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HNB Assurance (HNBA) made its inaugural debut to the 70 Best Workplaces in Asia™ 2022 listing under the Large size category, and also has the honour of being the only insurance company in Sri Lanka to have received this prestigious recognition. It was just few weeks ago that it was ranked amongst the Top 50 Best Workplaces in the Sri Lanka. This further reaffirms that HNBA truly values its Employee Value Proposition of ‘Making work enjoyable and rewarding’, across its diverse workforce and have sustained the tribe’s recognition as a fast-growing Life Insurance company in Sri Lanka. Great Place to Work identifies Best Workplaces in Asia™ by surveying over 1 million employees in Asia and the Middle East about the key factors that create great workplaces for all and analyzing company workplace programs impacting over 4.7 million employees in the region. This acknowledgment further demonstrates that HNBA is committed to make the company an even better place to work where everyone can grow, be happy, feel well while continue to create sustainable value for our stakeholders. Lasitha Wimalaratne CEO of HNBA expressing his views shared that ”as a company that fuels dreams and aspirations, transcends the talent of over 600 employees, we are extremely humbled by this recognition of not only making it to Asia’s best 70 workplaces, but for also being the only Sri Lankan insurer to do so. This firmly reassures the caring, respected and empowering nature of our company which continuously understands the unique capabilities of each individual member coming from diversified ethnicities and backgrounds. I firmly believe that as one of the fast-growing Life Insurance companies in Sri Lanka, the mantra behind our success despite the challenging times was to invest in people by consistently leveraging their personal and professional growth”  Dinuka Pattikiriarachchi, Chief Human Resources Officer / General Manager – HNB Assurance PLC and HNB General Insurance Limited shared that” The human resource strategy is a key success driver that powers HNBA which extensively reflects its efforts in creating a great place to work with augmented values, helping employees to reach greater heights in their careers. This award felicitates the credibility of our company as well as its people management strategies. Adapting and evolving through the challenges, HNBA always keeps our teams happy and motivated.”

HNB Assurance (HNBA) made its inaugural debut to the 70 Best Workplaces in Asia™ 2022 listing under the Large size category, and also has the honour of being the only insurance company in Sri Lanka to have received this prestigious recognition. It was just few weeks ago that it was ranked amongst the Top 50 Best Workplaces in the Sri Lanka. This further reaffirms that HNBA truly values its Employee Value Proposition of ‘Making work enjoyable and rewarding’, across its diverse workforce and have sustained the tribe’s recognition as a fast-growing Life Insurance company in Sri Lanka. Great Place to Work identifies Best Workplaces in Asia™ by surveying over 1 million employees in Asia and the Middle East about the key factors that create great workplaces for all and analyzing company workplace programs impacting over 4.7 million employees in the region. This acknowledgment further demonstrates that HNBA is committed to make the company an even better place to work where everyone can grow, be happy, feel well while continue to create sustainable value for our stakeholders. Lasitha Wimalaratne CEO of HNBA expressing his views shared that ”as a company that fuels dreams and aspirations, transcends the talent of over 600 employees, we are extremely humbled by this recognition of not only making it to Asia’s best 70 workplaces, but for also being the only Sri Lankan insurer to do so. This firmly reassures the caring, respected and empowering nature of our company which continuously understands the unique capabilities of each individual member coming from diversified ethnicities and backgrounds. I firmly believe that as one of the fast-growing Life Insurance companies in Sri Lanka, the mantra behind our success despite the challenging times was to invest in people by consistently leveraging their personal and professional growth”  Dinuka Pattikiriarachchi, Chief Human Resources Officer / General Manager – HNB Assurance PLC and HNB General Insurance Limited shared that” The human resource strategy is a key success driver that powers HNBA which extensively reflects its efforts in creating a great place to work with augmented values, helping employees to reach greater heights in their careers. This award felicitates the credibility of our company as well as its people management strategies. Adapting and evolving through the challenges, HNBA always keeps our teams happy and motivated.”

HNB Assurance PLC (HNBA) held its most eagerly anticipated night in the Company’s event calendar recently at Hilton Colombo. The event felicitated the top performers of the Sales Force for their outstanding and remarkable achievements recorded during the year 2021. The event was graced by Mrs. Rose Cooray as Chief Guest, the Board of Directors of HNBA as well as the Management of both HNBA and its fully owned subsidiary HNB General Insurance Limited (HNBGI).

