Kathmandu — The government is preparing to legally guarantee air passengers’ rights and compensation. Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation Khadak Raj Paudel said minimum compensation and passenger rights in cases such as flight cancellations, delays and lost...

Kathmandu — The solvency ratio, a key indicator of the financial strength of life insurance companies, has declined significantly since the implementation of the risk-based capital system. An ICRA Nepal report has concluded that the decline reflects the new...

Kathmandu – ICRA Nepal has downgraded Nepal Reinsurance Company Limited’s issuer credit rating from ‘ICRA NP-IR A’ to ‘ICRA NP-IR A-‘, citing the reinsurer’s potentially large exposure to claims from the devastating August 26 flash floods. The company remains...

Kathmandu — Life insurance companies conducted more than NPR 26.62 billion worth of insurance business in the first month of the current fiscal year 2026/27, July. According to data published by the Nepal Insurance Authority, 14 operating life insurance...

Kathmandu — The Nepal Insurance Authority has directed all licensed insurers to update and publicly disclose key institutional information on their websites in accordance with legal provisions on the prevention of money laundering. The Authority’s Anti-Money Laundering Division issued...

Kathmandu — Life insurance companies collected NPR 21.71 billion in renewal premiums during the first month of the current fiscal year 2026/2027(2083/84). This represents a 32.55 percent increase from the NPR 16.38 billion collected during the same period of...

Kathmandu — The Nepal Insurance Authority has released the first-month statistics for life insurance companies for the current fiscal year 2026/27(2083/84). According to the data, insurers’ first premium income increased by 37.87 percent. In the first month of fiscal...

Kathmandu — The solvency margin ratio, a key measure of financial strength and risk-bearing capacity for companies operating in Nepal’s non-life insurance sector, improved in the fiscal year ended mid-July 2026 (Asar-end 2083 BS) compared with the previous fiscal year...

Kathmandu — The government will introduce special measures to speed up insurance claim settlements and help flood- and disaster-affected businesses resume operations. The Ministry of Finance’s Business Recovery Plan — Phase I has made insurance claims and compensation a...

Kathmandu — Business from single-premium life insurance policies recorded significant growth in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2025/26 (2082/83 B.S.). Life insurance companies collected a total of NPR 22.421 billion in single premiums during the period, an increase...