COVID insurance claims 'worth billions yet to be settled' Nepali Congress lawmaker Dila Sangroula today raised the issue of non-payment of COVID-19 insurance to the insurance claimants. Nepal 03 Aug, 2022
Settle COVID insurance claims within a week: IB KATHMANDU, NOVEMBER 3 The insurance sector regulator has directed insurance companies to settle COVID-19 insurance claims of the claimants within a week of verifying their positive polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests. The decision in this... 04 Nov, 2020
Quarantine, covid insurance rules waived off for tourists visiting Nepal after Oct 17 KATHMANDU: The government has decided to allow foreign tourists carrying a negative PCR test report to visit Nepal after October 17. A meeting of the Council of Ministers held at Prime Minister’s residence last evening approved a proposal... 09 Oct, 2020
Nepal government to waive off seven-day quarantine for tourists KATHMANDU, OCTOBER 1 The Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation is planning to waive off seven-day quarantine for tourists set to arrive in Nepal from October 17. Following criticism from stakeholders, the ministry is preparing to review... Travel 02 Oct, 2020
Regulatory body forms committee to study COVID insurance limitations KATHMANDU, SEPTEMBER 6 The Insurance Board (IB) has formed a committee to study the probability of providing COVID-9 insurance claims to patients who have conducted a Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) test from private hospitals. A meeting held... 07 Sep, 2020
Coronavirus insurance only for those screened at govt labs Patients screened for COVID even in govt approved private hospitals will not be eligible for insurance claims KATHMANDU, SEPTEMBER 4 The Insurance Board has issued a notice directing insurance companies to clear COVID-19 insurance claims of only... Travel 05 Sep, 2020
Only 279 COVID insurance claims settled KATHMANDU, SEPTEMBER 3 Insurance companies have only cleared 20.73 per cent of the total COVID-19 insurance claims so far. This is despite the fact that only 1,346 COVID-19 patients have claimed insurance amount till today, of whom 279 claims... 04 Sep, 2020
Public transportation sector most affected by lockdown: Transport Entrepreneurs KATHMANDU: The plan to allow resumption of long-distance public transportation from August 17 across the country has again been cancelled. The Cabinet meeting held on Monday decided to resume flight operations from September 1 citing worsening... 11 Aug, 2020
