Life Insurers Collect NPR 21.71 Billion in Renewal Premiums in July

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...


Life Insurers’ First Premium Income Rises 37.87% in July

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...


Life Insurers’ Business Grows 33%; Rastriya Jeevan Beema and IME Lead Growth

Kathmandu — Life insurance companies generated more than NPR 26 billion in insurance business in the first month of the current fiscal year 2026/87. According to data published by the Nepal Insurance Authority, 14 operating life insurance companies collected...


Non-Life Insurers’ Average Solvency Margin Rises to 4.35%

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...


Govt Prioritizes Insurance Claim Relief for Flood-Hit Businesses in First Phase of Recovery plan

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...


Pakistan Hands Over 100 Tons of Relief Assistance to Flood-Affected Nepal

Kathmandu — Pakistan has delivered 100 tons of relief assistance to Nepal to support people affected by the recent floods and landslides. The consignment, which includes tents, blankets, mats, hygiene kits and medicines, arrived in Kathmandu on a chartered...


Life Insurers’ Single Premium Rises 39%; Himalayan, Citizen and IME Post Sharp Growth

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...


Insurance Authority Warns Agents Against Misleading Promotion

Kathmandu — The Nepal Insurance Authority (NIA) has warned insurance agents and other concerned parties against making false, misleading or exaggerated claims in insurance-related promotions. The Authority said it has received complaints alleging that licensed insurance intermediaries have made...


Pakistan PM Visits Nepal Embassy, Offers Condolences for Flood Victims

Kathmandu — Pakistan’s Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif has conveyed deep sorrow to Nepal over the heavy loss of life and property caused by the recent floods and landslides that struck the country. Sharif visited the Nepalese Embassy in...


SUBISU Provides Free Wi-Fi Internet Service to Flood-Affected Families in Relief Camps in Nuwakot

Nuwakot: With the aim of facilitating communication for flood-affected families, SUBISU has provided free Wi-Fi internet service at various relief camps and affected communities in Nuwakot. At the disaster relief camp at Bhairum Secondary School, Bidur–8, Hattigauda, Nuwakot, where...