Janashakthi Life Sales force excels and 8 qualify for MDRT in USA
Janashakthi Insurance has been instrumental in developing their sales staff propelling them on the path to career success, as the company celebrates 20 years of leadership in the insurance sector, 8 members from its Life Insurance category has qualified for the Million Dollar Round Table in USA. Out of them one member stands out from the rest. He is Ruwan Kumara from Hatton.
Ruwan who has worked at Janashakthi for 18 years, has qualified for the Million Dollar Round Table (MDRT) an impressive 10 consecutive times, earning him lifetime membership. Not only he was the first Sri Lankan to qualify for the MDRT ten times, he was also the first Janashakthi employee to qualify for the MDRT USA Club.
Looking back, however, Ruwan said that he faced many challenges entering the insurance industry. The biggest challenge he faced was to introduce the concept of insurance to people, many of whom didn't know of its importance. Ruwan hails from Hatton, an area where few people wanted to sign up for insurance policies at the time he started his insurance career.
Rather than being discouraged, Ruwan worked hard to educate and persuade the people of his area about the importance of having an insurance policy.
It was an uphill battle - Ruwan's father, a farmer, wanted him to follow in his footsteps. Yet Ruwan persevered even in trying circumstances. Working hard, Ruwan persuaded many of the people in his area of the need for insurance. Janashakthi supported him in this endeavour and rewarded him for his hard work. Over the years, Ruwan was able to purchase a bike, a car, a new home and an office for himself.
Janashakthi also supports up and coming employees, giving them the chance to shine. Manel Rajapakse from Wellawaya qualified to attend the MDRT summit last year in a remarkably short space of time, achieving the MDRT annual target within 9 months. She attributes this to Janashakthi's superior training pro- grammes. Manel said she felt the drive to succeed, watching colleagues qualify for the MDRT.
Like Ruwan, she too worked with people in her area, and counts a wide range of people from policemen to teachers as her customers. "Janashakthi has brought me to the highest level in my career, and I'd really like to thank the company for that," she said.
Other than Ruwan and Manel another 6 members of Janashakthi life sales force, S. Theepa, R.Rabithvajan and V. Pirabaharan from Jaffna, Amila Harshana and M.A.S.T. Prasanna from Head office - Life, S. Pradeep Jayawardane from Maharagama will be attending the MDRT summit, in Louisiana, USA this year. At the event, they will meet international sales heroes from across the globe. Of the 8 qualifiers, three are from Jaffna, three from Colombo, one from Hatton and one from Monaragala, which showcases Janashakthi's vision to provide equal opportunities for their sales force across the island.