Rate of ROI of Insurers Reached 1.07% in Q1

According to China Insurance Regulatory Commission, by the end of the first quarter in 2011, the insurance capital utilization balance reached CNY 5.02 trillion, rising 6.6% from the beginning of this year.

From January to March, insurance investment incomes reached CNY 51.5 billion, with the average yield of 1.07%.

Of the total, there are CNY 1.63 trillion of banking deposits, CNY 2.34 trillion of bonds, CNY 282.7 billion of securities investment funds, CNY 409.7 billion of stock assets, CNY 178.3 billion of long-term equity investment and CNY 21.5 billion of real estate investment, accounting for 32.4%, 46.7%, 5.6%, 8.2%, 3.6% and 0.4% of the total respectively.

During the same period, the country's insurance sector achieved the primary premium revenue of CNY 461.72 billion. Thereinto, life insurance premium reached CNY 321.04 billion while the non-life insurance premiums were CNY 113.3 billion. By the end of March, insurance industry had the total assets of CNY 5.41 trillion, up 7.0% from the start of this year.