SELF-FUELING REACTION:
The amendments would allow investment in AI, helping some of the money from insurers to remain in Taiwan instead of going overseas
Bloomberg
Taiwan is easing regulations to give life insurers flexibility to invest in artificial intelligence (AI) projects, part of an ongoing move by authorities to redirect a larger slice of the industry’s US$1 trillion asset pool back home.The Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC) is proposing amendments to the Regulations Governing Use of Insurers’ Funds in Special Projects, Public Utilities and Social Welfare Enterprises (保險業資金辦理專案運用公共及社會福利事業投資管理辦法) to allow life insurance companies to deploy capital directly into AI-linked investment projects, the FSC said in a statement yesterday. The move is designed to support government efforts to accelerate technology infrastructure and advance Taiwan’s vision of becoming a “smart technology island,” the statement said.
A photo taken in 2025 shows the letters AI for Artificial Intelligence on a laptop screen next to the logo of the Chat AI application on a smartphone screen.
