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<ul><li>The NFRA reported 1Q26 premiums. Total insurance premium grew 6.3% YoY to RMB2.31tn, with industry premium modestly up by 1.4% YoY in March.</li><li>The divergence between personal life and P&amp;C premiums persisted in 1Q26 with the former marking +7.9% to RMB1.93tn and the latter falling 1.3% YoY to RMB382bn, indicating a continued strong momentum during life jumpstart sales, and a marginal recovery in P&amp;C with auto/non-auto premiums up 1.8%/ 2.7% YoY in Mar (vs. Feb: -0.3%/+0.3%).</li><li>We see three key trends in 1Q26 including 1) Life sustained robust growth in Mar, after achieving a compelling increase during the jumpstart period; 2) P&amp;C saw a marginal rebound in premium growth supported by a turnaround in both auto and non-auto segments; and 3) Health and accident (H&amp;A) insurance remained the two key drivers of P&amp;C non-auto premium growth, sustaining doubledigit increases in Mar 2026. </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.

The NFRA reported 1Q26 premiums. Total insurance premium grew 6.3% YoY to RMB2.31tn, with industry premium modestly up by 1.4% YoY in March.The divergence between personal life and P&amp;C premiums persisted in 1Q26 with the former marking +7.9% to RMB1.93tn and the latter falling 1.3% YoY to RMB382bn, indicating a continued strong momentum during life jumpstart sales, and a marginal recovery in P&amp;C with auto/non-auto premiums up 1.8%/ 2.7% YoY in Mar (vs. Feb: -0.3%/+0.3%).We see three key trends in 1Q26 including 1) Life sustained robust growth in Mar, after achieving a compelling increase during the jumpstart period; 2) P&amp;C saw a marginal rebound in premium growth supported by a turnaround in both auto and non-auto segments; and 3) Health and accident (H&amp;A) insurance remained the two key drivers of P&amp;C non-auto premium growth, sustaining doubledigit increases in Mar 2026. 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.

China Insurance - 1-3M26: Life growth resilient and P&C marginally recovered in March

<ul><li>The NFRA announced Dec premiums for life and P&amp;C segments.</li><li>Total premiums reached RMB 6.11tn as of year-end, up 7.4% YoY on top of a high base, translating to 5.4% YoY increase in Dec to RMB 357bn, reversing the monthly downward trend since Sep 2025.</li><li>Personal life and P&amp;C premiums scaled up by 9.1%/2.6% YoY to RMB 4.65tn/1.47tn as of end-FY25, implying a rise of 6.3%/3.8% YoY in Dec 2025, marginally improving by 6.9pct/3.8pct MoM respectively. </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.

The NFRA announced Dec premiums for life and P&amp;C segments.Total premiums reached RMB 6.11tn as of year-end, up 7.4% YoY on top of a high base, translating to 5.4% YoY increase in Dec to RMB 357bn, reversing the monthly downward trend since Sep 2025.Personal life and P&amp;C premiums scaled up by 9.1%/2.6% YoY to RMB 4.65tn/1.47tn as of end-FY25, implying a rise of 6.3%/3.8% YoY in Dec 2025, marginally improving by 6.9pct/3.8pct MoM respectively. 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.

China Insurance - Dec Life and P&C premiums marginally improved

<ul><li>The NFRA eased the solvency risk factors for insurance companies’ stockholdings in the CSI 300 index (from 0.3 to 0.27), the CSI Dividend Low Volatility 100 index (from 0.3 to 0.27) and the STAR Market (from 0.4 to 0.36) by 10%, on the premises that the insurer’s shareholding periods for the CSI 300 index and the CSI Div.</li><li>Low Vol 100 index by over three years and for the STAR Market by more than two years.</li><li>The Notice issued on 5 Dec (Fri) marks the regulators’ sustained efforts since May to guide insurance funds into the stock market, which we estimate that the easing rule could release RMB102.6bn incremental funds into the CSI 300 market, if total minimum capital release were to be fully invested. By 3Q25, total balance of stock investment amounted to RMB 3,621bn, rising 49% from year-start. </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.

