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Taiwan
台灣
44 licensed entities supervised by the Financial Supervisory Commission (Insurance Bureau).
- Listed insurers
- 44
- Insurance classes
- 4
- Groups present
- 13
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Taiwan
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By class of business
Each company is counted once, under the class its register row records. The supervisor’s own tally counts licences, so a company licensed for more than one class appears more than once there.
By ownership
Verification log
Verified - full register · FSC lists of licensed insurers hosted on fsc.gov.tw, retrieved 22 Sep 2026: domestic life (本國人身保險業, updated 2026-03-06, 18), foreign life branches (2026-02-13, 2), domestic non-life incl. Central Re (本國財產保險業, 2026-07-15, 18 of which 2 in liquidation), foreign non-life branches (2025-04-11, 5), foreign reinsurer branches and liaison offices (2025-04, 2 branches + 4 liaison offices): 43 licensed insurers in scope
Reconciled against FSC's five lists of licensed insurers (domestic life, foreign life branches, domestic non-life, foreign non-life branches, foreign reinsurer branches): 33 rows matched, 10 insurers added (including AIA's Taiwan branch, Farglory Life, BNP Paribas Cardif TCB Life, Nan Shan General, CTBC Insurance, the fishing-vessel mutual, Coface, Allianz Trade, and the RGA and Gen Re branches), and 3 rows removed: Shin Kong Life merged into Taishin Life, which now trades as Shin Kong Life; Zurich and 'Global Life' are absent. TREIF is kept as a statutory fund outside the FSC's insurer lists. Two non-life companies in liquidation and four reinsurer liaison offices were not added.
Licensed insurers in Taiwan
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| Company | Class | Parent / group | Ownership | Regulator | Verification | Popularity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIG TaiwanNYSE: AIG Registered as 新加坡商美國國際產物保險股份有限公司台灣分公司 | GGeneral (Non-life) | AIGIAIG | Foreign multinational | FSC | Verified | — |
| Cardif Assurances Risques Divers TaiwanEuronext Paris: BNP Registered as 法商法國巴黎產物保險股份有限公司台灣分公司 | GGeneral (Non-life) | BNP ParibasIAIG | Foreign multinational | FSC | Verified | — |
| Cathay Century InsuranceTWSE: 2882 Registered as 國泰世紀產物保險股份有限公司 | GGeneral (Non-life) | Cathay Financial | Domestic private | FSC | Verified | 51 Confidence: Low |
| Chubb Taiwan Registered as 美商安達產物保險股份有限公司台灣分公司 (Chubb) | GGeneral (Non-life) | ChubbIAIG | Foreign multinational | FSC | Verified | 51 Confidence: Low |
| Chung Kuo InsuranceState-owned Registered as 兆豐產物保險股份有限公司 | GGeneral (Non-life) | Mega Financial | State-owned / parastatal | FSC | Verified | 83 Confidence: Low |
| First Insurance Registered as 第一產物保險股份有限公司 | GGeneral (Non-life) | First | Domestic private | FSC | Verified | — |
| Fubon InsuranceTWSE: 2881 Largest non-life; Registered as 富邦產物保險股份有限公司 | GGeneral (Non-life) | Fubon | Domestic private | FSC | Verified | — |
| Hotai Insurance Registered as 和泰產物保險股份有限公司 | GGeneral (Non-life) | Hotai Motor | Domestic private | FSC | Verified | 64 Confidence: Low |
| Ming Tai Fire & MarineTSE: 8725 Registered as 明台產物保險股份有限公司 | GGeneral (Non-life) | MS&ADIAIG | Foreign multinational | FSC | Verified | 53 Confidence: Low |
| Shin Kong InsuranceTWSE: 2850 Registered as 新光產物保險股份有限公司 | GGeneral (Non-life) | Shin Kong Group | Domestic private | FSC | Verified | — |
| South China InsuranceState-owned Registered as 華南產物保險股份有限公司 | GGeneral (Non-life) | Hua Nan Financial | State-owned / parastatal | FSC | Verified | 70 Confidence: Low |
