Key Figures
Taiwan Insurance Market
Non-Life Insurance
Life Insurance


 
Market Players and Premium Income
  According to statistics released by Taiwan Insurance Institute at the end of 2007, there were 55 insurance companies in Taiwan of which 31 were life insurance companies and 24 were non-life insurance companies. Out of the 31 life insurance companies, 22 were local companies while 9 were branches of foreign companies. The 24 non-life insurance companies included 17 local companies and 7 foreign ones.
 
Numbers of Insurance Companies in Taiwan Over the Past Five Years
Year
Non-Life insurers
Life insurers
Total
Local Insurers
Foreign Insurers
Local Insurers
Foreign Insurers
2003
17
8
21
8
54
2004
17
9
21
8
55
2005
16
9
21
9
55
2006
17
8
22
8
55
2007
17
7
22
9
55
Data source ĄG Taiwan Insurance Institute

 

The total premium income of the domestic insurance industry during 2007 was over NT$1,987,680 million, an increase of 18.47%. Non-life insurance premium income accounted for more than NT$112,583 million, a decline of 1.33% compared to the previous year. And while life insurance premium income was over NT$1,875,097 million, a rise of 19.91% from 2006, growth was significant.

 
Premium Income Over the Past Five Years In NT$ million
Year
Non-Life Insurance Life Insurance Grand Total
Premium Income Growth
Rate %
Premium Income Growth
Rate %
Premium Income Growth
Rate %
2003

109,469

7.92 1,132,565
27.37
1,242.141
25.38
2004
115,468 5.48 1,308,490
15.52
1,423,958
14.64
2005
118,502 2.63 1,457.750
11.41
1,576,252
10.70
2006
114,106 (3.71) 1,563,701
7.27
1,677,807
6.44
2007
112.583 (1.33) 1,875,097
19.91
1,987,680
18.47
Source: Taiwan Insurance Institute