Nepal’s Non-Life Insurance Industry Grows 15% in a Year, Shikhar Remains No. 1

Kathmandu — Nepal’s non-life insurance industry posted another year of solid expansion, with the country’s 14 operating non-life insurers generating more than NPR 50.6 billion in gross written premiums during the fiscal year 2025/26. According to the companies’ annual...


Supreme Court Verdict Unlikely to Create New Financial Burden for Five Insurers

Kathmandu — The Supreme Court’s recent ruling on premium-priced initial public offerings (IPOs) is not expected to impose any additional financial burden on the five insurance companies that issued shares at a premium, as the Nepal Insurance Authority had...


Supreme Court Questions Insurance Authority, SEBON’s Regulatory Oversight

Kathmandu — The Supreme Court has raised serious concerns over the regulatory oversight exercised by the Nepal Insurance Authority and the Securities Board of Nepal (SEBON), stating that both institutions failed to discharge their statutory responsibilities in accordance with...


Insurance Authority Mandates Digital Claims Tracking System Within Three Months

Kathmandu — The Nepal Insurance Authority has directed insurance companies to introduce a digital claims tracking system within the next three months, aiming to make the claims settlement process more transparent, efficient, and customer-friendly. Under the new system, policyholders...


Nepal Re Posts Rs. 5.84 Billion Loss as Claims Surge and Earnings Decline

Kathmandu — State-owned Nepal Re-insurance Company Limited has reported a net loss of Rs. 5.84 billion for the third quarter of the last fiscal year, marking a sharp reversal from the profit recorded a year earlier. According to the...


Insurers Roll Out New Products for the Current Fiscal Year, from Cyber and Drone Cover to New Life Plans

Kathmandu — Nepal’s insurance market has long been dominated by products that differ mainly in name while offering largely similar coverage and benefits. That trend, however, is set to shift as several insurers prepare to introduce new products in...


Nepal Life’s Raju Bhandari Collects Rs 17.896 Million in Premiums, Earns Triple Samriddhi Medal

Kathmandu — Raju Bhandari, a leading insurance advisor associated with Nepal Life Insurance’s Taplejung branch, has achieved another career milestone after generating Rs 17.896 million in life insurance premiums during the fiscal year 2025/26. The latest achievement surpasses his...


Nepal Life Crosses Rs. 13 Billion in First-Year Premiums, Sets New Industry Benchmark

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...


Beemapost Deputy Editor Rina Khatri Wins NAFIJ Insurance Journalism Award

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...


Non-Life Insurers Renew 673,325 Policies in Nine Months; Salico Tops the Market

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...