Sri Lanka Insurance ‘Harasara’ felicitates staff with long service records

The ‘Harasara’ awards ceremony of Sri Lanka Insurance recognised and felicitated 192 staff members for their loyal service, dedication and commitment to the company for over 25, 35 and 45 years respectively.

The event was graced by Defence Secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa as Chief Guest, Chairman SLIC Gamini S. Senarath, MD/CEO Mohan de Alwis and the Board of Directors and the senior management of SLIC.

Sri Lanka Insurance awarded three staff members – R.G.H. Lewis, C.C. Jayasuriya and Manel Ranasinghe – for 45 years of loyal service to the company; 37 staff members were awarded for completing 35 years of service and 152 was awarded for completing 25 years of service.

All awardees were presented with a personalised plaque, certificate and gold coins as a tribute towards their dedication, loyalty and commitment to Sri Lanka Insurance. The awards ceremony was held with much glamour and grandeur, featuring entertainment acts which kept the audience spellbound.

Senarath, while paying tribute to the staff in his speech, stated: “The President has now commenced an operation to make Sri Lanka the economic hub of Asia and as a State institution, Sri Lanka Insurance will be taking centre stage in this economic development.”

He also stated that Sri Lanka Insurance was a profit making entity in the State sector, nullifying all myths that State institutions are a burden to the Treasury. This has been proved with the recent acquisition of the multinational Shell Gas now rebranded as Litro Gas and operated as a subsidiary of Sri Lanka Insurance.

The Defence Secretary in his speech stated that the President had paved the way for a secure Sri Lanka where all people could carry out their respective duties in peace and that Sri Lanka Insurance would be an example for other State sector institutions to work towards being profitable institutions.

Jayasuriya, who has served SLIC for 46 years, delivered the vote of thanks on behalf of the employees and paid tribute to all employees who received long service awards and thanked the Board of Directors for recognising employees with long service records.

Sri Lanka Insurance Corporation, with nearly half a decade of service to the nation, has the most experienced technical knowledge base in the country.

It is the largest government owned composite insurance provider in Sri Lanka and the first insurance company to have been assigned a global rating for financial stability AA-(lka), from FitchRatings, London, which is an assurance of the company’s long term financial sustainability.  

Sri Lanka Insurance is the only insurer which was awarded RAM Ratings AAA for its ‘long term claim paying ability,’ which further affirms the corporation’s capacity to meet financial obligations to policyholders. It has also been awarded ISO 9001:2008 certification for correct governing and operational procedures in line with accepted global standards.

C.C. Jayasuruya, R.H.G. Lewis, Manel Ranasignhe, recipients of the  45-year-long service award with Chief Guest, Defence Secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa, Chairman SLIC Gamini Senarath, MD/CEO SLIC Mohan de Alwis, Director SLIC Piyadasa Kudabalage, Director SLIC Noel Selvanayagam and GM Administration Neel Hapuhinne