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ILI vs RNLI: IME Life Insurance and Reliable Nepal Life Insurance compared

On 24 Sep 2026, ILI (IME Life Insurance Company Limited) closed at Rs 428.00 and RNLI (Reliable Nepal Life Insurance Limited) at Rs 438.10. Over the past year, Rs 100 in ILI became Rs 95 and in RNLI Rs 94, adjusted for bonus shares.

RNLI is the larger company by market value, Rs 2,277 crore against Rs 2,140 crore. Cash dividends declared in the last 12 months yield 2.46% on ILI and 2.74% on RNLI at today’s price.

Close · 24 Sep 2026NEPSE published data, may be delayed

24 Sep 2026ILI Rs 100 → Rs 95 (close 428.00)RNLI Rs 100 → Rs 94 (close 438.10)

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Rs 100 in each on the first session of the window, adjusted for bonus shares. Cash dividends are not added back. To the close of 24 Sep 2026.

ILI and RNLI side by side. Nothing is marked better.
ILIIME Life Insurance Company LimitedRNLIReliable Nepal Life Insurance Limited
SectorLife InsuranceLife Insurance
Close, Rs428.00438.10
Today+0.23% up+0.02% up
Return, 1 month+4.14% up+4.16% up
Return, 1 year−4.68% down−6.49% down
52-week range396.30 to 489.60402.00 to 520.20
Market valueRs 2,140 crRs 2,277 cr
Cash dividend yield2.46%2.74%
Latest dividends2081/82: 10.526% cash, 0% bonus2081/82: 12% cash, 0% bonus
Traded, last 30 daysRs 15.53 crRs 37.32 cr

ILI and RNLI dividends, year by year

Dividends declared by ILI and RNLI by Nepali fiscal year, as a percentage of paid-up value
Fiscal yearILIRNLI
2081/8210.526% cash12% cash
2080/8121.053% cash0.632% cash, 12% bonus
2079/801.316% cash, 25% bonus0.84% cash, 16% bonus

As a percentage of paid-up value, as declared. Every dividend by year.

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ILI or RNLI: questions

Which is bigger, ILI or RNLI?
RNLI is larger by market value: Rs 2,277 crore, against Rs 2,140 crore for ILI, at the close of 24 Sep 2026. Market value is the share price times the shares listed.
Which has risen more over the past year, ILI or RNLI?
Rs 100 in ILI became Rs 95 (−4.68%), and Rs 100 in RNLI became Rs 94 (−6.49%), adjusted for bonus shares and without cash dividends added back. How a share moved in the past does not say how it will move next.
Which pays a higher dividend, ILI or RNLI?
ILI last declared 10.526% cash and 0% bonus for 2081/82; RNLI last declared 12% cash and 0% bonus for 2081/82. Dividends are a percentage of the paid-up value, not of today’s price, so the cash dividend yield in the table above is the comparable figure.
Should I buy ILI or RNLI?
Punji does not say. This page lines up the published figures for both and marks neither as better; what fits depends on what you hold, why and for how long.

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