Lasitha Wimalaratne elected as new SLII President
HNB Assurance PLC Deputy Chief Operating Officer Lasitha Wimalaratne has been elected as the 18th President of the Sri Lanka Insurance Institute (SLII).
The appointment of Wimalaratne was pronounced at the annual general meeting held on June 6, at the SLII auditorium, Colombo 3.
Sithumina Jayasundara, Chief Technical Officer of HNB General Insurance Limited, a subsidiary of HNB Assurance PLC, was also elected as Vice President.
Wimalaratne is an old boy of Mahinda College, Galle. He is decorated by a professional profile spanning over 21 years out of which he holds 18 years of experience in life insurance operations inclusive of seven years at AIA Insurance Sri Lanka, whilst also gaining three years of marketing and sales exposure in London.
Prior to joining HNB Assurance, Wimalaratne conducted duties as General Manager Life Operations and Specified Officer at Softlogic Life Insurance PLC.
Wimalaratne bears the status of a Chartered Insurer and a Fellow Member of the Chartered Insurance Institute, UK (FCII). Furthermore, he is a Fellow of the Australian and New Zealand Institute of Insurance (AZIIF-FELLOW) and an Associate Member of the Chartered Institute of Marketing (ACIM), UK.
Wimalaratne obtained his MBA from the University of Wales, UK and a B.A. (Hons) Degree in Business Studies from the University of Sunderland, UK.
Whilst serving as a Council Member of the SLII since 2011, Wimalaratne is also a Council Member of the Association of Chartered Insurance Professionals of Sri Lanka and was the Founder Secretary General of the ACIP Sri Lanka. The SLII is the premier insurance educational body in Sri Lanka and is in existence for over 36 years. The SLII’S main objectives are to instil and maintain the professionalism in the industry whilst encouraging and assisting studies in insurance and to create a social forum for its members.
The SLII conducts examinations on behalf of the Chartered Insurance Institute, UK, Insurance Institute of India and the qualifying examination for the insurance advisers on behalf of the Insurance Regulatory Commission of Sri Lanka. The SLII also offers diplomas and certificate courses relating to insurance.
The new council elected for the year 2019/2020: President Lasitha Wimalaratne, Vice President Sithumina Jayasundara, Secretary Mahendra Wilegoda, Assistant Secretary Prasanna Welagedera, Treasurer Anushka Jayasinghe, Council Member Sameera Dharmasena, Council Member Kaumalee Amaradiwakara, Council Member Chandima Sumanathunga, Council Member Rumesh Modarage, Council Member Lachini Chithrasena and Council Member Kusum Thenuwara.