September 10, 2020 12:52 pm
KAVRE, Sept 10: Banepa municipality of Kavrepalanchowk district is providing free COVID-19 insurance to pregnant and new mothers in view of the heightened risk of coronavirus transmission.
August 7, 2020 08:20 am
KATHMANDU, Aug 7: The government is subsidizing 50 percent of the premium charge to families purchasing insurance policies against COVID-19. However, the individuals wishing to be insured against the pandemic have to fulfill the stringent conditions maintained by the Corona Insurance Standard 2020 to receive the government subsidy.
July 29, 2020 12:46 pm
Britain has announced a 500 million-pound ($647 million) fund to help television and film companies restart productions after companies complained they were unable to get insurance because of the coronavirus pandemic.
April 26, 2020 12:20 pm
KATHMANDU, April 26: The Photo Journalists Club (PJ Club) on Saturday introduced a COVID-19 insurance scheme worth Rs 50,000 for all photojournalists and their spouses.
March 29, 2020 14:45 pm
GODAVARI, March 29: The Godavari municipality has decided to provide insurance coverage of one million rupees for the health workers and other employees involved in the fight against COVID-19.
September 1, 2019 05:00 am
DHADING, Sep 1: The farmers of Ruby Valley Rural Municipality located in the northern area of the district are reliant on yak farming for several generations. However, in a lack of livestock insurance, they are prone to suffer heavy losses from time to time.
August 13, 2019 03:00 am
REPUBLICA, Aug 13: With the growth of commercial farming in Nepal and the government's 75 percent subsidy program, an increasing number of farmers have been attracted to agriculture insurance.
May 28, 2019 05:00 am
KATHMANDU, May 28: Insurance coverage has reached 18 percent of the total population of the country.
March 3, 2019 20:30 pm
DHANUSHA, Mar 3: The Daughter Education Insurance Program launched in eight rural municipalities in State-2 has come into effect throughout the State.
February 23, 2019 19:30 pm
KATHMANDU, Feb 23: Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence Ishwar Pokharel has urged the Rastriya Beema Sansthan to expand the coverage of insurance to the grassroots level.
December 30, 2018 06:00 am
RAUTAHAT, Dec 30: In view of implementing the 'Beti Bachau, Beti Padhau' (save girl, educate girl) campaign launched by Province 2 government, Chief Minister Mohammad Lalbabu Raut on Saturday announced that the provincial government will cover the cost of insurance worth Rs 100,000 for every girl born from mid-January onward.
December 18, 2018 09:20 am
KATHMANDU, Dec 18: Civil Bank Ltd has signed agreement with Ajod Insurance Limited to become the latter's its agent to sell life insurance policies.
November 25, 2018 10:03 am
KATHMANDU, Nov 25: In May, the government had made commitment to increase insurance coverage of passengers and provide third party insurance for public transportation. But it is a commitment that, like many others, needs to be fulfilled.
November 14, 2018 21:15 pm
KATHMANDU, Nov 14: The Federation of Nepali Journalists (FNJ) has urged all working and independent journalists to be enrolled in third-phase of accident insurance programme launched for them.
September 27, 2018 04:15 am
KATHMANDU, Sept 27: The 21st AIRDC (Association of Insurers and Reinsurers in Developing Countries) Conference 2018 concluded in Kathmandu on Wednesday with calls to lower micro insurance premium.
September 26, 2018 03:00 am
KATHMANDU, Sept 26: Minister for Finance Yuba Raj Khatiwada has said that the weather, particularly climate change, has become a big challenge for insurance companies.
September 25, 2018 15:10 pm
KATHMANDU, Sept 25: The 21st AIRDC Conference 2018 kicked off here from today.
September 24, 2018 04:30 am
JUMLA, September 24: Peru Kami of Tatopani Rural Municipality-6 visited the Karnali Academy of Health Sciences (KAHS) after stones were seen in his gall bladder. When doctors recommended to him to undergo a surgery, Kami feared that he wouldn't be able to cover the expenses.
September 23, 2018 20:33 pm
The issue of health insurance used to be hot cake in the parliament, among bureaucrats, politician, academicians, policy makers and media people including the elite public but at present, nobody raised the issue anymore.
August 28, 2018 02:30 am
RUPANDEHI, Aug 27: In an attempt to curb child marriage and change people's negative thinking toward daughters, two local units in the district of Rupandehi have introduced insurance programs for girl children.
July 24, 2018 07:05 am
KATHMANDU, July 24: Beema Samiti on Sunday announced the establishment of Beema Training Institute that aims to provide insurance literacy to stakeholders. The institute, opened in partnership with insurance companies, has a paid-up capital of Rs 10 million.
July 17, 2018 08:11 am
KATHMANDU, July 17: Mero Surakshya Pvt Ltd has introduced mobile security system, the first of its kind in the country.
July 8, 2018 15:21 pm
KATHMANDU, July 8: Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Health, Upendra Yadav, has said the health insurance programme would be reached to all districts, for which adequate budget was allocated.
July 8, 2018 08:22 am
WASHINGTON, July 8: The Trump administration on Saturday halted billions of dollars in payments to health insurers under the Obamacare healthcare law, saying that a recent federal court ruling prevents the money from being disbursed.
June 28, 2018 12:30 pm
Tourists hiking in Nepal's Himalayan mountains are being pressured into costly helicopter evacuations at the first sight of trouble by guides linked to powerful brokers who are making a fortune on "unnecessary rescues", industry insiders say.
