Amana Takaful marks 10 years of success with awards gala

Amana Takaful Insurance recently held its Annual Awards Day for 2008 where star performers were recognised for their priceless contributions. The event ran alongside a rare but visionary theme to inspire greater times ahead: “A dream, Reality. A dream.”

Winners of the Amana Takaful Insurance Annual Awards Day 2008 together with Dir/CEO - Ehsan Zaheed, GM/CEO Amana Takaful Life - Reyaz Jeffrey and GM Medical and Operations - Zaid Aboobacker

Speaking at the event, Ehsan Zaheed, Director/CEO of Amana Takaful Insurance reflected on the past and spoke of successful times ahead, “We have now reached a milestone in Takaful and only brighter times lie ahead,” said Zaheed pointing out the immense potential for Takaful in Sri Lanka. “The key is in perseverance and the will to succeed,” he added.
Meanwhile, GM/Chief Executive Officer of Amana Takaful Life, Mr. Reyaz Jeffrey stressed, “People will be our strength for the future. We need to invest to develop ourselves and our futures just as much as we advise our clients. Individual success will make our team winners.”
In the General Takaful category the Best Performance award (seniors) was clinched by M.G.M. Ansari while Sammi Deshappriya (Kandy branch) won the same award in the Outstation category. The Pettah branch was adjudged the best branch for General Takaful while N.M. Ifthikar won the award for the best branch manager (Kurunegala branch).
In the Family Takaful [Life Insurance] category, Ashraff Mohamed Ali (Pettah branch) won the award for the Highest Collection, while N.M. Risham (Matale branch) came first place in the category of Best of New Business. The Best Sales Agent award was presented to A.M. Lafeer (Colombo branch) who also secured first place for the best MCFP (first premiums). Overall Best Performance was won by M.M.M. Mafahir (Akurana branch) and the award for Best Persistency 2008 was won by M.S. Jaleel (Kathankudy branch). The Best Branch for Family Takaful was won by the Colombo branch headed by Shakir Mohamed.
This year’s Awards Day coincides with several milestones for Amana Takaful Insurance of which include the completion of 10 years of Takaful in Sri Lanka and the totaling of more than Rs. 1 billion in GWP. The reason behind this success has been the acceptance of the Takaful concept by Sri Lankans for its characteristics and attributes that stand for mutual benefit, fairness and transparency.
Special recognition was conferred upon several senior staff members for their invaluable contributions during the ten years towards the wellbeing of Amana Takaful Insurance by way of tokens of appreciation.
Amana Takaful PLC is the pioneer and leader in Takaful and has from inception catered to both Family and General Takaful Insurance. Its success is mirrored in its modest growth and the extent of customer loyalty it commands today. The Company’s operations have expanded to 18 branches island-wide branches and extending its reach overseas with the setting up of a fully-fledged branch in the Maldives.