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UAL awards night sees 350 winners

The recently concluded annual sales awards night of Union Assurance PLC (UA) showcased an unprecedented increase in winners of its top sales awards of the year. Chosen by the company on individual performance measured against tough criteria with fixed qualifying standards, this year saw 350 winners of awards, an increase of more than 200 over the 150 winners awarded for 2010, according to a company statement.

Award winners

This has been attributed to the improved performance of its sales force pushing up company revenue by 19% to nearly Rs. 8 billion in 2010 as a result of a focused effort to improve overall quality of service has seen advances in HR practices, training programmes, quality professional certifications and education provided to its 3500-strong team of advisors.

A subsidiary of John Keells Holdings, Union Assurance annually recognizes a number of top achievers in both Life and General Insurance with awards that have become an informal internal measure of anticipated growth through retention and new business development in the coming year.

The rewards accorded to winners included trophies, certificates and overseas trips. The presentation of Awards of Excellence to distinguished persons whose achievements encouraged others to emulate them and follow their footsteps to secure success was the highlight of the evening. Top award winners were: Best Sales– Life Category - Chanaka Appuhami (Chilaw Branch); Best Sales– General Category - Eric Upshantha (Corporate Unit ) while Branch Sales Heads, Unit Heads and Sales Consultants from all districts of Sri Lanka participated in this year’s Annual Awards a noteworthy aspect of the awards night was the strong representation from branches in the Jaffna peninsula and Eastern province.

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