Di Yi Cai Jing Zi Xun·2025-12-25 12:44Core Viewpoint - The insurance sector in A-shares has shown significant strength this year, with multiple stocks reaching new highs, driven by external policy benefits and internal asset-liability resonance [1][2][6]. Performance Summary - As of December 25, the A-share insurance sector index closed at 1554.89 points, the highest since mid-April 2021 [2]. - The insurance sector has increased by 30.54% this year, outperforming the banking sector's 11.74% and the overall non-bank financial sector's 13.74% [2]. - From September of last year to now, the cumulative increase in the A-share insurance sector has reached 58.7% [2]. Individual Stock Performance - On December 25, China Pacific Insurance reached a new high of 43 CNY per share, while Ping An Insurance hit 71.98 CNY per share, the highest since March 2021 [4]. - New China Life Insurance also reached a new high of 73.45 CNY per share on December 23 [4]. - Year-to-date, New China Life and Ping An have recorded increases of 50% and 40%, respectively, leading the sector [4]. Policy Support and Asset-Liability Resonance - The rise in insurance stock prices is attributed to the highlighting of their allocation value, supported by policy backing and asset-liability resonance [6]. - Regulatory policies have been favorable, with recent guidelines promoting high-quality development in health insurance and improving profitability in non-auto insurance [7]. - The asset side has seen increased investment in A-shares by large state-owned insurance companies, with a significant rise in stock investments [8]. Future Outlook - Analysts predict that the insurance sector will enter a golden development period starting in 2026, driven by synchronized improvements in asset and liability sides [10]. - The demand for insurance products remains high, and regulatory policies are expected to continue to support the sector, leading to potential valuation recovery [10][12]. - The P/EV (price to embedded value) ratio for major listed insurance companies is currently low, ranging from 0.6 to 0.8, with expectations for gradual recovery towards 1.0 by 2026 [12].