SLIC offers Rs.1 Mn life cover to parents of children born on World Children’s Day 2023

Sri Lanka Insurance marked the World Children’s Day by providing a Free Life Insurance cover worth Rs. 1 million for the parents of every child born on Oct 1, this year. The programme was carried out covering all hospitals across the country. This special Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiative was launched in 2022 with the objective of protecting the future of the children of the country. Realising the value this initiative has added to the community, SLIC decided to continue this initiative for the year 2023 as well.

Chief Executive Officer of Sri Lanka Insurance, Chandana L. Aluthgama said: ‘As a responsible organisation, our commitment towards the well-being of children goes beyond just financial protection. With the current challenging economic conditions demanding a safety net for everyone we believe that Insurance for all is mandatory”

Chairman of Sri Lanka Insurance President Counsel Ronald C. Perera said: ‘Children are the future of the country and to ensure a secure future for them is the responsibility of every citizen of the country. Therefore, as a responsible corporate citizen SLIC has come forward to offer a free life cover to the parents of all children in Sri Lanka who are born on World Children’s Day to secure their future.”

A special event was organized to mark this extraordinary initiative at Castle Street Hospital on the 1st of October 2023 in the presence of the Corporate management of SLIC.