The NLG Insurance Company topped the list of policy issuance, while the Shikar Insurance collected the most premiums in the last fiscal year 2012-13. According to the Insurance Board of Nepal (IBN), the company issued 159,156 policies in the segment last fiscal year, which is the highest among non-life insurance companies. Shikhar, on the other hand, collected premiums worth Rs 922.97 million, which is the highest among insurers. A total of 17 insurers, including the Rastriya Beema Sasthan, issued a total of 790,498 policies and collected a total premium of Rs 8.98 billion last fiscal year. The NLG is followed by the Siddhartha Insurance , the Lumbini General, the Nepal Insurance and the Alliance Insurance companies as the top five insurers in terms of policy issuance. The IBN statistics shows that the NLG issued 129,002 policies for automobiles, 16,128 fire insurance policies and 703 policies for marine insurance. The NLG has collected premiums worth Rs 650.84 million. “Third party insurance by motorists particularly helped to boost policies in recent years,” said an official of the NLG. The Siddhartha Insurance issued 78,918 policies in a year. The Lumbini General Insurance issued 78,481 policies, followed by the Nepal Insurance Company (70,837 policies) and the Alliance Insurance (60,262 policies) round out the top five in the category. From the segment of top premium collectors, Shikhar is followed by the Himalayan General Insurance , the Nepal Insurance , the NLG and the Siddhartha Insurance . Of the Shikhar’s premium collection of Rs 922.97 million, it received its biggest contribution from vehicle related insurance products, which contributed Rs 335.77 million in premiums. With a premium collection of Rs 898.05 million, the Himalayan General Insurance secured second position. Shreeman Karki, director at the Insurance Board of Nepal said the government’s regulation to make third party insurance mandatory while renewing vehicles helped increase the insurance premium significantly last year. The companies collected premium worth Rs 8.1 billion in 2011-12, but the figure increased the following year. “The increasing number of vehicle users in recent times has helped increase both the number of policies, and premium amount, in vehicle insurance,” he added. Including the Rastriya Beema Sansthan company, which carries out both life and non-life insurance, there are a total of 17 insurance companies that provide non-life insurance. These companies issued a total of 790,498 policies and collected Rs 8.9 billion in premiums by the end of the last fiscal year. These insurance companies have been insuring economic activities under five headings in non-life insurance, related with: fire, marine, aviation, automobiles, construction and miscellaneous. The companies have issued a combined 529,220 policies, the highest being automobile related insurance, while only 87 policies were granted in aviation related insurance. Karki said the low number of policies in the aviation sector was due to its small market size, along with the high risk that is embedded in insuring the sector. “Also, there is a high risk in keeping a large amount of retention in the segment, which has made insurers reluctant to increase the policies for aviation.” Karki expressed hope for increasing the premium in non-life insurance in the future, due to the growing attraction for cattle and other agricultural insurance. The companies paid Rs 3.19 billion in claim settlements for non-life insurance last year.
Posted on: Tue, 24 Sep 2013 03:06:22 +0000
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