"While appreciating this effort, I am hopeful that the remaining issues on tax credits and stamp duty on property transfers will also be resolved in a similar manner," she said.
She said last year life insurance sector grew at 10 percent, higher than the 5 percent seen in 2012 but general insurance growth slowed to 9 percent from 15 percent.
HNB Assurance had grown its life revenues 34 percent and non-life 9 percent.
The firm is part of Sri Lanka's Hatton National Bank group.
Ranee Jayamaha, chairperson of HNB Assurance, a newer but fast growing insurance firm who is also an advisor to Sri Lanka's President said the splitting of general and life business is expected to weed out potentially non-viable firms.
"However, if the post segregation structure ends up with over 30 small sized companies instead of the 22 we had so far, the industry as a whole will be faced with sustainability Issues," she told shareholders in the annual report.
"Therefore, there is a clear need for a conso