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<ul><li>AIA reported solid VONB growth at 18% YoY (CER, or 17% AER) to US$4.71bn in FY24, slightly lower than our estimate of 20% (CER)/18% (AER) YoY (link).</li><li>VONB margin was 54.5% (ANP basis), +1.9pct YoY, vs. our forecast at 54.7%.</li><li>Group OPAT grew 7% YoY (CER) to US$6.6bn, bolstered by 2H OPAT +9.5% YoY (vs. 1H24: +3.5%).</li></ul>Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

AIA reported solid VONB growth at 18% YoY (CER, or 17% AER) to US$4.71bn in FY24, slightly lower than our estimate of 20% (CER)/18% (AER) YoY (link).VONB margin was 54.5% (ANP basis), +1.9pct YoY, vs. our forecast at 54.7%.Group OPAT grew 7% YoY (CER) to US$6.6bn, bolstered by 2H OPAT +9.5% YoY (vs. 1H24: +3.5%).Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

AIA Group Ltd. (1299 HK) - Robust VONB Growth In-Line

<ul><li>AIA’s share price underperformed the market and CN insurers despite resilient VNB growth and a solid financial position underpinning attractive shareholder returns.</li><li>The stock price fell 17.3% in FY24, lagging behind key benchmarks as HSI (+18%), CSI 300 (+15%) and FTSE APAC ex-Japan (+7%) (Fig.1).</li><li>We attribute the market’s under-appreciation of this regional top-player to 1) sustainable VNB growth in long run, and 2) whether such VNB momentum across segments could translate into a resilient uptrend in earnings, cash and shareholder return, incl. both dividends and buybacks. </li></ul>Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

AIA’s share price underperformed the market and CN insurers despite resilient VNB growth and a solid financial position underpinning attractive shareholder returns.The stock price fell 17.3% in FY24, lagging behind key benchmarks as HSI (+18%), CSI 300 (+15%) and FTSE APAC ex-Japan (+7%) (Fig.1).We attribute the market’s under-appreciation of this regional top-player to 1) sustainable VNB growth in long run, and 2) whether such VNB momentum across segments could translate into a resilient uptrend in earnings, cash and shareholder return, incl. both dividends and buybacks. Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

AIA Group Ltd. (1299 HK) - FY24 Preview: OPAT Back to Growth Trajectory

<ul><li>AIA reported full-year results with VNB +33% YoY (CER basis, +30% on AER basis) to US$4,034mn, and ANP +45% YoY (CER basis, +41% on AER basis) to US$7,650mn, in line with our forecasts (VNB +31%, ANP +44% on AER basis).</li><li>We saw a narrowed downtrend in VNB margin to 52.6%, sequentially improved by 3.8pct to 54.5% in 2H23 (vs 1H23: 50.7%).</li><li>Among double-digit growth in four segments, AIA HK’s VNB remarkably rose 82% YoY underpinned by sequential growth in 4Q23 by capturing MCV demands against a sector-wide slowdown. </li></ul>Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

AIA reported full-year results with VNB +33% YoY (CER basis, +30% on AER basis) to US$4,034mn, and ANP +45% YoY (CER basis, +41% on AER basis) to US$7,650mn, in line with our forecasts (VNB +31%, ANP +44% on AER basis).We saw a narrowed downtrend in VNB margin to 52.6%, sequentially improved by 3.8pct to 54.5% in 2H23 (vs 1H23: 50.7%).Among double-digit growth in four segments, AIA HK’s VNB remarkably rose 82% YoY underpinned by sequential growth in 4Q23 by capturing MCV demands against a sector-wide slowdown. Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

AIA Group Ltd. (1299 HK) - FY23 VNB +33% in Line

<ul><li>With double-digit new business growth achieved across HK/China, ASEAN and India markets, AIA recorded 28%/23% YoY growth of value of new business (VNB) in 1Q23 on a constant/actual FX rate (CER/AER) basis respectively.</li><li>The life insurer saw its agent productivity further rose at a double-digit in 1Q23, with total number of new recruits picking up at the meanwhile.</li><li>Looking forward, given the catalysts on: 1) strong momentum in recovery of life insurance demands in mainland market, 2) AIA’s continued geographical expansions approved by Chinese regulatory into new cities, i.e. Zhengzhou, Henan province in China, and 3) the comeback of mainland visitors boosting the MCV business in HK since reopening in 2M23, we expect the strong new business momentum to sustain throughout FY23.</li></ul>Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

