Nepal Reinsurance CEO Surendra Thapa Suspended Amid Money Laundering Case

Kathmandu — Surendra Thapa, CEO of Nepal Reinsurance Company, has finally been suspended. Thapa, who had been drawing a salary worth hundreds of thousands of rupees per month, is alleged to have played a role in actions that harmed...


Nepal Reinsurance Reports Nearly NPR 8 Billion Loss, EPS Falls to -NPR 59.49

Kathmandu — Nepal Reinsurance Company has published its financial statements for the second quarter of fiscal year 2025/26. The company had been unable to release its financial statements earlier due to issues related to a disorganized audit process, but...


Himalayan Reinsurance Reports Third-Quarter Results: How Strong Is Its Financial Position?

Kathmandu – Himalayan Reinsurance Limited has published its financial statements for the third quarter of the current fiscal year (mid-July to mid-April). According to the report, the company recorded a net loss of NPR 44.3 million as of mid-April,...


Lawsuits to Be Filed Against 40 Senior Insurance Industry Executives in Rs. 4 Billion Fraud Case

Kathmandu — Legal cases are set to be filed against around 40 senior figures in Nepal’s insurance sector in connection with an alleged fraud involving more than Rs. 4 billion. The Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) has already submitted its...


More Than NPR 4 Billion Misappropriated from Five Insurance Companies, Including Himalayan Reinsurance

Kathmandu — A police investigation has concluded that more than NPR 4 billion was misappropriated from five insurance-related companies, including Himalayan Reinsurance. The investigation has also found that funds collected from insurance operations were diverted and invested in the...


Finance Minister Wagle Reverses Silwal-Era Policy, Makes 20% Reinsurance Through Nepal Re Mandatory

Kathmandu — This year’s national budget has introduced a broader and more interventionist approach to Nepal’s insurance sector, moving beyond the traditional focus on health insurance and placing greater emphasis on strengthening non-life insurance and domestic reinsurance capacity. While...


Government to Reinstate Mandatory 20% Reinsurance Placement With Nepal Reinsurance Company

Kathmandu — Insurance companies operating in Nepal will once again be required to place 20 percent of their total insured risk with the state-backed Nepal Reinsurance Company under a new budgetary provision announced by the government. Finance Minister Swarnim...


Nepal Reinsurance’s Valuation Completed — So Why Has the Annual General Meeting Still Not Been Held?

Kathmandu — Despite completing a valuation exercise that reportedly took nearly two years to finish instead of the usual one, Nepal Reinsurance Company has yet to hold its Annual General Meeting (AGM), with internal accounting issues said to be...


Himalayan Reinsurance Barred from Writing New Reinsurance Business for Two Months Except Retrocession Activities

Kathmandu — The Nepal Insurance Authority has barred Himalayan Reinsurance from underwriting new reinsurance business for two months. The Authority stated that, except for reinsurance claim settlements and retrocession-related activities connected to existing reinsurance business, the company will not...


Insurance Sector Receives Limited Attention in Government Policy and Program

Kathmandu — The insurance sector has received only limited coverage in the government’s policy and program for the upcoming fiscal year. Under the policy framework, the government has pledged to strengthen and develop the capital market by making it...