Taiwan Insurers Seek Ways to Invest $580 Billion of Assets

Taiwan’s insurers are seeking new investments, from securitized government assets to Chinese bonds, to boost returns on their $580 billion of assets, according to Taiwan’s Life Insurance Association.

Regulators have eased restrictions over the past two years to help insurance companies buy more overseas property and foreign-currency bonds. These measures aren’t enough, said association Chairman Paul Hsu, who is also chairman of Taiwan Life Insurance Co., the island’s ninth-largest insurer with NT$465 billion ($15.5 billion) of assets.