from non-accounting sectors throughout the year,” Rajapakse said.
Sri Lanka Insurance, the largest Government owned composite insurance provider in Sri Lanka, is the first insurance company to have been assigned a global rating for financial stability AA (lka) from Fitch Ratings, London.
