Kathmandu – Nepal’s 14 life insurance companies spent a combined Rs 5.1798 billion on employee benefits during the first nine months of FY 2025/26, according to their third-quarter financial statements. The expense, which includes salaries, allowances, bonuses and other...

Kathmandu – Himalayan Life Insurance Limited has announced a reshuffle in its board of directors, with four directors stepping down and two new members appointed to fill the vacancies. Founder shareholders’ representative Saurabh Duggad and public shareholders’ representatives Pramila...

Kathmandu – Term life insurance remains the largest contributor to Nepal’s life insurance industry, accounting for more than 40 percent of the sector’s total premium income. According to the latest data from the Nepal Insurance Authority (NIA), life insurers...

Kathmandu — Nepal’s life and non-life insurance companies settled insurance claims worth nearly Rs. 93 billion during the first 11 months of the current fiscal year 2025/26, while claims amounting to Rs. 49.44 billion remain unpaid, according to the...

Kathmandu — Nepal’s life insurance industry continued to expand its policy loan portfolio during the current fiscal year (2025/26, with total loans issued against life insurance policies exceeding Rs. 97.54 billion by the end of the third quarter. According...

Kathmandu – Rastriya Jeevan beema Company has announced the bonus rate for participating life insurance policies for FY 2026/27, with the declared bonus continuing its downward trend for another consecutive year. Under the newly approved rates, the company will...

Kathmandu – Nepal’s life insurance industry continued its upward momentum in the current fiscal year, with renewal premium collections rising by 11.63 percent as of mid-June, according to the latest business statistics released by the Nepal Insurance Authority. Life...

Kathmandu – Nepal’s life insurance companies recorded a 26.31 percent increase in first-year premium income as of mid-June of the fiscal year 2025/26 (2082/83), according to data released by the Nepal Insurance Authority. The country’s 14 life insurers generated...

Kathmandu – Life insurance companies operating in Nepal earned a total insurance premium of NPR 173.50 billion during the first eleven months of fiscal year 2025/26, according to data published by the Nepal Insurance Authority. According to the data,...

Kathmandu – IME Life Insurance Company Limited has received an upgraded credit rating. CARE Ratings Nepal Limited has raised the company’s issuer rating from ‘BBB+’ to ‘A-’, indicating that the insurer is considered adequately safe in meeting its financial...