Kathmandu – Director of the Nepal Insurance Authority, Shambharaj Lamichhane, is set to participate as a speaker in the second session of the Third Insurance Discourse 2026. The event is being jointly organized by Banking Samachar and News of Insurance and will be held on Magh 7.

Lamichhane will speak in the session titled “Access to Healthcare: The Future of Health Insurance in Nepal.” He currently serves as the Head of the Regulatory Division at the Nepal Insurance Authority. With over two decades of experience in the banking and insurance sectors, he has also previously worked at Rastriya Banijya Bank.

Lamichhane holds a Master’s degree in Law from Tribhuvan University and has been serving at the Nepal Insurance Authority for the past decade.

The Third Insurance Discourse, with Reliable Nepal Life as the Title Sponsor, will be held on Magh 7 at Hotel Yak & Yeti, Kathmandu. The event is powered by Fonepay, Sun Nepal Life, and SuryaJyoti Life. Representatives from regulatory bodies, insurance companies, banks and financial institutions, insurance experts, and other distinguished stakeholders are expected to attend.

Key discussion topics will include bancassurance: policy, regulation, and market realities; access to healthcare and the future of health insurance in Nepal; insurtech innovation and transforming insurance into a lifestyle necessity; and the roadmap for restructuring and transforming the insurance industry for modern living.

In addition, a special session titled “Economics of Insurance” will be held, featuring Vice Chairperson of the National Planning Commission, Dr. Prakash Kumar Shrestha.