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SLI to build two more repair centres

The Sri Lanka Insurance (SLIC) is planning two more state of the art road side assistance repair centres in Kandy and the south this year, on the back of the Seeduwa centre which it launched recently.

Suren Galagoda – Chief Operating Officer, Technical, Sri Lanka Insurance said the company’s new venture is a first ever concept in the local market where vehicles will be repaired according to manufacture specifications. “We are planning two more centres in the South and Kandy,” he said.

He said that these centres are specifically for Sri Lanka Insurance (SLI) Formula Plus Motor Insurance policy holders, and all other vehicle owners who have a comprehensive insurance cover for their private and business motor car or van, who seek motor insurance.

“Fast settlement of claims is good, but then it is not the ultimate solution – the final requirement is repairing the vehicle after the accident,” he said, adding that this service is free of charge and the vehicle will also be delivered free of charge.

He said the centre cost Rs 350 million and can repair 300 vehicles at a given time. “With the new facility, things such as estimates after an accident, insurance approval and after repair inspection by an insurance company are eliminated,” he explained.

Sri Lanka Insurance is the largest and financially strongest insurer in the country today, and as an industry leader it has taken steps to come up with this initiative, to further add value services and benefits to their Formula Plus customers.

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