Bangkok--25 Mar--Aziam Burson-Marsteller
ING Life Limited recently organized a gala evening ceremony entitled “ING Life Annual Awards Presentation 2010” on the theme of ‘The Palace of Honor’ for top performing executives and agents of the Company’s Tied Agency channel. Hosting the event were Dato’ Dr. Nirmala Menon, Head of Southeast Asia for Insurance Asia Pacific; Mr. Ignacio Aguilar, CEO, and Mr. Andrew Shaw, CAO, ING Life Limited.
During the event, the 400 attendees were entertained by a series of impressive performances culminating in a great show by Opp Pongsak. They were also inspired by presentations by ING Life Limited’s senior executives and their strong commitment to supporting and growing the company’s agency channel.
“For ING Life Limited, Tied Agency is a critical part of our business and it is key to our long-term success in this market,” said Mr. Ignacio Aguilar, CEO, ING Life Limited. “We are very pleased to be here to honor our top performing agents and executives and we hope that our whole agency channel will look to these impressive individuals for inspiration and guidance as they build their own careers. I am personally looking forward to working with everyone in our agency channel to build on the success being celebrated here tonight.”
ING Life Limited also took this opportunity to reinforce its commitment to its agency channel and clarify its strategy and vision for the future.
“During 2011, ING Life Limited will be focusing on rebuilding our agency channel after a challenging 2010 and we will insure that what we create the highest quality Agency team that is built to prosper over the long term in the Thai market,,” said Mr. Andrew Shaw, Chief Agency Officer, ING Life Limited. “We are focused on recruiting the best and the brightest young candidates as our new agents as well as providing ongoing professional development for our high performers. Further, we have a clear product strategy for Tied Agency Channel that is based on the customer’s needs, and thus will be easier for our agents to sell. These products include a range of Participating products, Whole Life products and Riders. Ultimately, we are working to develop a complete range of customer-focused insurance products so that our agents can offer their clients a total financial solution.”
The winning agents and executives have come from all over Thailand and many walks of life, but all of them have demonstrated a sincere commitment to serving their customers with integrity and professionalism. They have also clearly shown ING Life Limited’s potential as a great place for an insurance professional to develop their career.
“I started my career at ING Life Thailand 10 years ago and have received the Unit Manager of the Year Award 5 times,” said Suwannee Kijboonchai, Agency Leader, Kijsub Unit, Ratchadapisek Branch. “I am very proud and happy to receive this award and feel grateful to my customers who have always trusted and supported me. Moreover, I would like to thank ING Life Limited for providing its full support and offering great products that meet my customers’ needs. Finally, I sincerely appreciate Khun Ratchanee Sirisakul-ngam, my boss, for her effective planning and all of my team members who have contributed to my success.”
“I have worked with ING Life Limited for 6 years and this is the first time I’ve received the District Manager of the Year Award,” stated Charunee Khonmanee, Agency Leader, Lion Born MN, Ratchadapisek Branch. “I waited for a long time to be a winner and I am extremely pleased to have been named District Manager of the Year with the highest FYC. My thanks go to my family as well as ING Life Limited and its staff for their great support and high value products. I also want to express my deep appreciation for Khun Yingsak Sakornwannasak, my boss, for introducing me to such a great career.”
“2011 will be a year of building and developing for ING Life Limit’s Agency business, and it will also be a year of competition in the Thai insurance market, but I am very confident that we have the people, products and expertise to succeed. Working together, there is nothing that we cannot do and no goal is unreachable,” concluded Mr. Shaw.
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