HNB Assurance wins ‘Excellence in Training’ at Asia’s Best Employer Brand Awards
Tuesday, 6 August 2013 00:20
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HNB Assurance won the ‘Excellence in Training’ award at the fourth Asia’s Best Employer Brand Awards held in Singapore recently. HNBA is one of the best employer brands in the country that has demonstrated that its HR practices match the best global standards with a fully aligned business strategy.
HNB Assurance is the only insurance company to have a partnership with the Sri Lanka Institute of Marketing (SLIM) to conduct programs for the sales and marketing staff of the company. The company has its own academy, General and Life Insurance Academy, which conducts insurance related courses and programs for employees. The company declared 2012 as the year of learning and development, showing the commitment it has towards people development and many T&D initiatives were carried out in line with the theme.
Commenting on the first international HR award won by the company, Manjula De Silva, Managing Director of HNB Assurance, stated: “Winning an international award related to HR is an endorsement of our commitment to train and develop our staff as well as the standard of the processes, initiatives and best practices we follow at HNB Assurance. Any employee who joins the company will be exposed to many learning and development opportunities and can look forward to a steady career in a very conducive work environment.”
In addition, HNB Assurance was also ranked ninth in the best employer brands amidst many leading global brands, with Hindustan Unilever, India capturing first place. This award was granted after intense analysis conducted by the awarding institute, considering the overall HR functions in various spheres such as talent acquisition, performance management, employee engagement, talent management and capability development etc.
Thilan Perera, HR Manager at HNB Assurance, also won a HR Leadership Award for his excellent leadership role during his HR career.
HNB Assurance is one of the fastest growing insurance companies in Sri Lanka with a network of 51 branches. HNB Assurance has also been awarded ‘A (lka)’as its insurer financial strength rating and national long term rating by Fitch Ratings Lanka. HNBA is also rated amongst the Top 100 Brands and Top 100 companies in Sri Lanka by LMD, and HNB Assurance recently won an international award for brand excellence during the World Brand Congress and won five main awards for its 2012 annual report at the award ceremony organised by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka (CA Sri Lanka), ACCA Sri Lanka (Association of the Chartered Certified Accountants) and SAFA (South Asian Federation of Accountants).
