Zhi Tong Cai Jing·2025-11-11 07:50Group 1 - The core viewpoint is that the new business value (NBV) of Chinese life insurance companies continues to show high growth, with optimistic outlooks for the liability side [2][1] - In 9M25, the NBV growth rates for major life insurance companies are as follows: China Life +76.6%, Ping An +46.2%, China Life +41.8%, and Taiping +31.2% [2][1] - The first-year premium value rates for Ping An and Taiping increased by 7.6 percentage points and 1.7 percentage points to 25.2% and 18.0%, respectively [2][1] Group 2 - The comprehensive cost ratio (CoR) for property insurance companies is improving, with the following year-on-year changes: China Property -2.1 percentage points to 96.1%, Ping An Property -0.8 percentage points to 97.0%, and Taiping Property -1.1 percentage points to 97.6% [3][1] - Regulatory measures have led to improvements in the quality and efficiency of auto insurance, and the current focus on non-auto insurance governance is expected to enhance profitability for leading property insurance companies [3][1] Group 3 - Net profits are experiencing significant growth, driven by strong stock market performance, with annualized total investment returns for China Life and Xinhua increasing by 1.0 and 1.8 percentage points to 6.4% and 8.6%, respectively [4][1] - Taiping and China Property's non-annualized total investment returns increased by 0.5 and 0.8 percentage points to 5.2% and 5.4%, while Ping An's non-annualized comprehensive investment return rose by 1.0 percentage point to 5.4% [4][1] Group 4 - The impact of the liability side on stock prices may increase, as the high investment return-driven market may be nearing its end, leading to a higher probability of weakened asset-side elasticity [5][1] - The focus should be on optimizing liability product structures, reducing costs, and highlighting growth trends in quality life insurance [5][1] - The industry ranking remains as follows: Ping An (601318.SH), China Taiping (00966), China Taiping (601601.SH), China Life (02628), and China Property (601319) [5][1]