June 20, 2018 03:10 am
KATHMANDU, June 20: Reliance Life Insurance has come up with a new product, Reliance Term Plan, for individuals aged 16 years and above. The plan aims to provide financial stability and protection to family members of the policy holder at a nominal affordable premium, according to a statement issued by the company.
May 8, 2018 06:39 am
KATHMANDU, May 8: Public transport operators are now demanding ‘unlimited insurance’ to meet the additional cost of treatment for injured passengers or third party damages, on top of coverage by insurance policies.
April 10, 2018 05:30 am
KATHMANDU, April 10: Minister for Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation (MoWERI), Barshaman Pun, has said that 'third-party' insurance could be helpful in minimizing the financial losses from electrical accidents.
March 26, 2018 04:15 am
KHOTANG, March 26: The government had introduced a program to convince a number of people to get health insurance so that no one will have to face untimely death due to lack of money for treatment.
March 7, 2018 19:41 pm
KATHMANDU, March 7: Bank of Kathmandu Limited and Everest Insurance Company Limited on Wednesday signed a deal on bancassurance to promote the insurance policies of the latter.
March 4, 2018 08:42 am
POKHARA, March 4: The Beema Samiti (BS) has made it mandatory for insurance companies to reach out to rural areas and open branches in local administrative units, in line with the Nepal Rastra Bank’s instruction to the banks and financial institutions to compulsorily open their branches in the local units.
February 20, 2018 17:04 pm
KATHMANDU, Feb 20: Various six insurance companies are preparing to issue rights shares (around 314 million units) equivalent to Rs seven billion.
February 16, 2018 04:30 am
KATHMANDU, Feb 16: IME General Insurance Ltd has opened its new branch office at Ghorahi of Dang.
February 8, 2018 15:07 pm
MAHOTTARI Feb 8: Health Insurance program has been introduced in Mahottari today. The government through Bardibas municipality has initiated the program in the district under the slogan 'Your Health Our Determination."
February 6, 2018 19:04 pm
KATHMANDU, Feb 6: IME General Insurance Limited, a general insurance company promoted by a team of reputed industrialist and business houses, has extended three additional branches.
January 24, 2018 09:15 am
KATHMANDU, Jan 24: Civil Bank Ltd has signed an agreement with Life Insurance Corporation (Nepal) Ltd to sell the latter's life insurance policies.
January 15, 2018 14:04 pm
POKHARA, Jan 15: Some 65 thousand citizens have registered their names for the Health Security Insurance (HSI) programme in a period of one year in Kaski. The programme was launched by the government last year.
January 8, 2018 15:41 pm
KATHMANDU, Jan 8: The Nepal Students Union (NSU) has demanded the government instantly enforce the constitutional provision for health insurance facility for all regular students.
January 6, 2018 03:34 am
ILAM, Jan 5: A few years back, the government initiated the Social Security Program from Ilam to educate people about the importance of health insurance. But still the number of people having health insurances is disappointingly low. Only nine percent people in the district have life insurance.
January 6, 2018 00:38 am
Government and insurance companies should work together to empower insurance companies.
December 17, 2017 15:05 pm
CHITWAN, Dec 17: The health insurance programme introduced by the government is gaining popularity in the urban areas rather than the rural areas of the district.
November 26, 2017 18:05 pm
KATHMANDU, Nov 26: Madan Krishna Shrestha and Hari Bansha Acharya popularly known as 'MaHa' are appointed as brand ambassador of Citizen Life Insurance Company.
October 16, 2017 07:44 am
KATHMANDU, Oct 16: Reliable Nepal Life Insurance Limited has started operation from Sunday.
October 16, 2017 04:00 am
KATHMANDU, Oct 16: Reliable Nepal Life Insurance Limited has started operation from Sunday. Chiranjibi Chapagain, chairman Beema Samiti, inaugurated operation of the life insurance company amid a program held in Kathmandu on Sunday.
October 11, 2017 15:22 pm
KATHMANDU, Oct 11: A meeting of Legislature-Parliament on Tuesday passed the bill related to providing health services through insurance to all the citizens. The Health Insurance scheme comes in accordance with Article 296 (1) of the Constitution.
October 11, 2017 04:45 am
KATHMANDU, Oct 11: Parliament on Tuesday endorsed the much-talked-aboutHealth Insurance Bill, making it mandatory for public, community and NGO-run hospitals to provide free basic medical treatment to the insured citizens.
August 13, 2017 05:48 am
KATHMANDU, July 13: National Life Insurance Company (NLIC) Ltd has celebrated its 29th anniversary on August 11.
July 28, 2017 13:14 pm
KATHMANDU, July 28: Health insurance programme launched by the government one and half years ago has started getting more and more members gradually.
July 26, 2017 12:10 pm
KATHMANDU, July 26: Nepal Life Insurance Company (NLIC) has opened a new branch office at Gauradaha of Jhapa. Issuing a statement, the company said that Shriman Karki, officiating executive director of Beema Samiti, inaugurated the branch office amid a function on Tuesday.
July 7, 2017 00:50 am
YONGIN-SI, July 7: A high-level capacity development training on national health insurance kicked off in Yongin-si, South Korea on Wednesday. Several government officials and parliamentarians are participating in the training.