The NFRA eased the solvency risk factors for insurance companies’ stockholdings in the CSI 300 index (from 0.3 to 0.27), the CSI Dividend Low Volatility 100 index (from 0.3 to 0.27) and the STAR Market (from 0.4 to 0.36) by 10%, on the premises that the insurer’s shareholding periods for the CSI 300 index and the CSI Div.Low Vol 100 index by over three years and for the STAR Market by more than two years.The Notice issued on 5 Dec (Fri) marks the regulators’ sustained efforts since May to guide insurance funds into the stock market, which we estimate that the easing rule could release RMB102.6bn incremental funds into the CSI 300 market, if total minimum capital release were to be fully invested. By 3Q25, total balance of stock investment amounted to RMB 3,621bn, rising 49% from year-start. 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.

China Insurance - Easing Solvency Risk Factors to Steer Insurance Funds into Long-Term Stockholdings

<ul><li>The NFRA announced to raise the cap for Chinese insurers’ equity asset allocation ratio corresponding to the comprehensive solvency ratio (CSR) by 5% for whose CSR ranging from (150%, 200%), (250%, 300%) and above 350%.</li><li>The financial regulator eased equity investment upside for Chinese insurers to broaden incremental capital injection to the real economy in joint with other efforts to shore up the market sentiment, in our view.</li><li>From a top-down perspective, we reckon the action could bring RMB1.66tn incremental funds to the stock market if the industry expanded the equity allocation to the upper limit of 30% of total insurance funds by end-FY24.</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.

The NFRA announced to raise the cap for Chinese insurers’ equity asset allocation ratio corresponding to the comprehensive solvency ratio (CSR) by 5% for whose CSR ranging from (150%, 200%), (250%, 300%) and above 350%.The financial regulator eased equity investment upside for Chinese insurers to broaden incremental capital injection to the real economy in joint with other efforts to shore up the market sentiment, in our view.From a top-down perspective, we reckon the action could bring RMB1.66tn incremental funds to the stock market if the industry expanded the equity allocation to the upper limit of 30% of total insurance funds by end-FY24.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.

China Insurance - Raised Cap for Insurer’s Equity Asset Allocation Could Unleash Max. RMB 1.7tn...

<ul><li>CN listed insurers released better-than-expected July premiums with life prints showing continued strong momentum on top of a high base in 7M23.</li><li>Six Hshare listed life peers in aggregate grew by +8.8%/+3.1% YoY to RMB 118bn/ RMB1,291bn in July and 7M24, +0.4pct/+0.5pct from last month.</li><li>Top life names contributed resilient increases as China Life/ Ping An Life/ NCI/ PICC Life each rose by +8.3%/+17.2%/+11.3% /+21.8% YoY in July.</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.

CN listed insurers released better-than-expected July premiums with life prints showing continued strong momentum on top of a high base in 7M23.Six Hshare listed life peers in aggregate grew by +8.8%/+3.1% YoY to RMB 118bn/ RMB1,291bn in July and 7M24, +0.4pct/+0.5pct from last month.Top life names contributed resilient increases as China Life/ Ping An Life/ NCI/ PICC Life each rose by +8.3%/+17.2%/+11.3% /+21.8% YoY in July.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.

China Insurance - 7M24 Monthly: Life Momentum Kept Strong

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PICC Property & Casualty is the largest non-life insurance company in mainland China, providing a broad range of property and casualty insurance products. Its offerings include motor vehicle, commercial property, cargo, liability, accidental injury and health, agriculture, credit, surety, and homeowners insurance. The company also offers reinsurance and insurance agency services. It is headquartered in Beijing, China, and was incorporated in 2003.

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China Insurance - 1-3M26: Life growth resilient and P&C marginally recovered in March

The NFRA reported 1Q26 premiums. Total insurance premium grew 6.3% YoY to RMB2.31tn, with industry premium modestly up by 1.4% YoY in March.

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China Insurance - Dec Life and P&C premiums marginally improved

Total premiums reached RMB 6.11tn as of year-end, up 7.4% YoY on top of a high base, translating to 5.4% YoY increase in Dec to RMB 357bn,

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China Insurance - Easing Solvency Risk Factors to Steer Insurance Funds into Long-Term Stockholdings

The NFRA eased the solvency risk factors for insurance companies’ stockholdings in the CSI 300 index (from 0.3 to 0.27), the CSI Dividend Low...

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China Insurance - Raised Cap for Insurer’s Equity Asset Allocation Could Unleash Max. RMB 1.7tn...

The NFRA announced to raise the cap for Chinese insurers’ equity asset allocation ratio corresponding to the comprehensive solvency ratio (CSR) by...

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China Insurance - 7M24 Monthly: Life Momentum Kept Strong

CN listed insurers released better-than-expected July premiums with life prints showing continued strong momentum on top of a high base in 7M23.

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