Kathmandu — Nepal’s non-life insurers more than doubled their earthquake premium reserve fund over the past year, strengthening their financial preparedness against seismic risk. However, two of the country’s oldest insurers (Nepal Insurance and Rastriya Beema Company) have yet...

Kathmandu — Siddhartha Premier Insurance has retained its ‘A’ issuer rating, with ICRA Nepal reaffirming the company’s strong financial position, risk management capabilities, and ability to meet its policyholder obligations. The rating agency has also removed the insurer from...

Kathmandu — Nepal’s non-life insurance companies collected a total of NPR 51.92 billion in gross written premiums during the last fiscal year by issuing 3.47 million insurance policies. Motor insurance remained the industry’s largest business line, generating NPR 15.49...

Kathmandu — Nepal’s non-life insurance industry posted another year of solid expansion, with the country’s 14 operating non-life insurers generating more than NPR 50.6 billion in gross written premiums during the fiscal year 2025/26. According to the companies’ annual...

Kathmandu — Nepal’s insurance market has long been dominated by products that differ mainly in name while offering largely similar coverage and benefits. That trend, however, is set to shift as several insurers prepare to introduce new products in...

Kathmandu — Nepal’s 14 non-life insurance companies renewed a total of 673,325 insurance policies during the first nine months of FY2025/26 (2082/83), according to their third-quarter financial statements. The figure represents an increase of 39,770 policies from 633,555 renewals...

Kathmandu — Sagarmatha Lumbini Insurance Company Limited (Salico) has retained its ‘ICRA NP-IR A’ issuer rating after ICRA Nepal reaffirmed the company’s credit profile and removed the ‘Rating Watch with Negative Implications’ status previously assigned to it. An ‘ICRA...

Kathmandu — The Nepal Insurance Authority has approved a new insurance policy designed to cover losses caused by wildlife attacks, bringing human, agricultural, and property damage under the country’s formal insurance system. The policy will come into effect from...

Kathmandu — The Nepal Insurance Authority has introduced a new set of regulatory requirements to strengthen the implementation of Nepal Financial Reporting Standard (NFRS) 17, requiring insurers to comply with updated rules governing financial reporting, bonus declarations, annual general...

Kathmandu — Minister for Agriculture, Forestry and Environment Gita Chaudhary has said the government is preparing to bring losses caused by wildlife under an insurance framework. Responding to questions during a meeting of the National Assembly on Wednesday, Minister...