The purpose of this paper is to estimate the efficiency of the insurance sector of Federal Republic of Nepal for the period 2009-2014. Technical, pure technical and scale efficiency of 8 Nepalese life insurance companies have been measured using Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA), variable return...

The paper aims to analyse the current situation of insurance services offered by different institutions in Nepal and explore the opportunities and challenges of insurance sector. It also discusses the regulatory and development issues in insurance sector. The paper has been prepared based on...

The aim of the paper is to observe the trend and growth of market share of seven different non-life insurance policies in Nepal and examine business performance of Nepalese non-life insurers in terms of premium written during the study period. Secondary data of twenty companies for FY 2015 to...

The objective of this study is to examine the causal relationship between insurance industry and economic growth of Nepal. The Granger causal relation has been examined among three insurance sector variables: life, non-life and total premium and three GDP related variables: agriculture GDP, non...

Purpose: This paper has two objectives: first it explores the income structure and their trend. Second, it aims to confirm whether the income structure and financial performance have any significant difference on younger and older firms.Methodology: This paper obtained data from the financial...

This paper assesses the financial performance and soundness of Life insurance companies in Nepal on the basis of CARAMEL parameters during 2007/08 to 2011/2012. Analysis shows the mix results but this is not enough to obtain the true and fair picture of the financial health of insurers since...

The objective of this paper is to discuss the micro insurance practices in Nepal, review the existing Crops and Livestock Insurance Directives, 2013 (CLID) and regulatory framework in Nepal. The paper has prepared on the basis of secondary data. Available literature and relevant documents were...

The paper discusses on role of insurance industries in economic development of Nepal and analyses its contribution in Nepalese economy. The paper is prepared based on secondary data. Insurance, lately recognized its activities by UNCTAD since 1964 however, the contribution of insurance is not...

The paper aims to find out market concentration status of Nepalese life and non-life insurance industry in Nepal based on Herfindahl Hirschman Index and concentration ratios. The data for five years period (FY2011-2014) have been taken for nine life and 16 non-life insurance companies. Based on...

This article examines long-term relationship between life insurance and economic growth in Nepal. The study includes GDP and money supply as macroeconomic variables and life insurance premium as insurance industry variable. Annual data has been taken for 31 years (1983-2013) and Vector Error...