Taiwan life insurers’ foreign-currency premiums surge 42% in October

Investment-linked insurance products accounted for $1.8b.

Sales of foreign-currency-denominated life insurance products rose sharply in Taiwan in the first 10 months of 2025, driven mainly by strong demand for traditional policies.

As of end-October 2025, premium income from new foreign-currency-denominated policies reached about $10.9b (NT$340.45b), up 42% from $7.7b (NT$239.81b) a year earlier, according to data from the Insurance Bureau.

Traditional insurance products made up the bulk of sales, generating $9.1b (NT$284.37b), or about 84% of the total, representing a 41% increase from $6.4b (NT$201.39b) year-on-year.

Investment-linked insurance products accounted for the remaining $1.8b (NT$56.08b), or roughly 16% of total premiums.

This segment recorded faster growth, with sales rising 46% from $1.2b (NT$38.42b) in the same period last year.

($1.00 = NT$31.51)