智通财经网·2025-11-05 06:13Core Viewpoint - The report from GF Securities indicates that listed insurance companies in China have shown significant growth in net profit for the first three quarters of 2025, driven by a rising equity market and improved investment performance. The trend is expected to continue into 2026 due to various factors including the expansion of dividend insurance and the optimization of non-auto insurance pricing [1][2]. Profit Performance - The net profit growth rates for listed insurance companies from Q1 to Q3 2025 are as follows: China Life (60.5%) > New China Life (58.9%) > China Property & Casualty (50.5%) > PICC (28.9%) > Taiping (19.3%) > Ping An (11.5%). The third quarter saw unexpected high growth due to the rising equity market and improved asset allocation [1][2]. - The annualized total investment returns for New China Life, Taiping, and China Life increased by 1.8 percentage points, 0.7 percentage points, and 1.0 percentage points respectively [1]. Net Asset Growth - The net asset growth rates for Q3 2025 compared to the mid-year report are as follows: New China Life (20.5%) > China Life (19.5%) > PICC (10.2%) > Ping An (4.5%) > Taiping (0.8%) [3]. Life Insurance Performance - The new business value (NBV) growth rates for the first three quarters of 2025 are: New China Life (+50.8% non-comparable basis) > PICC Life (+76.6%) > Ping An (+46.2%) > China Life (+41.8%) > Taiping (+31.2%). The growth in new policies is driven by a switch in the preset interest rate [4]. - The number of agents for China Life and Ping An increased by 2.5% and 4.1% respectively in Q3 [4]. Property and Casualty Insurance Performance - The premium growth rates for the first three quarters are: Ping An Property (7.1%) > PICC Property (3.5%) > Taiping Property (0.1%). The combined operating ratio (COR) for PICC Property (96.1%) is better than Ping An Property (97.0%) and Taiping Property (97.6%), with improvements attributed to reduced natural disaster losses and the implementation of unified reporting [5]. Investment Recommendations - The report suggests a positive outlook for the insurance sector, recommending active attention to stocks such as New China Life, China Life, China Taiping, China Pacific Insurance, and others [6].