Industry | Life insurance |
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Founded | 1962 |
Founder | Tsai Wan-lin |
Headquarters | , |
Area served | Taiwan |
Parent | Cathay Financial Holdings |
Website | Cathay Life |
Cathay Life Insurance ( Chinese: 國泰人壽) is a life insurance company in Taiwan founded in 1962. [1] The firm offers life, health, and annuities. In 2017, Cathay ranked 411th on the Fortune Global 500. [2]
The firm was founded in 1962 by Tsai Wan-lin and family members. [3]
Cathay Life was the first Taiwanese life insurance company to enter the Chinese market, starting in Shanghai in 2005. [4] The firm then entered Vietnam in 2008, forming Cathay Life Vietnam and selling through banks. [5]