Asian Alliance Insurance holds 11th Annual Sales Convention

The 11th Annual Sales Convention of Asian Alliance Insurance – ‘Quality Awards 2012’ – was held recently at Waters Edge, Battaramulla on a grand scale. The celebration was themed ‘Performance Highway’.

AAI Chairman Ashok Pathirage, Deputy Chairman Paul Ratnayeke, Director Iftikar Ahamed and Director/CEO Ramal Jasinghe graced the occasion whilst the Executive Committee members and senior management were present to applaud the true passion of their professional sales force.
The event was launched with a backward glance of the decade long history of the AAI’s Sales Convention – Quality Awards. Chief Operating Officer – Life Chula Hettiarachchi, in his welcome speech, acknowledged the unique position of AAI amongst the competitors and briefed the audience on the journey of the AAI Life Distribution arm embarked upon 10 years ago.
He also positioned the theme of this year’s event ‘Performance Highway’ with the audience. Hettiarachchi reiterated the role of the sales force, as the company embarks upon the journey to the new destination on the ‘Performance Highway’ with amazing speed and road discipline, to outclass the competition.
Whilst congratulating the winners, Jasinghe stated that the company was surging forward as a member of the diversified Softlogic Group which would result in new dimensions to the insurance solutions provided by AAI to its clientele.
Addressing the gathering, Ratnayeke commended the achievements of the sales force and expressed his gratitude for raising the AAI flag high in the insurance arena.
Pathirage explained the strategy which led the Softlogic Group to enter into the insurance industry. He further expressed his views on the new initiatives of the Group especially relating to health insurance in tandem with the group’s healthcare sector – Asiri Hospitals.
Pathirage commended the performance of the energetic team of professionals whilst encouraging them to enter the ‘Performance Highway’ and introduce new benchmarks to the industry for others to follow.  
G.M. Lahiru Maduranga from Nugegoda Regional Distribution Office was awarded the ‘Best Performer of the Year; as well as the ‘Most Valuable Sales Person of the Year’.
Zonal Manager – Kegalle Arjuna Herath was awarded ‘Best Regional Distribution Manager’ while Sumith Jayaweerage (Senior Regional Distribution Manager – Matara) and Hemakumara Dissanayake (Provincial Sales Manager – Kurunegala) claimed the first and second runner up awards respectively.
Saliya Bandara (Kegalle), Lalith Shantha (Galle) and Aruna Perera (Kiribathgoda) claimed the awards for ‘Best Field Manager of the Year 2011’ whilst Susil Atapattu (Colombo II) and Malin Yapa Amarasekara (Piliyandala) were awarded as the ‘Best Territorial Manager of the Year 2011’.