In recognition of a culture that is constantly striving to be the Best, Fairfirst Insurance was awarded the ‘Company with Great Managers’ 2021 for the second consecutive year by the Colombo Leadership Academy, where six bright leaders of Fairfirst were felicitated with the prestigious ‘Great Managers Award’ for the year 2021.
Fairfirst believes in promoting a progressive work culture that makes it possible for people to achieve their true potential. This is done through continuous investment in human capital development to support and empower talented individuals and convert them into business leaders of tomorrow, in turn emphasizing TheFairfirstWay of pursuing professional excellence.
The ‘Company with Great Managers’ and ‘The Great Managers Awards’ is an initiative taken towards identifying, assessing and recognising organisations with ‘Great Managers’ benchmarking with the best of best in the corporate world. The awards, through a set of stringent leadership competency evaluations, strives to define and build an eco-system and culture that nurtures great managers in Sri Lanka.
Commenting on this recognition, Sandeep Gopal – CEO of Fairfirst Insurance states, “This award is special for us as it demonstrates our passion in developing a culture, which is nurturing and allows every amazing employee of ours to achieve true potential. This fast-tracks the journey and the progression of our colleagues in becoming the leaders of change who will forge ahead with the values of Empathy, Authenticity, Transparency and Social Responsibility. This is a true reflection of our Fairfirst culture that is ‘Driven by Fairness’.”
Head of Human Resources, Manjari Kumarage added, ‘We are extremely proud of this recognition. This award is a true testament to the employee engagement platform we have built where our colleagues are given the opportunity to be the best at what they do whilst they continue to be inspired in their own unique ways. Our optimism as both an individual and as a company is what has made us a ‘Company with Great Managers’.”
Fairfirst Insurance Limited is part of the global Fairfax Group. The Group is a leading property and casualty insurer, reinsurer and investment manager headquartered in Toronto, Canada. Fairfirst is today among the top general insurance companies of Sri Lanka and is recognised as the only Sri Lankan company amongst the 2020 Top insurance global giants in Asia-Pacific. Fairfirst serves individuals, businesses and institutions across this beautiful island through a versatile workforce spread across the comprehensive branch network, affinity partners and brokers in Sri Lanka.