Nepal Reinsurance Faces Setback as Foreign Employment Insurance Pool Takes Effect

Kathmandu – The implementation of a new regulatory framework by the Nepal Insurance Authority has raised concerns about its impact on government-invested companies, particularly Nepal Reinsurance Company. The decision to introduce the Foreign Employment Insurance Pool has drawn criticism...


Crest Micro Life Insurance to Open IPO for General Public from March 6

Kathmandu – Crest Micro Life Insurance Limited is set to open its Initial Public Offering (IPO) for the general public from March 6, 2025. After issuing shares to Nepalese working abroad, company employees, and the collective investment fund, the...


Life Insurance Policy Loans Surge to Over NPR 95 Billion in Nepal

Kathmandu – Life insurance companies in Nepal have collectively disbursed loans exceeding Rs 95.33 billion against insurance policies by the end of the second quarter of the current fiscal year. This marks a 6.62% increase compared to the same...


Prabhu Mahalakshmi Life Insurance Opens Sale of Shares to General Public

Kathmandu – Prabhu Mahalakshmi Life Insurance Limited has announced the sale of 2,21,650 shares to the general public. The company has opened the sale after receiving no applications from its founder shareholders within the previously specified period. Interested individuals...


Five Candidates Shortlisted for Chairmanship of Nepal Insurance Authority

Kathmandu – The government-formed selection committee has announced a shortlist of five candidates for the position of chairman of the Nepal Insurance Authority. The shortlisted candidates include Kamal Prasad Regmi, current director of the Insurance Authority; Chiranjivi Chapagai, former...


Life Insurance Companies Distribute Rs 6.5 Billion in Agent Commissions

Kathmandu – Life insurance companies in Nepal have distributed approximately Rs 6.27 billion as commissions to their agents in the current financial year, marking a 7.13 percent increase from the previous year’s figure of Rs 5.85 billion, according to...


Government to Implement Classification of Insurance Surveyors

Kathmandu – The government is set to implement the classification of insurance surveyors through new insurance regulations. The draft of the regulation, currently in its final stage before publication in the gazette, introduces a three-tier classification system for surveyors...


Government Introduces Regular Monitoring System for Insurance Authority Employees

Kathmandu – The government has introduced a new provision in the insurance regulations to ensure regular monitoring of employees working within the Insurance Authority through an internal control system. Under the new regulation, the chairman of the Insurance Authority...


Non-life Insurance Companies in Nepal Owe Rs 9.40 Billion in Net Insurance Claims

Kathmandu – The net insurance claim payment arrears owed by non-life insurance companies in Nepal to the insured have reached Rs 9.40 billion, according to financial statements published by 14 non-life insurance companies operating in the country. The data...


Life Insurance Companies in Nepal Earn Rs 85.90 Billion in Premiums in Second Quarter

Kathmandu – The 14 life insurance companies operating in Nepal have collectively earned Rs 85.90 billion in insurance premiums by the end of the second quarter of the current financial year, according to their recently published financial statements. This...