Eagle Bancassurance Executive, Hasith Jayathilaka accepting the Gold Award for Life Insurance from MD Eagle Insurance, Deepal Sooriyaarachchi and Branch Manager, Shazly Hasseen accepting the Life Insurance award on behalf of the of the NDB Pelawatte branch from Gehan Rajapakse, GM Fund Management & Bancassurance, Eagle Insurance. while Director, NDB Bank / Eagle Insurance , Lal de Mel and Director Eagle Insurance/Vice President, Head of retail Banking and Marketing, NDB Bank, Indrajith Wickramasinghe look on.

The high achievers of NDB Bank in 2008 who set standards in bancassurance were recognised for their exceptional achievements. The top performing branch for Life insurance in 2008 was NDB Bank – Pelawatte and the top performing Branch for General Insurance was NDB Bank- Chilaw.

The best Eagle bancassurance performers in 2008 were also recognised for their outstanding performance and dedication. The Eagle Bancassurance Gold winner for 2008 in Life insurance was Hasith Jayathilaka while Ruwantha Abeysinghearachchi walked away with the ‘Gold Award’ for General insurance. Tharaka Mudalige received ‘The Best Team Award’ in Life Insurance.

Eagle launched its first ever bancassurance partnership with NDB Bank in May 2006 and it has been a most fruitful partnership for both organisations. Presently a range of specially designed innovative bancassurance products ranging from unit-linked solutions with investment choice, to traditional insurance plans with health and protection benefits as well as general insurance solutions, are available via the Bank’s wide network of 40 branches. Eagle’s specially trained bancassurance advisors are present in all these branches to provide the Bank’s clientele with prompt advice and service.

Branch Manager, Romesh Tissera accepting the General insurance award on behalf of the NDB Chilaw branch from Director Eagle Insurance/Vice President, Head of retail Banking and Marketing, NDB Bank, Indrajith Wickramasinghe and Eagle Bancassurance Executive Ruwantha Abeysinghearachchi accepting the ‘Gold Award’ for General insurance from Gehan Rajapakse, GM Fund Management & Bancassurance, Eagle Insurance. Director, NDB Bank and Eagle, Lal de Mel, and MD Eagle Insurance, Deepal Sooriyaarachchi look on.

NDB Bank is one of the largest private sector commercial banks in Sri Lanka, with a strong capital base and profitability. The “AA” credit rating of NDB Bank by Fitch Ratings Lanka Ltd, further affirms its strong financial profile, sound asset quality and strong capital position. The strength and diversity of resources at NDB Bank allows them to offer a wide range of innovative financial solutions to meet the customers’ needs.

NDB Bank offers its customers a range of retail banking products in addition to its corporate and SME products. Backed by a wide branch network across the country; operated by teams of highly experienced banking professionals, ATMs and state-of-the-art Internet Banking service.

Backed by Aviva’s global expertise, Eagle pioneered bancassurance in Sri Lanka and has emerged as the leader in the country. This reflects the Company’s commitment to provide a wider option to customers in choosing how to obtain insurance solutions. Bancassurance provides valued clientele with complete financial solutions and introduces insurance to a market segment that was not previously reached before. Eagle believes that the Company is well positioned to add value to its bancassurance partners and their customers through Aviva’s global expertise in bancassurance.

Eagle is an Aviva Company. Aviva is the world’s fifth-largest* insurance group, serving over 50 million customers across Europe, North America and the Asia Pacific. Aviva's main business activities are long-term savings, fund management and general insurance, with worldwide total sales of £51.4 billion and funds under management of £381 billion at 31 December 2008. Aviva is the largest insurance services provider in the UK and one of the leading providers of life and pensions products in Europe. (* based on gross worldwide premiums at 31 December 2007.)

In Asia Pacific, Aviva operates in Australia, China, India, Korea, Sri Lanka, Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia, Taiwan and the Middle East. Our long-term savings products and services are distributed through a multi-channel network, which includes a direct sales force, insurance intermediaries and bancassurance partners.

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