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<ul><li>In Depth: China’s Steelmakers Look Abroad as Domestic Pressures Mount</li><li>Another Chinese Insurer Sets Up Fund Manager for Long-Term Equity Investment</li><li>Chinese Firm Pursues Hong Kong IPO Despite Costs Absorbing Nearly All Proceeds</li></ul>

In Depth: China’s Steelmakers Look Abroad as Domestic Pressures MountAnother Chinese Insurer Sets Up Fund Manager for Long-Term Equity InvestmentChinese Firm Pursues Hong Kong IPO Despite Costs Absorbing Nearly All Proceeds

CX Daily: China’s Steelmakers Look Abroad as Domestic Pressures Mount 

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Incorporated in Hong Kong, supported by the mainland and targeting in global market, CMB International Capital Corporation Limited (“CMBI”) is an integrated financial institution providing comprehensive and professional services. As a wholly-owned subsidiary of China Merchants Bank ("CMB"), by leveraging on the Group’s synergy and coordination in domestic and overseas markets, as well as CMB’s strong resources and outstanding social reputation, CMBI and its subsidiaries have been actively implementing diversified business strategies and set up an overall layout of main business segments including Corporate Finance, Asset Management, Wealth Management, Global Markets and Structured Finance, etc. Adhering to the philosophy of “being clients oriented and increasing our own values by the way of creating value for clients”, CMBI endeavors to provide quality and integrated financial services to institutional, corporate and individual customers both domestic and overseas including Hong Kong IPO sponsorship and underwriting, share placement and rights issue for listed companies, financial advisors, bonds issuance services, asset management, direct investment, wealth management, equity sales and trading, etc.

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<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>Life growth diverged in Dec among listed peers, yet the market trends weakened overall in Nov-Dec, due to eased momentum of 2025 jumpstart sales.</li><li>Total life premium of six H-share listed insurers fell 2.5% YoY to RMB 82.3bn in Dec, -1.9pct MoM compared to Nov.</li><li>Listed life peers’ premium growth ranged from a peak of increase by 19% YoY (NCI) to a decline of 45% YoY (Sunshine Life) in Dec, as the contribution of agency FYP varied.</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.

Life growth diverged in Dec among listed peers, yet the market trends weakened overall in Nov-Dec, due to eased momentum of 2025 jumpstart sales.Total life premium of six H-share listed insurers fell 2.5% YoY to RMB 82.3bn in Dec, -1.9pct MoM compared to Nov.Listed life peers’ premium growth ranged from a peak of increase by 19% YoY (NCI) to a decline of 45% YoY (Sunshine Life) in Dec, as the contribution of agency FYP varied.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 - 11/12M Monthly: Life Sales Diverged During the Jumpstart

<ul><li>Life premium growth eased in Oct as expected, due to the release of front-loaded demands in Jul/Aug prior to the PIR cut, which dragged the rise of 10M24 premiums.</li><li>Except CPIC Life (+2.3% YoY), other life peers’ premiums declined in Oct, as China Life/Ping An Life/New China Life/PICC Life slid 2.6%/2.0%/0.2%/2.8% respectively.</li><li>Health momentum remained strong, where Ping An Health and PICC Health grew 10.5%/2.6% YoY in Oct following a six-month increasing streak. </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.

Life premium growth eased in Oct as expected, due to the release of front-loaded demands in Jul/Aug prior to the PIR cut, which dragged the rise of 10M24 premiums.Except CPIC Life (+2.3% YoY), other life peers’ premiums declined in Oct, as China Life/Ping An Life/New China Life/PICC Life slid 2.6%/2.0%/0.2%/2.8% respectively.Health momentum remained strong, where Ping An Health and PICC Health grew 10.5%/2.6% YoY in Oct following a six-month increasing streak. 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 - Life Premium Retreated as Expected, P&C Grew with Auto Sales Momentum

<ul><li>Chinese life insurers saw strong monthly premium growth in Aug on top of low bases, since the print of six H-share listed life peers rallied by 50% YoY to RMB 139bn in Aug, +41.2pct from last month, lifting the cumulative amount to RMB1,430bn, up 6.3% YoY in 8M24.</li><li>New China Life/Sunshine Life/PICC Life doubled the premium by +122%/104%/95% YoY in August (Fig.1), driven in part by the low base effect of PIR cut to 3.0% beginning in Aug 23, and the “stop-sale” impact of PIR cut for traditional life policies to 2.5% since Sep 24, in our view.</li><li>China Life/Ping An Life/CPIC Life grew premium income by 29%/38%/53% YoY in August, indicating respective highest monthly YoY growth year-to-date as well. </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.

Chinese life insurers saw strong monthly premium growth in Aug on top of low bases, since the print of six H-share listed life peers rallied by 50% YoY to RMB 139bn in Aug, +41.2pct from last month, lifting the cumulative amount to RMB1,430bn, up 6.3% YoY in 8M24.New China Life/Sunshine Life/PICC Life doubled the premium by +122%/104%/95% YoY in August (Fig.1), driven in part by the low base effect of PIR cut to 3.0% beginning in Aug 23, and the “stop-sale” impact of PIR cut for traditional life policies to 2.5% since Sep 24, in our view.China Life/Ping An Life/CPIC Life grew premium income by 29%/38%/53% YoY in August, indicating respective highest monthly YoY growth year-to-date as well. 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 - 8M24 Monthly: Life Jumped on Top of Low Base

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Sunshine Insurance Group Co. Ltd. is a Chinese company primarily engaged in providing a wide range of insurance products, including life, health, accident, and property and casualty insurance. It also offers asset management and healthcare services. The company was founded in 2005 and is headquartered in Wan Chai, Hong Kong.

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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 - 11/12M Monthly: Life Sales Diverged During the Jumpstart

Life growth diverged in Dec among listed peers, yet the market trends weakened overall in Nov-Dec, due to eased momentum of 2025 jumpstart sales.

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China Insurance - Life Premium Retreated as Expected, P&C Grew with Auto Sales Momentum

Life premium growth eased in Oct as expected, due to the release of front-loaded demands in Jul/Aug prior to the PIR cut, which dragged the rise of...

CMB International

China Insurance - 8M24 Monthly: Life Jumped on Top of Low Base

Chinese life insurers saw strong monthly premium growth in Aug on top of low bases, since the print of six H-share listed life peers rallied by 50%...

CMB International

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