Taiwan

8 out of 10 Taiwanese workers do not have retirement plans

More than half are relying on labour insurance and pension funds.

WTW appoints new Taiwan head

The previous head, Charles Wang, has retired.

Taiwanese insurers and banks decreases exposure to China to record low

Aggregate exposure through loans, investments, and deposits contracted by 1% sequentially.

Taiwan suffers sixth-month loss in the non-life insurance industry

Non-life insurers suffered a 681.1% loss in September compared to a year before.

Taiwan’s non-life insurance suffers 537.1% loss in August

This is the fifth consecutive month of loss for the insurance industry.

Pandemic insurance claims to drag Cathay Century’s operating results: AM Best

However, the ratings firm said this is a one-off event for the insurer.

Profit crash continues in July for Taiwan’s general insurance industry

The industry suffered a 466.7% YoY fall in pre-tax profits.

Tokio Marine suffers $400m loss from Taiwan COVID-19 cover payouts

The loss will reflect in the quarter ending September.

Taiwan insurers cough up over $1b in COVID-19 claims

Some insurers took to selling properties to increase cash reserves.

Taiwan general insurance industry pre-tax profits plummet by 484.4% in June

The life insurance industry's pre-tax profit drop however slowed down to 17.3%.

Taiwan regulator amends regulations of public disclosure of information for insurers

The commission said this is for the sake of consistency in its financial supervision.

Taiwan’s general insurance industry growth slows in 2022

However, an analyst predicts it will ramp up in 2023 at a CAGR 5.4%.

More Taiwan insurers set to inject capital after losses

The surge in COVID-19 policy claims had put several insurers in the red.

Increase in profits still too slow for Taiwan’s insurance industry

For a developed country, insurance penetration remains low at 1%.