Tuesday 7th July 2026
Kathmandu – Nepal’s 14 life insurance companies spent a combined Rs 5.1798 billion on employee benefits during the first nine months of FY 2025/26, according to their third-quarter financial statements. The expense, which includes salaries, allowances, bonuses and other employee-related benefits, increased 11.48% from Rs 4.6465 billion recorded in...
Kathmandu – Nepal’s microfinance sector is coming under increasing financial strain as a growing number of lenders struggle to meet regulatory capital requirements, raising concerns over their ability to sustain future lending. According to data published by the Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) for the quarter ending mid-April 2026, 17...
Kathmandu – Nepal’s 14 life insurance companies spent a combined Rs 5.1798 billion on employee benefits during the first nine months of FY 2025/26, according to their third-quarter financial statements. The expense, which includes salaries, allowances, bonuses and other employee-related benefits, increased 11.48% from Rs 4.6465 billion recorded in the corresponding period of the previous fiscal year. Among all insurers, Himalayan Life Insurance reported...
Kathmandu — Shikhar Insurance Company Limited, one of Nepal’s leading non-life insurers, has crossed a major milestone by collecting more than Rs 6 billion in gross written premiums during the current fiscal year 2025/26, marking a significant achievement for the country’s non-life insurance industry. The company said the accomplishment reflects its continued contribution to expanding Nepal’s insurance market, broadening insurance...
Editorial For the Nepal Insurance Authority (NIA), the past seven months have been marked not by regulatory breakthroughs, but by turmoil. The nation’s apex insurance watchdog has seen two of its most senior leaders fall under scrutiny—one acquitted, the other suspended—and now stands cautiously under interim leadership. These events, unfolding one after another, have exposed not just the fragility...
Kathmandu — The insurance sector provides a stark example of how extensive political interference has weakened Nepal’s financial institutions. Investigations into alleged misconduct by former Insurance Authority Chairman Surya Prasad Silwal, widely criticized by some as one of the most controversial figures in the sector, have yet to be fully pursued. Silwal has faced allegations ranging from using funds...
Kathmandu – Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) has revised the Unified Directive, 2025 for Class A, B, and C banks and financial institutions, introducing new provisions effective June 24, 2026 under Section 79 of the Nepal Rastra Bank Act, 2002. Under the revised rules, banks may capitalize accrued interest on long-term project loans during the grace period, provided the arrangement is included in the loan agreement. The provision applies to projects...
