

Investment Rating - The report maintains a "Buy" rating for China Pacific Insurance (601601) [1][9]. Core Views - The life insurance business shows stable growth in scale and value, with net profit attributable to shareholders increasing by 11% year-on-year [1]. - In the first half of 2025, China Pacific Insurance achieved operating revenue of CNY 200.50 billion, a year-on-year increase of 3.0%, and a net profit of CNY 27.88 billion, up 11.0% year-on-year [1]. Summary by Sections Life Insurance Business - The scale premium for the first half of 2025 reached CNY 193.47 billion, a year-on-year increase of 13.1%. The new business value was CNY 9.54 billion, up 5.6% year-on-year, and up 32.3% on a comparable basis [6]. - The average number of insurance marketers was 183,000, with a year-end total of 186,000, reflecting a 1.6% year-on-year increase, including 39,000 new hires, a 19.8% increase year-on-year [6]. - The bancassurance channel saw rapid growth, with scale premiums reaching CNY 41.66 billion, a year-on-year increase of 82.6% [6]. - The proportion of participating insurance increased, with new premium payments for participating insurance rising significantly, accounting for 42.5% of new premium payments [6]. Property Insurance Business - The property insurance segment reported original insurance premium income of CNY 112.76 billion, a year-on-year increase of 0.9%, with auto insurance and non-auto insurance premiums increasing by 2.8% and decreasing by 0.8%, respectively [7]. - Underwriting profitability improved, with a combined ratio of 96.3%, down 0.8 percentage points year-on-year [7]. Asset Management Business - As of June 2025, total investment assets reached CNY 1.92 trillion, a 7.0% increase from the end of the previous year, with bond and stock allocations increasing to 62.5% and 9.7%, respectively [9]. - The net investment yield was 1.7%, down 0.1 percentage points year-on-year, while the total investment yield was 2.3%, down 0.4 percentage points year-on-year [9]. Profit Forecast - The report forecasts net profit for China Pacific Insurance to be CNY 46.66 billion in 2025 [10].