Core Insights - The report from CICC highlights five key trends in the life insurance industry to watch for by 2026, indicating a shift towards high-quality development in the sector [1] Group 1: New Business Growth - New business continues to experience rapid growth, embracing the "deposit migration" and the "new era of health insurance" [1] Group 2: Cost and Value Dynamics - The rigid costs associated with new business are further declining, enhancing the persuasive power of new business value [1] Group 3: Product and Quality Diversification - The product structure of new business is becoming more diversified, with notable optimization in the business structure of high-quality companies, leading to differentiation in new business quality compared to peers [1] Group 4: Customer Segmentation and Operational Upgrades - The customer base is migrating upwards, providing an opportunity for the industry to upgrade and optimize its operational models and talent [1] Group 5: Competitive Landscape - The competitive landscape is concentrating around companies with strong life insurance operational capabilities [1]

Core Viewpoint - The life insurance industry is expected to enter a new growth cycle by 2026, driven by improved liability trends and a return to growth-oriented valuation logic for high-quality companies [2][3][8]. Group 1: Life Insurance Trends - Five key trends in the life insurance industry are anticipated: 1) Continued rapid growth of new business, embracing "deposit migration" and a "new era of health insurance"; 2) Further reduction in the rigid costs of new business, enhancing its value proposition; 3) Diversification in new business product structures, with significant optimization in quality companies; 4) Upward migration of customer tiers, prompting upgrades in operational models and talent; 5) Concentration of competition among companies with strong life insurance operational capabilities [3][8][9]. - The "deposit migration" phenomenon is expected to become more pronounced, with savings-type insurance products gaining traction in a low-interest-rate environment, providing a more attractive yield compared to bank deposits [9][11]. - The health insurance sector is projected to recover, with new business premiums returning to growth by 2026, supported by policy reforms and the removal of operational bottlenecks [11][41]. Group 2: Financial Insurance Insights - The property and casualty insurance sector is expected to see stable growth in auto insurance premiums, with head companies optimizing their business structures to improve underwriting profitability [33][35]. - Non-auto insurance is anticipated to experience moderate growth, with health insurance emerging as a significant growth driver, particularly in light of ongoing regulatory reforms [40][41]. - The industry is positioned to replicate successful overseas expansion strategies seen in Japan's insurance sector during the 1980s, leveraging China's Belt and Road Initiative and the growing overseas presence of Chinese enterprises [44][46]. Group 3: Hong Kong Life Insurance - The life insurance business in Hong Kong is expected to regain investment appeal as foreign attitudes towards Chinese assets shift, coinciding with a new growth phase in the mainland insurance market [4][50]. - The competitive landscape is likely to favor high-quality Hong Kong insurers, as they adapt to the evolving dynamics of the mainland market and capitalize on upward customer migration trends [51].

Core Insights - The insurance industry is expected to enter a new growth cycle by 2026, with a shift in investment logic from "seeking revaluation of existing business" to "valuing growth potential" [1][2] - The life insurance sector is anticipated to experience five key trends leading to a high-quality development phase, with leading companies likely to regain their market position [2] - The property insurance sector is projected to see stable profitability in auto insurance, while non-auto insurance and overseas expansion will contribute positively [3] Group 1: Life Insurance Industry - The life insurance sector is expected to see rapid growth in new business, embracing trends like "deposit migration" and a "new era of health insurance" [2] - The cost of new business is anticipated to decrease, enhancing the persuasive value of new business [2] - The structure of new business products is becoming more diversified, with leading companies optimizing their business structures and differentiating the quality of new business from peers [2] Group 2: Property Insurance Industry - Auto insurance is expected to see slow premium growth, with leading companies optimizing their business structure to improve underwriting profitability [3] - Non-auto insurance growth is projected to decelerate, while health insurance is expected to become a significant growth driver [3] - The current internal and external environment of China's property insurance industry shares structural similarities with Japan's post-1980s property insurance, presenting historical opportunities for successful overseas expansion [3] Group 3: Hong Kong Life Insurance - Hong Kong life insurance companies, such as AIA, have faced declines due to foreign concerns about Chinese assets and the outlook for the mainland insurance industry [4] - By 2026, as foreign attitudes towards Chinese assets shift and the mainland insurance industry enters a golden development period, Hong Kong life insurers may see improved growth trends and business structures [4] - The upward migration of customer demographics in the industry may make mainland business a significant investment highlight for Hong Kong insurers [4]