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 – Motor insurance continued to dominate Nepal’s non-life insurance market during the first 11 months of the current fiscal year, accounting for the largest share of insurers’ total business. Backed by the growing number of vehicles on the...

Kathmandu – Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) has taken regulatory action against six microfinance institutions for violating prudential requirements, with five of them placed under Prompt Corrective Action (PCA) due to inadequate capital adequacy ratios. The institutions placed under PCA...

Kathmandu – National Life Insurance 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 Insurance Company has been found to be in violation of a key regulatory requirement after failing to maintain an earthquake risk reserve fund, as mandated by the Nepal Insurance Authority. Under the Authority’s directives, all non-life...

Kathmandu – Five microinsurance companies whose directors and chief executives have been suspended over insurance and securities-related offences have been instructed to convene Special General Meetings (SGMs) immediately. The Nepal Insurance Authority (NIA) issued the directive after the companies...

Kathmandu – Nepal’s non-life insurance industry recorded Rs 4.09 billion in gross written premiums during the period from May 15 to June 14, 2026, according to business statistics published by the Nepal Insurance Authority. The 14 non-life insurers operating...

Kathmandu – Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) has revised the Unified Directive, 2025 for Class A, B, and C banks and financial institutions, introducing new provisions effective June 24, 2026 under Section 79 of the Nepal Rastra Bank Act, 2002. Under...

Agency; A catastrophic pair of back-to-back earthquakes, measuring 7.2 and 7.5 magnitude, struck northwest Venezuela in rapid succession on Wednesday evening, causing multiple large structures to collapse in the capital city of Caracas, destroying power lines, and triggering urgent tsunami...

Kathmandu – Questions have been raised about the effectiveness of the Nepal Insurance Authority’s regulatory oversight after it failed to address the leadership vacuum in several insurance companies whose top executives have been suspended amid ongoing investigations. On June...