National Life Insurance Announces New Bonus Rate for FY 2026/27, Annual Payout Continues to Decline

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...


Nepal Insurance Found in Breach of Regulatory Requirement, Earthquake Risk Reserve Remains Nil

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...


Insurance Authority Orders Five Microinsurers to Convene Special General Meetings

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...


Non-Life Insurers Write Rs 4.09 Billion in Premiums in Mid-May–Mid-June; Sagarmatha Lumbini Leads Monthly Business

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...


Interest Capitalization Eased; Banks Ordered to Maintain 24-Hour Monitoring for Financial Crime Control

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...


7.5 magnitude earthquake collapses buildings in Caracas, rescue ongoing

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...


Insurance Authority Fails in Oversight as Many Insurance Companies Remain Leaderless

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...


Renewal Premiums Climb Almost 12%, IME Life Emerges as Fastest-Growing Insurer

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...


Life Insurers’ First-Year Premium Income Rises 26.31%; Company-Wise Breakdown

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...


Life Insurers’ Premium Income Up 12.64%; IME Life and Citizen Life Lead Growth

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,...