Monday 20th July 2026
Kathmandu — Nepal Life Insurance has become the first life insurer in Nepal to generate more than Rs. 13 billion in first-year insurance premiums, setting a new benchmark for the country’s life insurance industry. The milestone comes as the company marks its 25th anniversary, further strengthening its position as...
Kathmandu — Rina Khatri, Deputy Editor of Beemapost.com, has been honored with the NAFIJ Insurance Journalism Award in recognition of her nearly decade-long contribution to insurance journalism. The award was presented by Minister for Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation Biraj Bhakta Shrestha at a program organized by the Nepal...
Kathmandu — Nepal Life Insurance has become the first life insurer in Nepal to generate more than Rs. 13 billion in first-year insurance premiums, setting a new benchmark for the country’s life insurance industry. The milestone comes as the company marks its 25th anniversary, further strengthening its position as Nepal’s leading life insurer. After becoming the first company to surpass Rs. 10 billion in...
Kathmandu — Nepal’s 14 non-life insurance companies renewed a total of 673,325 insurance policies during the first nine months of FY2025/26 (2082/83), according to their third-quarter financial statements. The figure represents an increase of 39,770 policies from 633,555 renewals recorded during the same period of the previous fiscal year. Salico retained the top position by renewing 97,887 policies during the...
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 rolled out a new set of regulations requiring banks and financial institutions to tighten oversight of dormant accounts, as part of broader efforts to reduce financial crime and curb the misuse of inactive banking channels. The measures, introduced through amendments to the Unified Directives 2082, were issued by the Bank and Financial Institutions Regulation Department under the authority granted by Section 79...
