保险资金2025Q3点评：保险资金运用余额持续增长，股票等权益类资产的配比明显提升

Investment Rating - The report maintains an "Outperform" rating for the industry [7][12] Core Insights - As of the end of Q3 2025, the insurance industry's investment balance reached 37.5 trillion yuan, reflecting a year-to-date increase of 12.6% and a quarter-on-quarter increase of 3.4% [4][9] - The investment balance for life insurance and property insurance companies was 33.7 trillion yuan and 2.4 trillion yuan, respectively, with life insurance showing a year-to-date growth of 12.6% and property insurance at 7.5% [4][9] - Life insurance companies are increasing their allocation to equity assets, with a notable rise in stock and fund investments, while the proportion of bonds is marginally decreasing [10][11] Summary by Sections Investment Balance - The insurance industry's investment balance is 37.5 trillion yuan as of Q3 2025, with life insurance companies holding 33.7 trillion yuan and property insurance companies holding 2.4 trillion yuan [4][9] - The growth rates for these balances are 12.6% for life insurance and 7.5% for property insurance compared to the beginning of the year [4][9] Asset Allocation - Life insurance companies have allocated 19.69 trillion yuan to fixed income assets and 7.89 trillion yuan to equity assets, with the latter increasing by 13.3% from the previous quarter [10] - The allocation ratios for fixed income and equity assets are 58.4% and 23.4%, respectively, indicating a shift towards equities [10] - Property insurance companies have allocated 1.34 trillion yuan to fixed income and 0.55 trillion yuan to equity assets, with equity allocation increasing by 5.8% [11] Future Outlook - The report anticipates that improvements in new business value rates and asset returns will support growth in the insurance sector throughout 2025 [12] - Specific stock recommendations include China Life Insurance, China Pacific Insurance, and others [12]