Collaborative Partners of Voice of Insurance

The Department of Insurance and Valuation of the Wayamba University of Sri Lanka collaboratively work with the following Associations and institutes in publishing the Voice of Insurance.

IRCSL – Insurance Regulation Commission of Sri Lanka

IASL – Insurance Association of Sri Lanka

SLII – Sri Lanka Insurance Institute

ACIP – Association of Charted Insurance Professionals

SLIBA – Sri Lanka Insurance Broker Association

RISA – Risk & Insurance Student Association of the Wayamba University

Editor-in-Chief

• S.K. Gamage – Department of Insurance and Valuation, Wayamba University of Sri Lanka

Editorial Advisory Board

• Jagath Alwis – Technical Director of Ceylinco General Insurance Ltd.
• Ainsley J Alles – Deputy Chairman of Senaratne Insurance Brokers (Pvt) Ltd Council Member of Sri Lanka Insurance Brokers Association (SLIBA)
• Lasitha Wimalaratne – Deputy Chief Operating Officer at HNB Assurance PLC Secretary of Insurance Association of Sri Lanka (IASL)
• Udeni Kiridena – CEO of Sri Lanka Insurance Institute (SLII)
• Mahendra Wilegoda – Head of Life Operations at HNB Assurance PLC, President of Association of Chartered Insurance Professionals (ACIP)

Editorial Board

• W.S.Sanjeewa
• Priyanka Chandrarathne
• D.G.L. Rasika
• R.S.L. Jayarathne
• D.M.N.B. Dissanayake
• R.M.T.N. Rathnayaka (Graphic & Layout Design)

Language Editor

• Mohan Samaranayake

Editorial Assistants

• M.M.S.K.B. Bogamuwa
• J.D.S.P.Amarasinghe

Types of Articles Publish in the Magazine

Each and every issue of the magazine will consist with below mentioned types of articles written by well experienced senior industry professionals, academicians and researchers in the area of risk and insurance and related disciplines.     

• Cover story: It is the story, whose subject is presented on the front page of any magazine.
• Editorial: It is an opinion-based section, in which the editor shares their views and opinions on different issues, be it social or political, or legal. And thus tends to persuade the readers with that particular outlook.
• Articles: Apart from the cover story and editorial, you will also find articles on different subjects for a specific audience. These are usually a non-fictional piece of information.
• Features: Feature stories cover articles based on history, news, personality, or human interest such as places, people, events, etc. It aims to describe the experience and emotion in such a way that the readers can easily connect.
• Columns: These are an opinion-based piece of writing, expressing the informed and powerful opinion of the writer, on a burning issue.
• Reviews: Reviews generally state critical analysis or factual data on something, along with the opinion of the reviewer. However, the assertions must be supported by arguments, explanations, and illustrations.
• Essays: It is an analytical or interpretative written composition on a particular topic.
• Photo features: In a photo feature, there is a range of photographs that narrate a story.

Submission Guidelines

All manuscripts should be in 12-point type, with one-inch margins, and sequentially numbered pages. Manuscripts should be double-spaced. The author’s name, address, telephone number, and email address should be typed at the top of the first page. Article lengths vary widely from 1,000 to 4,000 words.

Submission Information

There are a number of key steps you should follow to ensure a smooth and trouble-free submission. We advise you to read aims and scope and author guidelines when preparing your manuscript and submit it when it is at a publishable level.

Submission e-mail: voiceofinsurance@wyb.ac.lk

Call for Papers

Call for Papers:   Volume I, Issue I (January – 2023)

The Voice of Insurance is a peer-reviewed, open-access magazine issued by the Department of Insurance and Valuation of the Wayamba University of Sri Lanka in collaboration with key stakeholders of the risk and insurance sector in Sri Lanka.

The magazine is a premier open platform for substantive dialog from different perspectives relating to risk and insurance in and out of Sri Lanka. The Editorial Board planned to launch the Voice of Insurance in 2023.

The editorial board call for manuscripts to be published in its inaugural issue (Issue I) in January 2023. Manuscripts written in English on below themes are welcome for possible publication in the Magazine.

Volume 01, Issue I

Theme of the Issue – Challenges and Role of Insurance in the Economic Crisis

Regulatory supervision and industry performance

Customer Service / Customer engagement

Human Resource related

Reskilling and Upskilling: A Strategic Response to Changing Skill Demands

Industry Innovations

Strengthen Organizational resilience

Insure-tech insights

Wellbeing discussion

How technology is revamping the insurance industry,

The way forward of insurance business

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