Fairfirst Insurance partners with childrens’ transport association

Fairfirst Insurance’s latest partnership is with the All- Island School Children Transport Association - an independent body of school van drivers whose objective is to raise awareness on the yellow colour school van concept and ensure the safety of the children travelling in them.

As a first step towards co-creating safer transport for children, Fairfirst Insurance recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the association. As part of this agreement, Fairfirst Insurance will provide the association an exclusive motor insurance policy that protects their vehicle and most importantly provides financial assistance to the children, driver and the attendant travelling in the van in the event of an accident, the insurance company said in a media release.

Commenting on the tie up was Niranjan Nagendra – General Manager Sales and Marketing at Fairfirst: “This is another milestone for us and a partnership that goes beyond just business. It serves as an opportunity for us to be a support system for self-employed van drivers and amplify efforts into creating safer school rides for kids and give their parents a peace of mind.”

The All- Island School Children Transport Association was formed back in 2000 and now has a membership of 27,000 school van drivers from all across Sri Lanka. Association President Malshi De Silve stated” “We are very happy to be able to partner with Fairfirst Insurance. Thanks to them, not only is our source of livelihood given financial protection but so are the kids, which is the most important thing”

Fairfirst Insurance is part of Canada’s Fairfax Group and among the top general insurance companies of Sri Lanka.