Ceylinco Life celebrates its ‘Unstoppable Champions’ at Annual Awards 2026

The power of momentum was the focus when Ceylinco Life, Sri Lanka’s life insurance market leader for an unbroken 22 years, celebrated the exceptional achievements of its top-performing sales force at its Annual Awards Ceremony 2026, held at Cinnamon Life Colombo.

Bringing together more than 300 of the company’s highest achievers, the event recognised Sales Officers who attained High Flyers status, qualified for the prestigious Million Dollar Round Table (MDRT), or earned ‘Sales Superstar’ status in 2025, each having met rigorous performance benchmarks. In total, close to 370 awards were presented at the ceremony, which was attended by over 450 participants including the company’s Board of Directors and senior management.

Themed ‘Unstoppable Champions,’ the awards ceremony underscored the spirit of resilience, ambition and consistent excellence that defines Ceylinco Life’s sales force, positioning the awardees as drivers of the company’s sustained market leadership.

The event was graced by Chief Guest Mr Srinivasa Rao, Managing Director – Life and Health (South Asia and South East Asia) at Munich Re, and featured an evening of scintillating entertainment with performances by Sanka Dineth, Shashika Nisansala, the Naadro Band and Prashanthini, complemented by dance acts from Muddrika Dance Studio.

Among the highlights of the evening was the presentation of two Toyota Axio motor cars to Mr R. P. Edirisinghe and Mr S. S. H. M. T. Laksiri in recognition of their consistent excellence in qualifying as High Flyers and MDRT members. The top honours at the awards ceremony were presented to Mr A. S. L. Fernando as Best Agency Head, Mr H. D. Pathirana as Best Agency Supervisor, Mr A. I. P. Manjula as Best Life Insurance Advisor, and Mrs J. Meera as Best Regional Sales Manager.

The celebration reflected another year of exceptional performance by Ceylinco Life. The company ended 2025 with gross written premium income of Rs 44.2 billion and recorded total consolidated income of Rs 72.43 billion. Policyholders received a record Rs 31 billion in net claims and benefits during the year, while the Life Fund grew to Rs 201.8 billion. Total assets reached Rs 287 billion and the investment portfolio expanded to Rs 253.4 billion as at 31st December 2025.

Ceylinco Life’s Annual Awards continue to serve as a defining platform to honour the individuals whose commitment, discipline and results-driven approach underpin the company’s continued dominance in Sri Lanka’s life insurance sector.

Recognised as the Best Life Insurer in Sri Lanka by World Finance for the 12th consecutive year and voted the ‘Peoples Life Insurance Service Provider of the Year’ for an unprecedented 20th consecutive year in 2025, Ceylinco Life offers innovative insurance solutions that protect and de-risk the ambitions of policyholders. In 2025, Ceylinco Life was also ranked the most valuable insurance brand in Sri Lanka and the 22nd most valuable brand overall by Brand Finance. 

The Company has additionally been adjudged Sri Lanka’s Brand of the Year twice within the past five years and has been recognised among the 10 Most Admired Companies in Sri Lanka by the International Chamber of Commerce Sri Lanka (ICCSL) and the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA).

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Ceylinco Life’s top award winners with Directors and senior management at the Company’s Annual Awards.