Tuesday 19th May 2026
Kathmandu — Citizen Life Insurance has been honored with the prestigious international title of ‘Best Life Insurance Company of the Year – Nepal’ under the 6th Emerging Asia Insurance Awards 2025. The award was announced during a grand ceremony organized by the Indian Chamber of Commerce in Bangkok. The...
Kathmandu — The commission expenses paid by 14 life insurance companies to their agents for business generation have increased by 12.04 percent in the third quarter of the current fiscal year 2025/26 (2082/83). According to the financial statements published by the companies, the total agent commission expense of the...
Kathmandu — Citizen Life Insurance has been honored with the prestigious international title of ‘Best Life Insurance Company of the Year – Nepal’ under the 6th Emerging Asia Insurance Awards 2025. The award was announced during a grand ceremony organized by the Indian Chamber of Commerce in Bangkok. The company officially received the trophy and certificate with celebration at its head office. The prestigious...
Kathmandu — Himalayan Everest Insurance has received another significant milestone in financial credibility and business strength as it continues its rapid expansion in Nepal’s non-life insurance sector. Credit rating agency ICRA Nepal has assigned the company an “ICRA NP-IR A Minus” rating. According to ICRA Nepal’s assessment, Himalayan Everest Insurance is a company capable of meeting its financial obligations...
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 Nepal Insurance Authority has barred Himalayan Reinsurance from underwriting new reinsurance business for two months. The Authority stated that, except for reinsurance claim settlements and retrocession-related activities connected to existing reinsurance business, the company will not be allowed to undertake any new reinsurance business until the end of the fiscal year 2025/26. The restriction was imposed...
Kathmandu — Out of the 50 microfinance financial institutions listed on the Nepal Stock Exchange, 11 have so far published their financial statements for the third quarter of the current fiscal year 2025/26 (up to mid-April 2026). The disclosed reports show a notable increase in overall net profit. According to the data, these 11 institutions collectively earned a total net profit of NPR 1.94 billion by mid-April 2026. During...
