Samsung Life relaunches cancer cover: target for Samsung Life stock is KRW 420,000

Published on 10/19/2026 at 01:42 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS

Samsung Life stock last closed at KRW 238,500 on October 16, 2026, versus a KRW 516,500 high. Cancer cover allows withdrawals up to 200 percent over 10 years.

Product changes and market context

Samsung Life introduced revised cancer coverage on October 13, 2026, with withdrawals of up to 200 percent over 10 years.
LS Securities set a KRW 420,000 target on August 27, 2026.
Samsung Life stock stood at KRW 238,500 at 3:30 p.m. KST on October 16, 2026, on KRX.

Samsung Life, KR7032830002, Illustration mit AI erstellt.

Samsung Life Insurance relaunched revised Golden Whole Life Insurance on October 13, 2026, adding cancer coverage and earlier withdrawal access. Asiae reported that the policy is available to applicants aged 15 to 65, while a separate analyst view put a KRW 420,000 target on the stock.

Coverage expands with a 200 percent limit

According to The Korea Herald on October 13, 2026, the revised policy shortens the withdrawal wait from 12 years to 10 years for seven-year payment plans and from 14 years to 12 years for 10-year plans.

The cancer option waives remaining premiums after diagnosis and permits additional withdrawals of up to 100 percent of cumulative premiums. Combined with the standard withdrawal allowance, the maximum reaches 200 percent over 10 years. The simplified version for applicants with pre-existing conditions has a 150 percent maximum.

What does the target imply for valuation?

StockHub reported on August 27, 2026, that LS Securities assigned a Buy view and a KRW 420,000 target. The same page said 10 published targets averaged KRW 400,200, while the latest target stood 5.20 percent above that average.

Three dated developments for Samsung Life

On August 13, 2026, Samsung Life's first-half earnings call reported consolidated net profit of KRW 1.9 trillion, up 35.80 percent year over year, according to Yahoo Finance. On October 1, 2026, Simply Wall St reported a fair-value increase from KRW 229,899 to KRW 251,269. On October 13, 2026, Samsung Life introduced the revised whole life policy with cancer coverage.

Next date is November 12

TradingView lists November 12, 2026, as Samsung Life's next earnings date. That report will give investors a new test of whether the insurer's profit growth can offset pressure from medical usage and regulatory changes.

KRX price remains the market reference

Samsung Life's last KRX price was KRW 238,500.00 at 3:30 p.m. KST on October 16, 2026. The same session carried a market capitalization of KRW 42.8 trillion, while the 52-week range was KRW 144,000.00 to KRW 516,500.00.

Samsung Life Insurance is listed on KRX under ticker 032830 and operates in life insurance and related financial services. The further course of trading is shown by the continuously updated Samsung Life stock news.