Summary by Moomoo AI
China Life Insurance Co., Ltd. (“China Life”) issued a notice on March 27, 2024 announcing that the Company has changed its accounting estimates in accordance with the Chinese Corporate Accounting Standards. The change resulted in an increase of RMB3,140 million in the life insurance and long-term health liability provision as of December 31, 2023, which correspondingly reduced the company's pre-tax profit for 2023. On the other hand, changes to the depreciation standard for available-for-sale equity instruments increased the company's 2023 pre-tax profit by RMB6,821 million. China Life said that the changes are based on current information available on the balance sheet date and have been reviewed and approved by the Board and Supervisory Board. A review of the change in this accounting estimate was reviewed by Pwaliong Road Central Accounting Office and found no inconsistencies.