-- China Life Insurance (HKG:2628, SHA:601628) recorded a 32% decline in attributable profit in the first quarter of 2026 to 19.5 billion yuan from 28.8 billion yuan a year prior, according to a Wednesday Hong Kong bourse filing.
Earnings per share slipped to 0.69 yuan from 1.02 yuan in the corresponding period of the previous fiscal year.
The insurer's operating income slid 15% to 93.3 billion yuan from 110.2 billion yuan in the year-ago period.
The decline in profit was mainly due to a relatively high base in the first quarter of 2025 and market value fluctuations of certain equity investments in the period.