Six major Taiwanese life insurers have registered a combined after-tax profit of NT$16.73bn ($552m) in August 2025. This translates into a 11.8-fold increase from the same month last year. The life insurers' profits have been driven largely by the weakening Taiwan dollar.
According to a news report on the news portal https://www.taiwannews.com.tw profits for the first eight months of the year totalled NT$71bn, down 68% from the same period last year.
Taiwan Life Insurance posted NT$2.4bn in August, up 2.3 times year-on-year, with total profits for the first eight months at NT$11.3bn. This was down 44% from the same period last year.
Fubon Life Insurance reported August profits of NT$5.8bn, up 1.46 times year-on-year, with total profits for the first eight months at NT$36.3bn, down 51% from last year.
Cathay Life Insurance earned NT$5.3bn in August, up 3.36 times year-on-year, with total eight-month profits of NT$28.37bn, down 57% from last year.
Kgi Life Insurance reported NT$1.6bn in August, up 55.2%, with total profits at NT$6.5bn, down 66% from last year.
Shin Kong Life Insurance recorded an August loss of NT$910m, with total eight-month profits at NT$890m. Including a NT$30bn loss from the first half, net losses reached NT$29.078bn.
Nan Shan Life Insurance posted NT$2.6bn in August, up 496% year-over-year, with total profits so far this year at NT$17.732bn, down 50% from last year.