China Life Insurance Company Limited Announces Earnings Guidance for the First Quarter ended 1 March 2018. The company announced that based on the Company's preliminary estimates, it is estimated that the net profit attributable to equity holders of the Company for the first quarter of 2018 will increase by a range between approximately RMB 6,764 million and RMB 7,994 million as compared to the same period of 2017 (representing an increase of approximately 110% to 130%). It is estimated that the net profit attributable to equity holders of the Company after deducting non-recurring items for the first quarter of 2018 will increase by a range between approximately RMB 6,774 million and RMB 8,005 million as compared to the same period of 2017 (representing an increase of approximately 110% to 130%).