保险业保障能力稳步提升

Core Insights - The insurance industry in China has solidified its position as the second-largest insurance market, with cumulative payouts reaching 9 trillion yuan, a 61.7% increase compared to the "13th Five-Year Plan" period [1] - By the end of Q2 2025, total assets of insurance companies and insurance asset management companies are projected to reach 39.2 trillion yuan, reflecting a 9.2% growth from the beginning of the year [1] Group 1: Social Security and Health Insurance - Urban and rural residents' major illness insurance provides further protection against high medical costs, with the government overseeing policy formulation and commercial insurance institutions managing the projects [2] - As of now, major illness insurance has served 1.22 billion urban and rural residents [2] - The "Guiding Opinions on Promoting High-Quality Development of Inclusive Insurance" emphasizes broad coverage, affordability, and fairness in insurance services [3] - Commercial health insurance has provided a total of 1.8 trillion yuan in economic compensation to patients over the past five years [3] Group 2: Long-term Care Insurance - Shandong Jining has initiated commercial insurance institutions to manage long-term care insurance, benefiting over 5,000 individuals with total expenditures of 95 million yuan [4] - The insurance sector is innovating various commercial pension products to address the challenges of an aging population, with accumulated reserves in commercial pension and health insurance reaching 11 trillion yuan [4] Group 3: Agricultural Insurance - Agricultural insurance has provided risk protection for 800 million farming households, with a 72% increase in average coverage for major grain crops during the "14th Five-Year Plan" [6] - The implementation of comprehensive cost and income insurance for major grain crops has been expanded nationwide, providing significant economic compensation to farmers affected by disasters [6][7] Group 4: Disaster Risk Management - The insurance industry has paid out over 150 billion yuan for natural disasters, ensuring prompt and reasonable compensation [7] - A national catastrophe insurance system is being established to enhance disaster prevention and relief efforts [7] Group 5: Support for the Real Economy - The insurance sector is actively addressing the risk management and financing needs of key national projects, including the Belt and Road Initiative [8] - China Export & Credit Insurance Corporation (Sinosure) reported a 10% year-on-year increase in insured amounts, reaching 1.0214 trillion USD in 2024 [8][10] - Sinosure's support for the largest wind power project in Kazakhstan demonstrates the role of insurance in facilitating international projects and enhancing credit risk management [9]