List of insurance companies in Nepal explained

Insurance companies in Nepal are regulated by Nepal Beema Pradhikaran (Nepal Insurance Authority), an arm of Nepal Government's Ministry of Finance.[1] As of November 2023, a total of 35 insurance companies are offering Life, Non-Life (General), Micro and Re-insurance services.

Life Insurance Companies

As of November 2023, 14 life insurance companies are in operation in Nepal:[2]

S.NLife Insurance CompanyOperating SinceWebsite
1Rastriya Jiban Beema Company Limited2025 B.S (1969 A.D)http://rbs.gov.np/
2National Life Insurance Company Limited2044 B.S (1988 A.D.)http://www.nationallife.com.np/
3Nepal Life Insurance Company Limited2058 B.S (2001 A.D)http://www.nepallife.com.np/en/home
4Life Insurance Corporation (Nepal) Limited2057 B.S (2000 A.D)http://www.licnepal.com.np/
5MetLife (ALICO)2058 B.S (2001 A.D)https://www.metlife.com.np/en/
6SuryaJyoti Life Insurance Company Limited2079 B.S (2023 A.D)https://suryajyotilife.com/
7Himalayan Life Insurance Limited2080 B.S (2023 A.D)http://himalayanlife.com.np/
8Asian Life Insurance Company Limited2064 B.S (2008 A.D)http://www.asianlife.com.np/
9IME Life Insurance Company Limited2074 B.S (2017 A.D)https://imelifeinsurance.com/
10Reliable Nepal Life Insurance Company Limited2074 B.S (2017 A.D)http://www.reliablelife.com.np/
11Sanima Reliance Life Insurance Limited2079 B.S (2023 A.D)https://sanimareliancelife.com/
12Citizen Life Insurance Limited2074 B.S (2017 A.D)https://citizenlifenepal.com/
13Sun Nepal Life Insurance Company Limited2074 B.S (2017 A.D)https://sunlife.com.np/
14 Prabhu Mahalaxmi Life Insurance Limited2080 B.S (2023 A.D)https://www.pmlil.com/
At one time, there were 19 life insurance companies in Nepal. To reduce the number of companies, Nepal Beema Pradhikaran introduced a new minimum capital requirement. Due to the new requirement of NRs.5 Arba (NRs. 5 Billion), the following companies underwent mergers:
  1. Surya Life Insurance Company Limited and Jyoti Life Insurance Company Limited merged to form SuryaJyoti Life Insurance Company Limited.
  2. Sanima Life Insurance Limited and Reliance Life Insurance Limited merged to form Sanima Reliance Life Insurance Limited.
  3. Union, Prime and Gurans Life Insurance Company Limited merged to form Himalayan Life Insurance Limited.
  4. Prabhu and Mahalaxmi Life Insurance Company Limited merged to form Prabhu Mahalaxmi Life Insurance Limited.

Additionally, Rastriya Beema Sansthan was converted into Rastriya Jiban Beema Company Limited on the 21st of Kartik, 2080 (7th November 2023) due to a regulatory requirement set out in Insurance Act 2079.

Non-life (General) Insurance Companies

As of November 2023, 14 non-life insurance are operating in Nepal:

!S.N!Non-Life Insurance Company!Operating Since!Website
1Nepal Insurance Company Limited2004 B.S (1947 A.D)http://www.nepalinsurance.com.np/
2The Oriental Insurance Company Limited2012 B.S (1956 A.D)http://www.orientalinsurance.com.np/
3National Insurance Company Limited2030 B.S (1974 A.D)http://www.nicnepal.com.np/
4Himalayan Everest Insurance Company Limited2079 B.S (2022 A.D)http://www.hei.com.np/
5United Ajod Insurance Company Limited2080 B.S (2023 A.D)http://unitedajodinsurance.com/
6Neco Insurance Limited2051 B.S (1994 A.D)http://www.neco.com.np/
7Sagarmatha Lumbini Insurance Company Limited2079 B.S (2023 A.D)https://salico.com.np/
8Prabhu Insurance Limited2053 B.S (1996 A.D)http://www.prabhuinsurance.com/
9IGI Prudential Insurance Limited2080 B.S (2023 A.D)http://www.igiprudential.com/
10Shikhar Insurance Company Limited2061 B.S (2004 A.D)http://www.shikharinsurance.com/
11NLG Insurance Limited2054 B.S (1998 A.D)http://www.nlg.com.np/
12Siddhartha Premier Insurance Limited2079 B.S (2023 A.D)http://siddharthapremier.com.np/
13Rastriya Beema Company Limited2071 B.S (2015 A.D)http://www.rbcl.gov.np/
14Sanima GIC Insurance Limited2079 B.S (2022 A.D)https://sgic.com.np/
At one time, there were 20 non-life insurance companies in Nepal. To reduce the number of companies, Nepal Beema Pradhikaran introduced a new minimum capital requirement. Due to the new requirement of NRs.2.5 Arba (NRs. 2.5 Billion), the following companies underwent mergers:
  1. Himalayan Insurance Company Limited and Everest Insurance Company Limited, to form Himalayan Everest Insurance Company Limited.
  2. Sanima Insurance Company Limited and General Insurance Company Limited, to form Sanima GIC Insurance Company.
  3. Siddhartha Insurance Limited and Premier Insurance Company Limited (Nepal), to form Siddhartha Premier Insurance Limited.
  4. Sagarmatha and Lumbini Insurance Company Limited, to form Sagarmatha Lumbini Insurance Company Limited.
  5. IME General Insurance Limited and Prudential Insurance Company Limited, to form IGI Prudential Insurance Limited.
  6. United Insurance Company (Nepal) Limited and Ajod Insurance Company Limited, to form United Ajod Insurance Company Limited.

Reinsurance Companies

As of November 2023, 2 reinsurance are operating in Nepal:

!S.N!Reinsurance Company!Operating Since!Website
1Nepal Reinsurance Company Limited2071 B.S (2014 A.D)http://www.nepalre.com.np/
2Himalayan Reinsurance Company Limited2077 B.S (2020 A.D)https://himalayanre.com/

Microinsurance Companies

There are 3 micro life insurance companies which are listed below.

!S.N!Micro Life Insurance Companies!Operating Since!Website
1Crest Micro Life Insurance Limited2080 B.S (2023 A.D)https://cmli.com.np/
2Guardian Micro Life Insurance Limited2080 B.S (2023 A.D)https://gmli.com.np/
3Liberty Micro Life Insurance Limited2080 B.S (2023 A.D)https://libertymlife.com.np/
There are 4 micro non-life insurance companies which are listed below.
!S.N!Micro Non-Life (General) Insurance Companies!Operating Since!Website
1Nepal Micro Insurance Company Limited2080 B.S (2023 A.D)https://nepalmicro.com/
2Protective Insurance Company Limited2080 B.S (2023 A.D)https://protectivemicro.com/
3Star Micro Insurance Company Limited2080 B.S. (2023 A.D.)https://starmicroinsure.com/
4Trust Micro Insurance Company Limited2080 B.S. (2024 A.D.)https://trustmicroinsure.com/

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: नेपाल बीमा प्राधिकरण – Nepal insurance Authority: Insurance Regulatory Authority of Nepal . 2023-02-08 . en-US.
  2. Web site: Insurer Information – नेपाल बीमा प्राधिकरण . 2023-02-08 . en-US.