Summary of Sunshine Insurance Conference Call Company Overview - Sunshine Insurance Group was established in 2005 and includes subsidiaries such as Sunshine Property Insurance, Sunshine Life Insurance, Sunshine Asset Management, Sunshine CITIC Insurance, and Sunshine Digital Technology. Despite being the 79th insurance company established in the industry, it has grown to rank among the top ten in terms of comprehensive strength after years of development. Sunshine Property Insurance achieved profitability within 23 months of establishment and has maintained profitability for 18 consecutive years. Sunshine Life Insurance became profitable six years after opening and has seen positive growth in new business value for 11 consecutive years. Sunshine Asset Management has become a leading asset management company within five years of establishment. The group successfully listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange on December 9, 2022, marking the first private insurance listing in nearly 18 years after Ping An. Currently, the H-share circulation is 3.478 billion shares, accounting for 30.25% of the total shares, with a dividend yield close to 7%, making it an attractive investment opportunity [4][5]. Business Development and Strategy - In early 2025, Sunshine Insurance's business development met expectations, with new single premiums achieving double-digit growth, outperforming benchmark companies. The company is actively promoting dividend insurance and personal pension products, optimizing product structure, and reducing policy liability costs. Although individual insurance business is under pressure from overall industry growth, the decline is minimal, and good development is expected for the year [2][6]. - The bancassurance channel is a significant advantage for Sunshine Insurance, with new single submissions growing at a double-digit rate from January to February. The company plans to reduce short-term payment strategies, focusing on increasing regular premium growth and transitioning the bancassurance channel towards dividend insurance, which currently accounts for a double-digit percentage [2][7]. - Sunshine Insurance emphasizes a multi-channel strategy, valuing both individual and bancassurance channels. The bancassurance channel accounts for approximately 70% of premiums, while individual insurance accounts for about 30%. In terms of new business value, individual insurance contributes around 60%, and bancassurance contributes about 40% [2][10]. Product Strategy - The company focuses on long-term regular premium business in its dividend insurance strategy, reducing the bancassurance channel's one-time premium dividend business, which has minimal value. This adjustment significantly enhances overall margins. The design of product types determines duration rather than whether they are dividend-type products [2][9]. - Sunshine Insurance is committed to enhancing the professionalism and efficiency of its agent team through internal adjustments and technology empowerment, aiming to improve sales efficiency and customer management capabilities [3][11]. Investment Strategy - Sunshine Insurance has gradually increased its allocation to high-dividend stocks, which accounted for nearly 70% of its stock investments as of June 30, 2024. The company places these stocks in OCI accounts to ensure capital safety and stable dividend income. The overall investment assets are approximately 60% in OCI assets, which helps match the liability side of traditional insurance products [4][12][13]. - The company maintains a cautious attitude towards real estate investments, with related investments accounting for about 1.7% to 1.8% of total investment assets, amounting to less than 10 billion [19][22]. - Sunshine Insurance plans to respond to regulatory encouragement for long-term funds to enter the market by increasing equity investments, with a current equity asset ratio of 24.9%. The company has about 5% room for additional equity allocation, but it expects to maintain the equity ratio around 25% to avoid urgent adjustments in case of solvency issues [14][15]. Risk Management - The company defines liability costs as new single liability costs below 3%, with the latest figures dropping to below 2.5%. This improvement is attributed to the reduction in preset interest rates and proactive optimization of the business structure [20]. - Sunshine Insurance adopts a prudent strategy regarding alternative assets like REITs, ensuring balanced asset allocation to mitigate overall investment risks while monitoring the real estate market closely [21][22].
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