diff --git a/src/app/insights/page.tsx b/src/app/insights/page.tsx
index cd6514e93..f19ffd9c2 100644
--- a/src/app/insights/page.tsx
+++ b/src/app/insights/page.tsx
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 "use client";
 
+import { Suspense } from "react";
 import { useQuery } from "@tanstack/react-query";
 import dynamic from "next/dynamic";
 import Link from "next/link";
-import { Loader2, TrendingUp } from "lucide-react";
+import { TrendingUp } from "lucide-react";
 
 import { useAuth } from "@/hooks/use-auth";
 import { useFeatureFlags } from "@/hooks/use-feature-flags";
@@ -158,7 +159,16 @@ export default function InsightsPage() {
   const coachLaunch = useCoachLaunch();
   const flags = useFeatureFlags();
 
-  const { data, isLoading } = useQuery({
+  // v1.4.36 W1 — drop the page-level `isLoading` gate that used to
+  // block the entire shell on `/api/insights/comprehensive`. The
+  // comprehensive payload still feeds the empty-state decision but
+  // every other section now mounts in parallel under its own
+  // <Suspense> boundary, so the user sees the hero + tile skeletons
+  // within ~500 ms instead of waiting on the slowest fan-out. The
+  // empty-state branch only fires once the query has resolved AND
+  // reported zero measurements; while it's in-flight the page paints
+  // the regular shell and the tiles fill in as their data lands.
+  const { data, isLoading, isFetched } = useQuery({
     queryKey: ["insights", "comprehensive"],
     queryFn: async () => {
       const res = await fetch("/api/insights/comprehensive");
@@ -181,15 +191,11 @@ export default function InsightsPage() {
   const analyticsQuery = useAnalyticsQuery();
   const analytics = analyticsQuery.data as AnalyticsData | undefined;
 
-  if (isLoading) {
-    return (
-      <div className="flex items-center justify-center py-20">
-        <Loader2 className="text-primary h-6 w-6 animate-spin motion-reduce:animate-none" />
-      </div>
-    );
-  }
-
-  if (!data) {
+  // Empty-state shortcut — only paint once the comprehensive query has
+  // resolved AND reported zero measurements. While it's in-flight we
+  // fall through to the streamed shell so the user gets the hero +
+  // skeleton tiles inside the first paint budget.
+  if (!isLoading && isFetched && !data) {
     return (
       <EmptyState
         icon={<TrendingUp className="size-6" />}
@@ -213,6 +219,20 @@ export default function InsightsPage() {
   const briefingPayload = advisor.payload?.dailyBriefing ?? null;
   const heroStripUpdatedAt = advisor.payload?.cachedAt ?? null;
 
+  // Skeleton fallbacks for each Suspense boundary. Match the loaded-
+  // chunk height so the layout doesn't shift when the lazy import
+  // resolves. The TrendsRow skeleton mirrors the chart-strip shell so
+  // the equal-height contract survives the streamed paint.
+  const briefingFallback = (
+    <div className="bg-card border-border h-48 animate-pulse rounded-xl border" />
+  );
+  const correlationFallback = (
+    <div className="bg-card border-border h-32 animate-pulse rounded-xl border" />
+  );
+  const trendsFallback = (
+    <div className="bg-card border-border h-64 animate-pulse rounded-xl border" />
+  );
+
   return (
     <div className="space-y-8">
       <HeroStrip
@@ -233,23 +253,29 @@ export default function InsightsPage() {
       />
 
       {flags.briefing && (
-        <DailyBriefing
-          briefing={briefingPayload}
-          updatedAt={heroStripUpdatedAt}
-          loading={advisor.isLoading}
-          onRegenerate={advisor.regenerate}
-          regenerating={advisor.isRegenerating}
-        />
+        <Suspense fallback={briefingFallback}>
+          <DailyBriefing
+            briefing={briefingPayload}
+            updatedAt={heroStripUpdatedAt}
+            loading={advisor.isLoading}
+            onRegenerate={advisor.regenerate}
+            regenerating={advisor.isRegenerating}
+          />
+        </Suspense>
       )}
 
       {flags.correlations && analytics?.correlations && (
-        <CorrelationRow results={analytics.correlations} />
+        <Suspense fallback={correlationFallback}>
+          <CorrelationRow results={analytics.correlations} />
+        </Suspense>
       )}
 
-      <TrendsRow
-        annotations={advisor.payload?.trendAnnotations ?? null}
-        loading={advisor.isLoading || advisor.isRegenerating}
-      />
+      <Suspense fallback={trendsFallback}>
+        <TrendsRow
+          annotations={advisor.payload?.trendAnnotations ?? null}
+          loading={advisor.isLoading || advisor.isRegenerating}
+        />
+      </Suspense>
     </div>
   );
 }