Kathmandu – Chief Executive Officer of Sagarmatha Lumbini Insurance Company Limited (SALICO), Chunky Chhetri, is set to participate as a speaker in one of the sessions 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.

Chhetri will speak in the session titled “Future Roadmap: Restructuring Insurance Policy for Modern Lifestyles.” He was born in Samajur Village, Bhanu Municipality, Tanahun District, and has previously served as President of the Non-Life Insurers’ Association of Nepal. He has also been elected as a Trustee Member of the Board of the African-Asian Insurance and Reinsurance Development Centre (AAIRDC), an umbrella organization of insurers from developing countries, and will remain on the AAIRDC Board through 2026. He also brings experience from the banking sector.

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 at the discourse will include bancassurance: policy, regulation, and market realities; the future roadmap for restructuring and transforming the insurance industry to suit modern lifestyles; access to healthcare and the future of health insurance in Nepal; and insurtech innovation aimed at integrating insurance into everyday life.

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