Zheng Quan Ri Bao·2025-08-28 23:29Core Insights - The five major A-share listed insurance companies reported a total net profit attributable to shareholders of 178.19 billion yuan for the first half of 2025, representing a year-on-year increase of 3.7% [1] - The overall performance of A-share listed insurance companies showed a "four increases and one decrease" trend in net profit, with notable growth in new business value for life insurance [2] Group 1: Financial Performance - China Ping An achieved the largest net profit of 68.05 billion yuan, while China Life reported a net profit of 40.93 billion yuan, up 6.9% year-on-year [2] - China Pacific Insurance's net profit reached 27.88 billion yuan, growing by 11%, and China People's Insurance reported a net profit of 26.53 billion yuan, up 16.9% [2] - New China Life Insurance saw the highest growth rate in net profit at 14.8 billion yuan, with a year-on-year increase of 33.5% [2] Group 2: New Business Value - The new business value for life insurance across listed companies showed significant improvement, with China Life's new business value increasing by 20.3% year-on-year to 28.55 billion yuan [2] - China Ping An's new business value for life and health insurance grew by 39.8%, with a new business value rate increasing by 9.0 percentage points [2] - New China Life achieved a new business value of 6.18 billion yuan, up 58.4%, while China Pacific Insurance's new business value reached 9.54 billion yuan, growing by 32.3% [3] Group 3: Underwriting Business - The comprehensive cost ratio for property insurance among China People's Insurance, China Ping An, and China Pacific Insurance all showed a year-on-year decline, indicating improved underwriting profits [3][4] - China People's Insurance's property insurance comprehensive cost ratio was 95.3%, the best level in nearly a decade [4] - China Ping An's overall comprehensive cost ratio was 95.2%, down 2.6 percentage points, attributed to effective cost control and the use of technology [4] Group 4: Investment Strategies - Listed insurance companies increased their equity investment proportion, achieving better investment returns while supporting the recovery of the capital market [5] - China Life's equity investment scale increased by over 150 billion yuan compared to the beginning of the year, with a net investment yield of 2.78% and a total investment yield of 3.29% [6] - China People's Insurance reported a 26.1% growth in A-share investment assets, with an increase in the proportion of total investment assets [6]