Bancassurance
बैंकास्योरेन्स
Also called Bank insurance distribution, बैंकमार्फत बिमा बिक्री
An arrangement in which a bank sells an insurance company's policies to its customers, acting as a corporate agent, and earns commission.
Explained
Bancassurance combines a bank's customer base and branch network with an insurer's products.
How it works
- The bank signs an agreement with one or more insurers and sells life or non-life policies at its branches and digital channels.
- The insurer bears the insurance risk; the bank earns commission and sometimes fees.
Benefits
- Insurers reach more customers at low cost.
- Banks gain fee income and customers get a one-stop service.
Problems
- Mis-selling and forced selling, such as tying insurance to a loan.
- Conflicts with individual insurance agents and policy surrenders when customers did not need the cover.
Nepal Bancassurance was widely practised until 2019. NRB's Monetary Policy for FY 2076/77 halted it, and Beema Samiti (now the Nepal Insurance Authority) ordered insurers in December 2019 to cancel all bancassurance agreements after its policy guideline on selling insurance through third parties. In 2026 the Life Insurers' Association asked NRB to reopen the channel while insurance agents opposed it; no revival decision had been reported.
बैंकले बिमा कम्पनीको कर्पोरेट एजेन्टका रूपमा आफ्ना ग्राहकलाई बिमालेख बेची कमिसन कमाउने व्यवस्था।
व्याख्या
बैंकास्योरेन्सले बैंकको ग्राहक आधार र शाखा सञ्जाललाई बिमा कम्पनीको सेवासँग जोड्छ।
कसरी चल्छ
- बैंकले एक वा बढी बिमा कम्पनीसँग सम्झौता गरी शाखा र डिजिटल माध्यमबाट जीवन वा निर्जीवन बिमालेख बेच्छ।
- बिमाको जोखिम बिमा कम्पनीले बेहोर्छ; बैंकले कमिसन र कहिलेकाहीँ शुल्क पाउँछ।
फाइदा
- बिमा कम्पनी कम लागतमा धेरै ग्राहकसम्म पुग्छन्।
- बैंकलाई शुल्क आम्दानी र ग्राहकलाई एकै ठाउँमा सेवा।
समस्या
- गलत वा जबरजस्ती बिक्री, जस्तै कर्जासँग बिमा बाँध्ने।
- व्यक्तिगत बिमा अभिकर्तासँग द्वन्द्व र आवश्यक नभएका बिमालेख समर्पण।
नेपाल सन् २०१९ सम्म बैंकास्योरेन्स व्यापक थियो। राष्ट्र बैंकको आर्थिक वर्ष २०७६/७७ को मौद्रिक नीतिले यसलाई रोक्यो र बिमा समिति (हाल नेपाल बिमा प्राधिकरण) ले तेस्रो पक्षमार्फत बिमा बिक्रीसम्बन्धी नीतिगत मार्गदर्शनपछि डिसेम्बर २०१९ मा सबै बैंकास्योरेन्स सम्झौता रद्द गर्न निर्देशन दियो। सन् २०२६ मा जीवन बिमक संघले यो माध्यम फेरि खोल्न राष्ट्र बैंकलाई आग्रह गरे पनि बिमा अभिकर्ताले विरोध गरे; पुनःसुरुवातको निर्णय भएको जानकारी छैन।
Related
Sources
- Insurance Agents Urge Central Bank to Reject Bancassurance Revival Proposal (Beema Post, 2026)Article
- Beema Samiti directs insurance companies to nullify their bancassurance agreements (ShareSansar, 2019)Article
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