Insurance authority organize a discussion program between the media persons

Kathmandu : Insurance authority organize a discussion program between the media persons. on occasion Chairman of Nepal Insurance Authority Surya Prasad Silwal has said that the role of communication media is important for the development of the insurance sector and increasing its access.

Addressing the insurance-related interaction and discussion program organized by the Nepal Insurance Authority today in Birganj with media workers working in various districts of Madhesh province, Chairman Silwal urged the media workers to give priority to the insurance sector as an important pillar of the economy.

President Silwal said, ‘Financial protection can be done by transferring risk through insurance, rather than providing donations and relief, the government needs to bring a program to insure the lives and property of citizens, after insurance, the insurance companies provide compensation, through insurance, the living standards of the poor and underprivileged can be raised, about insurance. Communication media has an important role to explain and increase access.’

Chairman Silwal mentioned that insurance related news coming in the media will help in making policies and strategies related to insurance and informed that the budget will be allocated in the next fiscal year to conduct insurance related training and interaction programs for the media personnel.

Dinesh Kumar Lal, director of Nepal Insurance Authority, made a presentation on the authority’s work, procedures and regulatory role, access to insurance, insurance market conditions, international practices related to insurance and the role of media in the development and accessibility of the insurance sector.

In the event, Nepal Insurance Authority should organize regular training and interaction programs for communication workers, coordinate with communication workers to increase public awareness about insurance, the authority should tighten regulation and monitoring to control insurance fraud and fraud, insurance-related propaganda should be spread in Bhojpuri and Maithili languages ​​as well. etc. held opinions.

The program was attended by the officials of the Federation of Nepalese Journalists, district branches, media personnel of various media outlets of Bara, Parsa and Rautahat districts and media personnel of those districts. The program was conducted by Kusum Sharma, Head of Nepal Insurance Authority, Madhesh Province Office.