Kathmandu — Records found in the Health Insurance Board’s online system show claims were submitted for maternity and Caesarean section services under the names of male policyholders. The records indicate that claims were filed for insurance payments showing male...

Kathmandu — Jag Bahadur Pun of Kalika Municipality-6 wants to insure his beehives, but the conditions imposed by insurance companies have left him unsure whether to do so. Pun began exploring bee insurance after pesticide exposure destroyed 20 of...

Kathmandu — Engineers, construction companies and other technical professionals involved in building construction will face personal liability if accidents occur or structures are weakened by technical errors, negligence or carelessness. A bill drafted to amend the proposed Building Act,...

Kathmandu — The Nepal Insurance Authority has directed insurance companies to facilitate the settlement of insurance claims during floods and other disasters, introducing measures to support policyholders affected by such emergencies. The new provisions are intended to simplify the...

Kathmandu – The Nepal Insurance Authority has begun testing an Automatic Surveyor Deputation System that assigns surveyors to insurance claims, replacing the practice of insurers choosing them at their own discretion. The system responds to a long-standing demand of...

Kathmandu — A proposal to increase compensation for passengers killed in air accidents has sparked discussion over the resulting insurance costs and their potential impact on premiums. The Bill on the Liability of Domestic Airlines, 2026, currently under discussion...

Kathmandu — Insurance companies have started making advance claim payments to policyholders affected by the Bhotekoshi floods following the Nepal Insurance Authority’s introduction of a simplified claims procedure. Non-life insurers have so far paid NPR 6.748 million to policyholders...

Kathmandu — The Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers has introduced a system to select insurance surveyors through an automated process, ending the practice of insurance companies choosing surveyors at their own discretion. The initiative follows...

Kathmandu — The Nepal Insurance Authority has introduced a special procedure to speed up insurance claim payments for policyholders affected by the devastating floods that struck Rasuwa, Nuwakot, Dhading, Chitwan and other districts on August 26, 2026. The procedure...

Kathmandu — Insurance companies paid a total of NPR 6.78 billion in claims during the first month of fiscal year 2026/27, with life insurers alone accounting for NPR 5.47 billion. According to data from the Nepal Insurance Authority, life...