Monday 28th September 2026
Kathmandu — Nepal’s 14 non-life insurance companies sold a total of 3,001,814 insurance policies in fiscal year 2025/26, according to their fourth-quarter financial statements. The number of policies increased by 244,140 from 2,757,674 policies sold by the end of fiscal year 2024/25. United Ajod Insurance led the market in...
Kathmandu — Nepal has called for increased investment in insurance, innovation and resilient infrastructure to reduce the economic and physical losses caused by growing climate-related disasters. Addressing the United Nations General Assembly, Nepal said the risks of floods, landslides, avalanches and other natural disasters were increasing due to climate...
Kathmandu — SuryaJyoti Life Insurance Company Limited organized its “Agency Award Night 2026” in Gwarko, Lalitpur, honoring top-performing agents and agency managers under the theme “Honoring Excellence, Celebrating Achievements.” The event, attended by around 300 Chief Agency Managers, Star Agency Managers, Insurance Advisers and agents, recognized outstanding contributors to the company’s business growth in FY 2025/26 with trophies, certificates and cash prizes. It also...
Kathmandu — Nepal’s 14 non-life insurance companies sold a total of 3,001,814 insurance policies in fiscal year 2025/26, according to their fourth-quarter financial statements. The number of policies increased by 244,140 from 2,757,674 policies sold by the end of fiscal year 2024/25. United Ajod Insurance led the market in terms of policies sold, issuing 419,526 policies by the end...
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 — Deposits at banks and financial institutions fell 0.3% (NPR 2.07 billion) to NPR 8.256 trillion in the first month of fiscal year 2083/84 (mid-July to mid-August 2026), according to data released by Nepal Rastra Bank. In the same period last fiscal year, deposits had declined 0.8% (NPR 5.579 billion). On a year-on-year basis, deposits at banks and financial institutions increased 14.5% as of mid-August 2026. As of...