| Taian Insurance Registered as 泰安產物保險股份有限公司 | GGeneral (Non-life) | Taian | Domestic private | FSC | Verified | 60 Confidence: Low |
| Taiwan Fire & Marine Registered as 臺灣產物保險股份有限公司 | GGeneral (Non-life) | Taiwan Fire | Domestic private | FSC | Verified | — |
| Tokio Marine NewaTSE: 8766 Registered as 新安東京海上產物保險股份有限公司 | GGeneral (Non-life) | Tokio MarineIAIG | Foreign multinational | FSC | Verified | — |
| Union Insurance Registered as 旺旺友聯產物保險股份有限公司 | GGeneral (Non-life) | Union | Domestic private | FSC | Verified | — |
| Allianz Taiwan LifeFWB: ALV Registered as 安聯人壽保險股份有限公司 | LLife | AllianzIAIG | Foreign multinational | FSC | Verified | — |
| Bank Taiwan LifeState-owned Registered as 臺銀人壽保險股份有限公司 | LLife | Bank of Taiwan | State-owned / parastatal | FSC | Verified | — |
| Cardif TaiwanEuronext Paris: BNP Registered as 法商法國巴黎人壽保險股份有限公司台灣分公司 | LLife | BNP ParibasIAIG | Foreign multinational | FSC | Verified | 86 Confidence: Low |
| Cathay LifeTWSE: 2882 Largest life; Registered as 國泰人壽保險股份有限公司 | LLife | Cathay Financial | Domestic private | FSC | Verified | — |
| China Life Taiwan (now Taiwan Life) Renamed KGI Life (凱基人壽) on 1 Jan 2024; parent China Development Financial | LLife | China Development Financial | Domestic private | FSC | Verified | 75 Confidence: Low |
| Chubb Life Taiwan Registered as 安達國際人壽保險股份有限公司 | LLife | ChubbIAIG | Foreign multinational | FSC | Verified | 78 Confidence: Low |
| First LifeState-owned Registered as 第一金人壽保險股份有限公司 | LLife | First Financial | State-owned / parastatal | FSC | Verified | — |
| Fubon LifeTWSE: 2881 Registered as 富邦人壽保險股份有限公司 | LLife | Fubon | Domestic private | FSC | Verified | 66 Confidence: Low |
| Hontai Life Registered as 宏泰人壽保險股份有限公司 | LLife | Hontai | Domestic private | FSC | Verified | — |
| Mercuries Life Registered as 三商美邦人壽保險股份有限公司 | LLife | Mercuries | Domestic private | FSC | Verified | — |
| Nan Shan Life Registered as 南山人壽保險股份有限公司 | LLife | Ruen Chen | Domestic private | FSC | Verified | 96 Confidence: Medium |
| Prudential Life Taiwan (PCA Life)HKEX: 2378 Registered as 保誠人壽保險股份有限公司 | LLife | Prudential plcIAIG | Foreign multinational | FSC | Verified | 64 Confidence: Low |
| Taishin Life Registered as 新光人壽保險股份有限公司 (Shin Kong Life Insurance Co., Ltd., the renamed Taishin Life after its merger with Shin Kong Life on 1 Jan 2026) | LLife | Taishin Financial | Domestic private | FSC | Verified | 58 Confidence: Low |
| Taiwan LifeTWSE: 2891 Registered as 台灣人壽保險股份有限公司 | LLife | CTBC Financial | Domestic private | FSC | Verified | — |
| Taiwan Post Life? (Chunghwa Post)State-owned Postal simple life; Registered as 中華郵政股份有限公司壽險處 | LLife | Chunghwa Post | State-owned / parastatal | FSC | Verified | — |
| TransGlobe Life Registered as 全球人壽保險股份有限公司 | LLife | TransGlobe | Domestic private | FSC | Verified | — |
| Yuanta Life Registered as 元大人壽保險股份有限公司 | LLife | Yuanta Financial | Domestic private | FSC | Verified | 59 Confidence: Low |
| Central Reinsurance Corp Only local reinsurer; Registered as 中央再保險股份有限公司 | RReinsurer | Central Re | Domestic private | FSC | Verified | 53 Confidence: Low |
| Taiwan Residential Earthquake Insurance FundState-owned Created by statute rather than licensed by the FSC, so it is outside the register this market was verified against | XSpecialty / Credit / Captive | Government | State-owned / parastatal | FSC | Verified | — |
