The paper analyzed life insurance industry of Taiwan under the impact of change in international finance. The study examined the relation between corporate governance and performance and the also relation between corporate governance and risk-taking in life insurance industry of Taiwan. The sample period is from 2003 to 2008. We used the Tobit regression model to measure performance. The study result show: first, regarding the relation between corporate governance and performance, we found the evidence that the proportion of management shareholding and internal shareholding is positively related to performance. Second, as to the relation between corporate governance and risk-taking, we found the evidence that the proportion of management shareholding and internalization of the supervisors is negatively related to risk taking. But the internal shareholdings are positive related to risk taking.