With double-digit new business growth achieved across HK/China, ASEAN and India markets, AIA recorded 28%/23% YoY growth of value of new business (VNB) in 1Q23 on a constant/actual FX rate (CER/AER) basis respectively.The life insurer saw its agent productivity further rose at a double-digit in 1Q23, with total number of new recruits picking up at the meanwhile.Looking forward, given the catalysts on: 1) strong momentum in recovery of life insurance demands in mainland market, 2) AIA’s continued geographical expansions approved by Chinese regulatory into new cities, i.e. Zhengzhou, Henan province in China, and 3) the comeback of mainland visitors boosting the MCV business in HK since reopening in 2M23, we expect the strong new business momentum to sustain throughout FY23.Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

AIA Group Ltd. (1299 HK) – Strong 1Q23 momentum

<ul><li>AIA recorded 6% YoY growth of value of new business (VNB) in 2H22 on a constant FX rate (CER) basis, translating into 4.5% YoY VNB growth in 4Q22.</li><li>The life insurer reported positive new business momentum across its major markets in 2H22, with 1) Mainland China’s VNB growth turnaround to +3% YoY on a CER basis despite the negative impact from Omicron peak in Dec 2022, 2) 13% VNB growth of ASEAN business in 2H22 driven by multi-channel strategy, and 3) 5% YoY growth of HK VNB.</li><li>During the analyst briefing, the management indicated that 1) the VNB growth of mainland visitors (MCV) business was strong in 2M23 as the border reopened; 2) despite the slight VNB decline of AIA China in Jan 2023 amid Omicron outbreaks, the new business momentum quickly bounced back to double digit in Feb and brought 2M23 China VNB growth to positive. </li></ul>Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

AIA recorded 6% YoY growth of value of new business (VNB) in 2H22 on a constant FX rate (CER) basis, translating into 4.5% YoY VNB growth in 4Q22.The life insurer reported positive new business momentum across its major markets in 2H22, with 1) Mainland China’s VNB growth turnaround to +3% YoY on a CER basis despite the negative impact from Omicron peak in Dec 2022, 2) 13% VNB growth of ASEAN business in 2H22 driven by multi-channel strategy, and 3) 5% YoY growth of HK VNB.During the analyst briefing, the management indicated that 1) the VNB growth of mainland visitors (MCV) business was strong in 2M23 as the border reopened; 2) despite the slight VNB decline of AIA China in Jan 2023 amid Omicron outbreaks, the new business momentum quickly bounced back to double digit in Feb and brought 2M23 China VNB growth to positive. Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

AIA Group Ltd. (1299 HK) – 2H22 recovery in line; Upbeat trend in HK and China in 2M23

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AIA Group is a Hong Kong-based multinational insurance and finance corporation, and the largest publicly traded life insurance group in the Asia-Pacific region. It offers a wide range of products including life, accident, and health insurance, savings plans, employee benefits, and wealth management services. The company was founded in 1919 and is headquartered in Central, Hong Kong.

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AIA Group Ltd. (1299 HK) - Robust VONB Growth In-Line

AIA reported solid VONB growth at 18% YoY (CER, or 17% AER) to US$4.71bn in FY24, slightly lower than our estimate of 20% (CER)/18% (AER) YoY

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AIA Group Ltd. (1299 HK) - FY24 Preview: OPAT Back to Growth Trajectory

AIA’s share price underperformed the market and CN insurers despite resilient VNB growth and a solid financial position underpinning attractive...

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AIA Group Ltd. (1299 HK) - FY23 VNB +33% in Line

AIA reported full-year results with VNB +33% YoY (CER basis, +30% on AER basis) to US$4,034mn, and ANP +45% YoY (CER basis, +41% on AER basis) to...

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AIA Group Ltd. (1299 HK) – Strong 1Q23 momentum

The life insurer saw its agent productivity further rose at a double-digit in 1Q23, with total number of new recruits picking up at the meanwhile.

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AIA Group Ltd. (1299 HK) – 2H22 recovery in line; Upbeat trend in HK and China in 2M23

AIA recorded 6% YoY growth of value of new business (VNB) in 2H22 on a constant FX rate (CER) basis, translating into 4.5% YoY VNB growth in 4Q22.

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