Samsung Life Insurance First Take: Positive surprises on multiple fronts in 1Q26; still our top pick in the sector

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Samsung Life Insurance First Take: Positive surprises on multiple fronts in 1Q26; still our top pick in the sector

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Earnings. Samsung Life's 1Q26 net profit rose 89% oya to W1.2T, comfortably

ahead of both JPMe and consensus (W750B/W742B). The beat was primarily Korea Insurance 1Q26 post-results

driven by strong investment profit, which benefitted from robust dividend income calls

and subsidiary profit contributions, as well as a reversal of immediate annuity

- DB Insurance (22 May, 2pm HKT)provisioning amounting to approximately W426B — a one-off item. Excluding the

(Registration)one-off item, earnings were still slightly ahead of market expectations in 1Q26. We

view this beat as meaningful, given that the company's dividend decision remains - Hyundai M&F (22 May, 4pm HKT)

based on reported earnings, alongside its progressive dividend policy. Core (Registration)

insurance profit remains solid, though it did moderate to W257B in 1Q26, down - Korean Re (26 May, 3pm HKT)

8% oya. Solvency capital. The K-ICS ratio stood at 210% as of March 2026, up (Registration)

12%p q/q, with the core capital ratio at 170% — both remaining highly robust. The

improvement was supported by rising interest rates and higher Samsung * If you are subject to the MiFID II Research Unbundling

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