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Gandaki pays the health insurance premiums for PWDs
8+ hour, 11+ min ago (364+ words) GANDAKI, May 4: The Ministry of Health of Gandaki Province has covered the health insurance scheme premium for 7, 061 individuals, including persons with disabilities (PWDs) and kidney patients. Among these, 5, 946 are PWDs along with their families, 431 are families of kidney patients, and…...
Non-life insurers collects premium of Rs 36. 58 billion in nine months
1+ week, 2+ day ago (136+ words) KATHMANDU, April 25: Non-life insurance companies collected premiums worth Rs 36. 58 billion in nine months of the current Fiscal Year (FY). According to the Nepal Insurance Authority (NIA), 14 non-life insurers collected the aforementioned amount in premium by selling more than 2. 2 million policies…...
Japanese airlines mull fuel surcharge hikes due to Mideast war
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (301+ words) TOKYO, April 3: Japanese airlines are considering raising fuel surcharges to reflect surging energy costs due to the Middle East war, though officials from major carriers stressed on Friday that no decisions had yet been made. Many international airlines have hiked…...
Insurance companies see strong growth: Rs 156 billion premium collected in eight months
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (181+ words) KATHMANDU, March 26: Insurance companies in Nepal have significantly increased their business, collecting a total of Rs 156 billion in premiums during the first eight months of the current fiscal year, according to the Nepal Insurance Authority. (NIA) Both life and non-life…...
Health insurance services based on national ID card
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (164+ words) KATHMANDU, March 17: Health insurance services are to be provided based on the national identity card from now onward." A memorandum of understanding (Mo U) was signed between Dr Krishna Prasad Paudel, Executive Director of the Health Insurance Board (HIB), and Namraj…...
Health insurance to be linked with National ID numbers
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (208+ words) my Republica Beyond Borders, Beyond News Health insurance to be linked with National ID numbers KATHMANDU, March 16: To expand digital health insurance services, the Health Insurance Board Nepal has begun collaboration with the Department of National ID and Registration to…...
TUTH to suspend health insurance program from January 15
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (314+ words) KATHMANDU, Jan 12: Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital (TUTH) has announced it will suspend its health insurance program starting January 15, citing unresolved financial disputes with the Health Insurance Board (HIB). TUTH Executive Director Dr. Subhash Acharya said the hospital was left with…...
NIA struggles to clear growing insurance dispute backlog
4+ mon, 3+ day ago (342+ words) KATHMANDU, Jan 1: Nepal Insurance Authority (NIA) has been witnessing an increasing number of complaints against domestic insurers while the regulator is working at a snail's pace to resolve the disputes. The records with the NIA show that it is yet…...
Nepali non-life insurers earn premium of Rs 12. 92 billion in Q1
5+ mon, 4+ week ago (175+ words) KATHMANDU, Nov 5: Non-life insurance companies collected premium amounts worth Rs 12. 92 billion in the first three months of the current fiscal year (FY). The records with the Nepal Insurance Authority (NIA) show that 14 non-life insurers collected Rs 12. 65 billion and four micro…...