Huachuang Securities·2025-10-27 10:43Investment Rating - The report maintains a "Recommendation" rating for the insurance industry, indicating an expected increase in the industry index by more than 5% over the next 3-6 months compared to the benchmark index [20]. Core Insights - The insurance index rose by 2.99% this week, underperforming the broader market by 0.26 percentage points. Key stocks such as China Life and Ping An saw significant gains, with China Life increasing by 8.75% [1]. - For the first three quarters of 2025, China Life is projected to achieve a net profit attributable to shareholders between 156.785 billion and 177.689 billion yuan, representing a year-on-year growth of 50%-70% [2]. - The commercial auto insurance premiums for new energy vehicles reached 108.79 billion yuan in the first three quarters of this year, reflecting a year-on-year growth of 36.6%, significantly higher than the overall auto insurance premium growth of 3.21% [2]. - The report highlights a total of 34 instances of insurance capital increasing their stakes in companies this year, indicating a strong interest in high-quality equity investments [3]. Summary by Sections Market Performance - The insurance sector's market capitalization stands at approximately 32,624.92 billion yuan, with a circulating market value of 22,503.22 billion yuan [4]. - The absolute performance over the last month, six months, and twelve months is 8.2%, 20.1%, and 5.5%, respectively, while the relative performance shows a decline of 13.1% over the past year [5]. Stake Increases and Mergers - The report notes that insurance capital's enthusiasm for stake increases has been rising, with a notable concentration in sectors such as banking and public utilities [3]. - The report identifies two main categories for the purpose of stake increases: equity investments focusing on high ROE assets and stock investments emphasizing high dividends [7]. Company Valuations and Recommendations - The report provides specific valuations for key companies, with China Life at a PEV of 0.85x, Ping An at 0.7x, and China Pacific at 1.21x, among others [4][9]. - Recommendations for specific companies include China Pacific, China Property & Casualty H, China Life H, and China Re H, with a strong push for China Ping An if the equity market continues to outperform expectations [8].