Senator Justin Kotelawala paved the way for a still-unfolding saga, by creating the first registered company in Sri Lanka. The Company was initially located in Baillie Street in Fort, but was subsequently moved to No. 69, Queen Street (also in Fort), where the Ceylinco House was constructed. Later on, the company name was changed to Ceylinco Ltd. Ceylinco Insurance Company Limited was registered as a public company in 1987 and commenced business focusing on Life and General Insurance.

The spirit of innovation, coupled with the yearning to grow bigger and better, has remained the hallmark of Ceylinco, which now includes over 200 subsidiaries and associate companies, covering diverse sectors such as Banking, Insurance and Financial Services, Real Estate, Diamonds, Jewellery, Tourism, Education, Health and IT.

The late Senator Justin Kotelawala’s legacy of thinking big lives on, even today, in every existing and new Ceylinco venture.