New National Digital Motor Insurance Card Officially Launched

The annual plastic insurance card currently issued by insurance companies to vehicle owners will be phased out in the future. In its place, arrangements are underway to introduce a permanent digital insurance card (e-card), developed under the guidance of the Insurance Regulatory Commission of Sri Lanka (IRCSL).

A special awareness programme was organized by the Ministry of Public Security in collaboration with the Insurance Regulatory Commission of Sri Lanka to brief police officers engaged in road-side insurance verification, along with senior police officials including the Inspector General of Police, Attorney-at-Law Mr. Priyantha Weerasooriya. The event was held on 07 January 2026 at the auditorium of the Ministry of Public Security and Parliamentary Affairs.

The programme was attended by the Hon. Minister of Parliamentary Affairs and Public Security, Mr. Ananda Wijeyapala, the Hon. Deputy Minister, Mr. Sunil Watagala, the Secretary to the Ministry of Public Security, Mr. Ravi Seneviratne, and the Inspector General of Police, Mr. Priyantha Weerasooriya. The Chairman of the Insurance Regulatory Commission of Sri Lanka, Dr. Ajith Ravindra de Mel, delivered the keynote address, outlining the objectives and advantages of the new digital insurance system.

Addressing the gathering, Dr. de Mel emphasized that the introduction of the digital insurance card would help resolve several longstanding issues within the insurance sector, including environmental pollution caused by the annual disposal of plastic cards, the substantial financial costs involved in producing physical cards, and other operational challenges faced by the industry.

The programme commenced with the distribution of 500 tablet devices to traffic police officers in the Western Province, enabling efficient access to the enhanced Sri Lanka Police Road Accident Data Management System and facilitating the verification of the new digital insurance e-card. In addition, 150 tablet devices were symbolically handed over to selected police officers.

The event was attended by the Director General of the Insurance Regulatory Commission of Sri Lanka, Ms. Damayanthi Fernando, the Senior Deputy Inspector General in charge of Administration of the Sri Lanka Police, Mr. Sanjeewa Dharmaratne, the President of the Sri Lanka Insurers’ Association, Mr. Lasitha Wimaratne, along with senior government officials, police officers, and executives representing insurance companies.

Source: Adaderana