Ceylinco Insurance rings opening bell for October

From left: Ceylinco Insurance PLC Director Patrick Alwis, CSE COO Renuke Wijayawardhane, Ceylinco Insurance PLC Director Thushara Ranasinghe, Ceylinco Insurance PLC Chairman J. Godwin Perera, CSE Chairman Vajira Kulatilaka, Ceylinco Insurance PLC Directors Dr. Jagath Alwis and Ceylinco Insurance PLC Director Upali Witharana 

Ceylinco Insurance PLC rang the opening bell to commence trading at the Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) for the month of October and outlined the company’s commitment to contribute towards the sustainable growth of the economy and country. 
Ceylinco Insurance PLC Chairman J. Godwin Perera stated, “As our country transits into a new political and socioeconomic order, we, at Ceylinco Insurance PLC, through our diversity and financial viability are well prepared to contribute towards the sustainable growth of that new order. Insurance, energy, education, healthcare and financial services are the indispensable pivots on which the socioeconomic growth of our country can be built. ” 
Perera went on to state that the company shares a long history with the stock market and investors, a journey that has given Ceylinco Insurance the opportunity to attract investments through global giants in the insurance industry such as Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance of Japan and international financial investors such as Banquet Pictet and Cie of Switzerland and Shriram City Union Finance of India.
“These investments are a reflection of the confidence we have created through our financial performance, our good governance and the corporate values which guide us,” he added. Perera was accompanied by Ceylinco Insurance PLC Directors Patrick Alwis, Thushara Ranasinghe, Dr. Jagath Alwis and Upali Witharana. The CSE was represented at the event by Chairman Vajira Kulatilaka, Chief Operating Officer Renuke Wijayawardhane and the senior management.
Sharing his remarks at the ceremony, CSE Chairman Vajira Kulatilaka congratulated Ceylinco Insurance PLC for its growth and value offered to shareholders over the years. He also stated that the CSE is working towards a number of developments to foster economic growth through the capital market. Growth initiatives with relation to risk management, market development and new products were identified by the CSE Chairman as initiatives that will play a role in boosting the capital market going forward.