The celebration of excellence scaled new heights recently when life insurance market leader Ceylinco Life honoured the “titans” of the company’s success at a two-day extravaganza at Cinnamon Life, Colombo’s swankiest new leisure and entertainment destination.
Combining Ceylinco Life’s ‘High Flyers Day’ and Annual Awards gala, the event saw 250 plus of the company’s top performing sales officers designated High Flyers being feted on day one, and being acknowledged with 350 awards including an automobile for their sales achievements, on day two.
Both events included fine dining and scintillating entertainment, and the honourees were provided overnight accommodation at Cinnamon Life, the company said.
Ceylinco Life’s directors and senior management participated in both events, and the Annual Awards presentation themed ‘Crowning the Titans’ was graced by Ms. Daisy Ning – Head Life & Health Reinsurance Asia Pacific and ex China Managing Director of Swiss Re as Chief Guest, and Ms. Sunayana Mahansaria – Director/ Head L&H Client Markets India at Swiss Re as Guest of Honour.
These events celebrated Ceylinco Life’s remarkable success in 2024, the company’s 21st year of unbroken market leadership in Sri Lanka. The company ended the year with gross written premium income of Rs 37.14 billion and investment and other income of Rs 28.4 billion, recording consolidated income of Rs 65.54 billion. Policyholders received a record Rs 25 billion in net claims and benefits in 2024, and the company’s Life’s Fund grew to Rs 180.89 billion at the end of the year. Total assets grew to Rs 251.4 billion while Ceylinco Life’s investment portfolio increased to Rs 222.5 billion as at 31st December 2024.
Among those recognised as significant contributors to this performance were Ceylinco Life Sales Officers who met sales targets to qualify for High Flyers status, those who qualified for the Million Dollar Round Table (MDRT) and those that achieved ‘Sales Superstar’ status in 2024.
Ceylinco Life’s top award winners at this year’s annual awards were the Best Agency Head – Mr M. Manojan; Best Agency Supervisor – Mrs S. Ragini; Best Life Insurance Advisor – Mr A. I. P. Manjula; and Best Regional Sales Manager – Ms. J. Meera.
Voted the Peoples Life Insurance Service Provider of the Year for the 19th consecutive year in 2025, Ceylinco Life was adjudged Sri Lanka’s Brand of the Year in 2022 and 2023, and was named one of the 10 Most Admired Companies in Sri Lanka in 2023 by the International Chamber of Commerce Sri Lanka (ICCSL) and the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA). The Ceylinco Life brand and was also ranked the ‘Most Valuable Insurance Brand in Sri Lanka’ across both life and general insurance categories in 2023 by Brand Finance.
Ceylinco Life has been the country’s leading life insurer for 21 of the 37 years it has been in existence and provides innovative life insurance solutions which offer protection while de-risking the goals and ambitions of the Company’s policyholders.
