George Stuarts Travels wins TASSL Cricket Fiesta

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George Stuarts Travels clinched the Orient Insurance Challenge trophy at the annual Cricket Fiesta of the Travel Agents Association of Sri Lanka (TAASL), a six-a-side softball cricket tournament held at the NCC grounds recently. Twenty-four teams competed for the title during an exciting and fun-filled day for the travel agent fraternity. From left: Nishantha Senaviratne President TAASL, Ainsley Alles CEO Orient Insurance Ltd., Winning Team George Stuarts Travels Captain Chaminda Jayasinghe with the Challenge trophy   Business and Leisure Ltd. emerged runners-up at the competition. Chaminda Jayasinghe from George Stuarts was adjudged Man of the Tournament and Nipuni Perera from George Stuarts was named the Woman of the Tournament. The Best Batsman award went to Shalutha Puwasuru from Business and Leisure and Chaminda Jayasinghe from George Stuarts received the trophy for Best Bowler, while the Best Fielder accolade went to Remien Rozairo from Business and Leisure. The awards were presented by Orient Insurance Chief Executive Officer Ainsley Alles. Speaking at the awards ceremony, Alles said: “Orient Insurance, in a short period of time, has made strides in many different directions and one such move is the launch of a new travel insurance product, ‘Travel Care’, which is now available through all travel agents and can also be purchased online at www.travelinsurance.lk. He added that Orient Insurance is pleased to sponsor and be associated with such an event and hopes to make this an annual event as part of its long-term commitment to the Sri Lankan insurance and travel industry. “We take this opportunity to thank the committee members of TAASL for engaging us and for the support extended to us,” he said. Orient Insurance Ltd. was established with a direct foreign investment by Orient Insurance PJSC., headquartered in the United Arab Emirates and one of the UAE’s largest and strongest insurance giants. Orient Insurance PJSC enjoys an A rating from Standard & Poor’s and an A (Excellent) from AM Best. Orient Sri Lanka will benefit from the parent company’s sound financial footing and affinities with the world’s leading reinsurers. Orient Insurance is licensed by the Insurance Board of Sri Lanka to write all classes of general insurance business which include motor, marine, property, liability, medical, etc. Orient Insurance PJSC. and Orient Insurance Sri Lanka are member companies of the prestigious Al-Futtaim Group also headquartered in Dubai, UAE. Al-Futtaim also owns the Associated Motorways (AMW) group of companies in Sri Lanka.

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