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China Pacific Insurance (Group) Co Ltd (SHSE:601601) Q3 2024 Earnings Call Highlights: Robust ...

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  • Insurance Revenue: CNY 209.4 billion, up 2.3% year on year.

  • CPR C Life Revenue: CNY 62.3 billion, down 2.5% year on year.

  • CP IC P&C Revenue: CNY 145.2 billion, up 4.1% year on year.

  • Net Profit: CNY 38.3 billion, up 65.5% year on year.

  • CPR C Life GWP: CNY 230.5 billion, up 3.3%.

  • New Business Value: CNY 14.2 billion, up 37.9%.

  • New Business Margin: 20.0%, up 6.2 percentage points.

  • GWP Growth: 4.1% for the first three quarters.

  • New Business GWP Growth: 16.3%.

  • Core Agents Growth: Monthly number up 2.4% year on year.

  • New Agents Growth: 15.5% year on year.

  • 13th Month Persistency Ratio: 97.5%, up 2 percentage points year on year.

  • 25th Month Persistency Ratio: 92.3%, up 8.2 percentage points year on year.

  • Bank Channel GWP Growth: 6.2% for the first three quarters.

  • Individual Long Term Insurance Premiums Growth: 23% year on year.

  • Group Channel WGWP Decrease: 12.8% year on year.

  • Worksite Business Growth: 18.3% year on year.

  • CP IC P&C GWP: CNY 159.8 billion, up 7.7% year on year.

  • Auto Premiums Growth: 3.3% year on year.

  • Non-Auto Premiums Growth: 12.2% year on year.

  • Combined Ratio: 98.7%, unchanged from the previous year.

  • Total Assets: CNY 2.58 trillion, up 14.9% from the end of last year.

  • Net Investment Yield: 2.9%, down 0.1 percentage points year on year.

  • Gross Investment Return: 4.7%, up 2.3 percentage points year on year.

Release Date: October 30, 2024

For the complete transcript of the earnings call, please refer to the full earnings call transcript.

Positive Points

  • China Pacific Insurance (Group) Co Ltd (SHSE:601601) reported a net profit of CNY 38.3 billion, up 65.5% year on year.

  • The company's insurance revenue increased to CNY 209.4 billion, marking a 2.3% year-on-year growth.

  • The group has been awarded an A rating for insurance disclosure of listed companies on the SSE for 11 consecutive years.

  • CPIC Life's new business value increased by 37.9%, with a new business margin up by 6.2 percentage points.

  • The company has successfully implemented digital innovations such as AI coaching for life agents and online claims assistance for P&C business.

Negative Points

  • CPIC Life's premium income decreased by 2.5% year on year.

  • The net investment yield decreased by 0.1 percentage points year on year to 2.9%.

  • The combined ratio for the P&C business remained unchanged at 98.7%, indicating no improvement in underwriting profitability.

  • The company's gross investment return was negatively impacted by market volatility, despite an increase in the overall return.

  • The group channel's WGWP decreased by 12.8% year on year, indicating challenges in certain business segments.