Expressing her thoughts on the day of celebration, Chairperson of HNBA and HNBGI - Mrs. Rose Cooray stated that “Tonight is a night of celebration of your remarkable and outstanding performance, reflected as both individuals and as teams. This convention will distinguish itself by virtue of the fact that, we honour and applaud your commitment and perseverance despite one of the toughest times we had to face in our lifetime. The tenacity that the sales force has displayed during these most challenging of economic conditions is quite exemplary.” Highlighting the key performance metrics HNBA has portraited during the year 2021, Ms. Cooray further stated that “The achievements that we have recorded during 2021 with an impressive growth momentum of 29% in terms of GWP is in no small measure due to the contribution from the sales force. I am indeed delighted by the achievements of HNBA Advisor Channel and have no doubt that even greater things will be forthcoming as the company moves ahead into the future infused with cutting edge technology and have at its disposal the best products in the market. I can assure confidently that we will be able to strive to new heights in this journey as one team.”

Reflecting on the outstanding performances of HNBA Sales Force, Chief Executive Officer of HNBA Mr. Lasitha Wimalaratne stated that “The devotion of each individual advisor which collectively upscales the overall performance of the Advisor channel is quite impressive, and it has clearly reflected on our business achievements during 2021. The synergy between each member of the  Advisor Channel has grown the company through the years to the stature and stability that it has achieved to date. Despite the most fluid and challenging market conditions, our Sales Force has proven once again that they are a group of talented professionals who can go for gold and mark a name for themselves. Furthermore, Mr. Lasitha also added “Tonight is dedicated for you to reflect on and celebrate your achievements and to further fine-tune it during the years to come. As a company which strives in delivering the best service to the customers, assuring them that they are provided with a Life Insurance solution to best satisfy their needs has always been possible as a result of the high quality, professional standards of our own Sales Force. I firmly believe that these achievements celebrated tonight will prove to be the starting block of greater things to come cascading into the future as we are poised to grow from strength to strength”

Chief Business Officer/ General Manager - Advisor Distribution Channel of HNBA, Mr. Harindra Ramasinghe expressed his views stating, “The impressive strength of the Salesforce of HNBA has clearly reflected in the financial achievements gained during 2021. The Advisor Channel of HNBA has made an indelible mark for itself as being a force to be reckoned with, seizing new market segments across the island and continually growing its footprint. Effective recruitment campaigns launched across the country has contributed immensely towards the highly professional and performance driven salesforce of HNBA. The Channel has grown from strength to strength from achievements pertaining to both local and global spectrums. I am confident that my salesforce to march onwards conquering every hurdle thrown their way to go on to prove their mettle.”

The HNBA Sales Convention honored 246 Advisors under categories of Bronze, Silver, Gold, Super Gold and Grand Awards. Amongst those golden trophies were the accolades for the Best Service Center, Best Zonal Manager, Best Cluster Manager, Best Regional Office Manager and awards for 71 MDRT qualifiers. The pinnacle award of the night for ‘Best Sales Advisor’ was awarded to Ms. Shamali Liyanage.

HNB Assurance PLC (HNBA) is a leading Life Insurance Company in Sri Lanka with a network of 64 branches. HNBA has been assigned a rating of ‘A+’ (lka) by Fitch Ratings Lanka for 'National Insurer Financial Strength Rating'. Following the introduction of the segregation rules by the Insurance Regulator, HNB General Insurance Limited (HNBGI) was created and commenced its operations in January 2015; HNBGI continues to specialize in motor, non-motor and Takaful insurance solutions and is a fully owned subsidiary of HNB Assurance PLC. HNB General Insurance has been assigned a 'National Insurer Financial Strength Rating' of ‘A+’ (lka) by Fitch Ratings Lanka Limited. HNBA is rated within the Top 100 brands and Top 100 companies in Sri Lanka by LMD and has won international awards for Brand Excellence, Digital Marketing and HR Excellence including the Great Place To Work® Certification, and won many awards for its Annual Reports at award ceremonies organized by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka.