Foreign Currency Policies Reach $9 Billion in Taiwan

Int’l Insurance Desk: Taiwan’s life insurers saw a sharp rise in sales of foreign-currency policies in the first half of 2026, with new premium revenue reaching 9.01 billion dollars by the end of June. That figure represents a 43% increase from the same period a year earlier, according to data released by the Insurance Bureau under the Financial Supervisory Commission.

Investment-linked products accounted for much of the momentum. Sales of these policies more than doubled to 1.8 billion dollars, making up about one-fifth of the total foreign-currency business. Traditional policies still formed the bulk of the market, generating 7.2 billion dollars and rising 33% year on year.

The strong demand reflects continued interest among Taiwanese savers in policies denominated in currencies other than the New Taiwan dollar, often seen as a way to diversify holdings and seek higher yields.

Regulators have tracked the growth of these products closely as they form an increasingly important share of new business for the island’s life insurers. The latest numbers show both the traditional and investment-linked segments expanding; though the latter’s rapid doubling highlights a clear shift in customer preference during the period.

The data cover new foreign-currency-denominated policies written through the first six months of 2026 and were reported by the Insurance Bureau.