Ge Long Hui·2025-09-05 06:17Group 1 - The core viewpoint of the report indicates that China Taiping's net profit increased by 12.2% year-on-year, while pre-tax profit decreased by 38% [1] - The performance of the insurance service sector grew by 9.5% year-on-year, but investment performance declined [1] - The contribution from new business value growth channels was relatively balanced, with significant results from the transition to participating insurance [1] Group 2 - The combined ratio (COR) of property and casualty insurance improved, aligning with industry trends [1] - The firm maintains a "Buy" rating for China Taiping and keeps its profit forecast largely unchanged [1] - Due to the positive outlook in the stock market, the target price has been raised from HKD 15 to HKD 20 based on a price-to-book ratio of 0.8 [1]