Sou Hu Cai Jing·2025-09-02 02:40Core Insights - The five major insurance companies in A-shares reported a strong performance in the first half of 2025, with a total net profit attributable to shareholders of 178.19 billion yuan, representing a year-on-year growth of 3.7% [1][2] Group 1: Net Profit Performance - Among the five companies, Xinhua Insurance showed the highest growth rate with a year-on-year increase of over 30%, while China Ping An experienced a decline of 8.8% [2] - The net profit figures for the five companies in the first half of 2025 are as follows: China Ping An (68.05 billion yuan), China Life (40.93 billion yuan), China Pacific Insurance (27.88 billion yuan), China Reinsurance (26.53 billion yuan), and Xinhua Insurance (14.80 billion yuan) [2] Group 2: New Business Value Growth - The new business value, which reflects the expected future earnings from newly sold policies, saw significant growth across the board, with all companies achieving over 20% increases [3] - Xinhua Insurance achieved a new business value of 6.18 billion yuan, up 58.4% year-on-year, while China Ping An's new business value grew by 39.8% [3] Group 3: Cost Ratio Improvement - The comprehensive cost ratios for the "old three" property insurance companies (China Re, Ping An Property, and China Pacific Property) generally decreased, leading to improved underwriting profits [5] - China Re's comprehensive cost ratio was 95.3%, the best level in nearly a decade, while Ping An Property's ratio was 95.2%, down 2.6 percentage points year-on-year [5] Group 4: Investment Income - As of June 30, 2025, the total investment assets of the five major insurance companies reached 19.73 trillion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 7.52% [7] - The total investment return rates showed divergence, with China Pacific and China Life experiencing declines of 0.4 and 0.3 percentage points, respectively, while Xinhua Insurance and China Re saw increases of 1.1 and 1 percentage points [7] Group 5: Market Outlook - Looking ahead, companies are optimistic about the A-share market and plan to focus on sectors such as technology innovation, consumer manufacturing, and advanced manufacturing for investment opportunities [8] - The emphasis will be on high-dividend stocks to provide stable cash flow and enhance long-term returns [8]