Taiwan's life insurance industry reported a total premium income of NT$1.93 tr ($60.7b), for the first seven months of 2026, up 26.7% from the same period in 2025.
According to statistics from the Life Insurance Association, new policy premium income reached NT$929.63b, up 59.3% y-o-y, with investment-linked policies being the primary growth driver, with new policy premiums of NT$535.53b in the first seven months, up 132.4% y-o-y, and July alone surpassed NT$100b. Traditional policy new premiums totalled NT$394.1b, up 11.6%, supported by higher declared interest rates on interest-sensitive policies, IFRS 17 transition driving high-CSM products, and new participating insurance offerings. By channel, insurers' own sales forces accounted for 46.9%, while bancassurance channels represented 36.6%, with banks playing an increasingly important role in investment-linked product sales.