Siddhartha Premier’s Profit Falls to Rs. 40 Million Despite Insurance Fund Nearly Doubling

Kathmandu — Siddhartha Premier Insurance Limited has released its third-quarter financial results for the current fiscal year, revealing significant fluctuations across key financial indicators. The company posted a net profit of Rs. 40.1 million during the review period, marking...


Department of Money Laundering Investigation Reports Guardian Micro Life and Protective Micro Chairmen Unreachable

Kathmandu — The chairmen of Guardian Micro Life Insurance and Protective Micro Insurance have reportedly become unreachable amid an ongoing investigation into insurance company share investments. The Department of Money Laundering Investigation has already directed the chairpersons and shareholders...


Nepal Insurance Authority Penalizes SALICO and Lord Buddha Reinsurance Broker

Kathmandu — The Nepal Insurance Authority has taken action against two institutions, including a reinsurance brokerage company, imposing financial penalties for regulatory violations. The authority penalized Sagarmatha Lumbini Insurance Company Limited (SALICO) and Lord Buddha Reinsurance Broker Pvt. Ltd....


Authority Directs Insurers to Apply Reinsurance Rates in PI Insurance Policies

Kathmandu — The Nepal Insurance Authority has instructed insurance companies to apply reinsurance rate structures to Professional Indemnity (PI) insurance policies. The move comes after insurers were found to have engaged in irregular practices in issuing such policies, prompting...


IME Life Earns Rs 367.9 Million Profit in Nine Months; Life Insurance Fund Nears Rs 17 Billion

Kathmandu — IME Life Insurance Company Limited has published its financial results for the third quarter of the current fiscal year. The report shows improvements in most key indicators, including profit, compared to the same period last year. The...


Public Infrastructure to Be Insured

Kathmandu — Public infrastructure will now be covered by insurance. The provision has been introduced through an amendment to the Insurance Act, included in a bill aimed at revising several Nepal laws. Until now, the absence of insurance for...


Government Plans to Shift Foreign Employment Term Insurance to State-Owned Firms

Kathmandu — The government is preparing to overhaul the structure of foreign employment term insurance, with plans to transfer the business from private insurers to state-owned companies. Officials from the Prime Minister’s Office and the Ministry of Finance are...


Vehicles Renewed Without Mandatory Third-Party Insurance Through Bribes

Kathmandu — Authorities have found that vehicle renewals are being processed without the legally required third-party insurance. For motorcycles, the insurance premium required for renewal is about NPR 1,800. For four-wheelers, the cost ranges from NPR 7,000 to 8,000....


Kathmandu — The Nepal Insurance Authority has decided not to take any action against Himalayan Reinsurance Company while investigations are ongoing. The company is currently under investigation by agencies including the Department of Money Laundering Investigation, the Commission for the...


Balen Government Amends Two Provisions of Insurance Act; What Does the Ordinance Say?

Kathmandu — The government has amended two provisions of the Insurance Act, 2022 through an ordinance issued yesterday to revise several Nepal Acts. The amendment removes the previously fixed four-year tenure for members under Section 9 of the Act....