| BNP Paribas Cardif TCB Life Insurance Co., Ltd.State-owned English name as used by the company; group from its English name (TCB = Taiwan Cooperative Bank); SO follows the existing rows' treatment of government-controlled Taiwanese financial holding groups (e.g. First Life, Bank Taiwan Life); shareholding not researched; Registered as 合作金庫人壽保險股份有限公司 | LLife | Taiwan Cooperative Financial / BNP Paribas Cardif | State-owned / parastatal | FSC | Verified | — |
| Farglory Life Insurance Co., Ltd. English name as used by the company (fglife); group from the brand in its name, shareholding not researched; Registered as 遠雄人壽保險事業股份有限公司 | LLife | Farglory Group | Domestic private | FSC | Verified | — |
| AIA International Limited Taiwan BranchHKEX: 1299 Branch of Bermuda-incorporated AIA International Limited; English name from the Chinese (友邦 = AIA); Registered as 英屬百慕達商友邦人壽保險股份有限公司台灣分公司 | LLife | AIA GroupIAIG | Foreign multinational | FSC | Verified | — |
| Nan Shan General Insurance Co., Ltd. English name as used by the company; sister of Nan Shan Life (row 661), group copied from that row, not researched; Registered as 南山產物保險股份有限公司 | GGeneral (Non-life) | Ruen Chen | Domestic private | FSC | Verified | — |
| CTBC Insurance Co., Ltd.TWSE: 2891 English name as used by the company; group from the brand in its name, shareholding not researched; Registered as 中國信託產物保險股份有限公司 | GGeneral (Non-life) | CTBC Financial | Domestic private | FSC | Verified | — |
| Taiwan Fishing Vessel Mutual Insurance Cooperative Faithful translation of the Chinese name (literally: Taiwan Region Fishing Vessel Property Insurance Cooperative, limited liability); a cooperative, no parent; Registered as 有限責任台灣區漁船產物保險合作社; Ownership type inferred from name; parent not researched | GGeneral (Non-life) | Parent not named in register | Mutual / cooperative | FSC | Verified | — |
| Coface Taiwan BranchEuronext Paris: COFA Credit insurer; the register gives the brand 'Coface' in its name; English form is a faithful rendering; Registered as 法商科法斯產物保險股份有限公司台灣分公司 (Coface) | XSpecialty / Credit / Captive | Coface | Foreign multinational | FSC | Verified | — |
| Allianz Trade (Euler Hermes) Taiwan BranchFWB: ALV Credit insurer; Belgian-incorporated (裕利安宜 = Euler Hermes, now trading as Allianz Trade per the website the register gives); English form is a faithful rendering; Registered as 比利時商裕利安宜產物保險股份有限公司台灣分公司 | XSpecialty / Credit / Captive | AllianzIAIG | Foreign multinational | FSC | Verified | — |
| RGA Reinsurance Taiwan BranchNYSE: RGA Faithful translation: Bermuda-incorporated 'American Reinsurance Company' Taiwan branch; FSC's own reinsurer link page (id=271) links this name to www.rgare.com. The exact English legal entity name was not confirmed; Registered as 英屬百慕達商美國再保險股份有限公司台灣分公司 | RReinsurer | RGAIAIG | Foreign multinational | FSC | Verified | — |
| General Reinsurance AG Taiwan BranchNYSE: BRK.B 德商科隆再保險 (Cologne Re) is General Reinsurance AG; FSC's reinsurer link page (id=271) links it to www.genre.com; group follows the existing China row for Gen Re (Berkshire Hathaway), not researched further; Registered as 德商科隆再保險股份有限公司台灣分公司 | RReinsurer | Berkshire HathawayIAIG | Foreign multinational | FSC | Verified | — |
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Former and deregistered companies
Names once listed in Taiwan and no longer in use. A company that was renamed, merged or acquired is counted under the name it has today; the names below are counted in no total on this page.
| Former name | What happened | Listed today as |
|---|---|---|
| Global Life | No longer on the register | Not recorded |
| Shin Kong Life | Merged 1 January 2026 | Taishin Life |
| Zurich Taiwan | No longer on the register | Not recorded |
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