Eagle Insurance recently felicitated their best General Insurance Sales Professionals at the Eagle General Insurance Sales Convention 2008.
"Best sales person" Mahesh Jayawarna from Colombo region, "best senior team leader", Pushparaj Fernandopulle from Colombo region, "best senior business development advisor" Gunathilaka Bogahakotuwa from Kotte region and "best team leader" D P K Samarawickrama from Matara region receiving their awards from Deepal Sooriyaarachchi, managing director Eagle Insurance and chief guest Dr Nalaka Godahewa investment promotions consultant to Board of Investment of Sri Lanka.
Upul Wijesinghe - director life distribution and Indu Attygala - head of business development - commercial lines at Eagle Insurance look on.
Eagle Insurance recently felicitated their best General Insurance Sales Professionals at the Eagle General Insurance Sales Convention 2008. The Convention was held at The Grand Ballroom, Hilton, Colombo and chief guest at the event was Dr Nalaka Godahewa - Investment Promotions Consultant to Board of Investment of Sri Lanka.
Mahesh Jayawarna from Colombo was adjudged "best sales person" and Pushparaj Fernandopulle was declared "best senior team leader", while Gunathilaka Bogahakotuwa was adjudged "best senior business development advisor". D P K Samarawickrama won the award for "best team leader".
29 High Achievers walked away with the "Higher Achievement Awards" while the "Achievement Awards" were presented to 21 star performers.
Eagle's managing director, Deepal Sooriyaarachchi in his address congratulated the winners and commended them for their hard work that ensured their success. Sooriyaarachchi emphasised the importance of determination and courage to achieve success despite adversity; he described perseverance and determination as very fundamental and vital for survival and a successful life.
Addressing the Eagle insurance advisors, in the audience, chief guest Dr Nalaka Godahewa, believing that high achievers have a clear purpose and goal in life, highlighted the importance of working towards achieving one's goals and commented: "I came up in life through my own persistence and commitment to achieving success. I studied hard and believed in myself. When I set a goal for myself I would always achieve it. My ambition was to retire at 43 but I surpassed my own goal by retiring at 42".
Commenting on the importance of gaining knowledge he said that one needs to see what one can learn from other people who have been successful in life. "Learn something new everyday, even if it's only a new word everyday. Engage in social work to give back to the community. Also keep in mind that work is not everything in life. Your family should be a priority. Also make time to pursue new challenges," he added.
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Notes to editors:
Eagle is an Aviva company. Aviva is the world's oldest insurance group, with a history dating back 300 years to 1696. Today it is the world's fifth-largest insurance group and the biggest in the UK. The group has 57,000 employees serving 45 million customers worldwide with more than £364 billion assets under management.