Monday 14th September 2026
Kathmandu – ICRA Nepal has downgraded Nepal Reinsurance Company Limited’s issuer credit rating from ‘ICRA NP-IR A’ to ‘ICRA NP-IR A-‘, citing the reinsurer’s potentially large exposure to claims from the devastating August 26 flash floods. The company remains on ‘watch with negative implications.’ The ‘W’ notation attached to...
Kathmandu — Life insurance companies conducted more than NPR 26.62 billion worth of insurance business in the first month of the current fiscal year 2026/27, July. According to data published by the Nepal Insurance Authority, 14 operating life insurance companies collected a total of NPR 26.62 billion in premiums...
Kathmandu — ICRA Nepal has reaffirmed Citizen Life Insurance Company Limited’s issuer credit rating at ‘BBB+’ (Triple B Plus), signaling a strong capacity to meet financial obligations on time with a relatively low level of financial risk. The rating agency cited several supporting factors: the company’s business expansion, market share, policy renewal rate, investment quality, reinsurance arrangements, solvency position, and nationwide presence. Citizen Life’s total...
Kathmandu — Birendra Badhuwaal Chhetri, president of the Nepal Insurers’ Association and chief executive officer of Siddhartha Premier Insurance, has said that the payment process for small insurance claims will be expedited to provide relief to people affected by the recent disaster. According to Chhetri, claims of NPR 500,000 to NPR 1 million related to fatalities, small vehicles and...
Kathmandu — The flood in Rasuwa has disrupted communications with insurance companies, banks, hydropower projects and other offices operating in the area. There is still no confirmed information on the extent of damage caused to the offices of insurance companies and banks. The Ministry of Energy, however, is collecting data on the damage caused to hydropower projects. The branches...
Kathmandu – ICRA Nepal has downgraded Nepal Reinsurance Company Limited’s issuer credit rating from ‘ICRA NP-IR A’ to ‘ICRA NP-IR A-‘, citing the reinsurer’s potentially large exposure to claims from the devastating August 26 flash floods. The company remains on ‘watch with negative implications.’ The ‘W’ notation attached to the rating signals that further review is pending, while the...
Kathmandu — Commercial banks in Nepal earned nearly NPR 70 billion in net profit during fiscal year 2025/26. According to the fourth-quarter financial statements published by 20 commercial banks, the banks posted a combined net profit of NPR 69.87 billion. The combined profit increased by 32.27 percent, or NPR 17.05 billion, compared with the previous fiscal year. Commercial banks had earned a combined net profit of NPR 52.82 billion...
