Fanhua Announces Framework Agreement for Strategic Cooperation with Ping An Health

GUANGZHOU, China, Dec. 14, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Fanhua Inc. (“Fanhua” or “the Company”) (Nasdaq: FANH), a leading independent financial services provider in China, today announced that Fanhua Insurance Sales Service Group Company Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, has signed a framework agreement for strategic cooperation with Ping An Health Insurance Company of China, Ltd. (“Ping An Health”) on December 14, 2018.

Pursuant to the agreement, both parties intend to deepen cooperation with each other on customization and distribution of medical insurance products while exploring opportunities to collaborate on a wider spectrum of health care insurance products and services, by leveraging on each other’s strengths, including Ping An Health’s diversified health care insurance product offerings and Fanhua’s extensive distribution network, in order to provide personalized and high quality products and services to broader groups of individuals and families in China. Zheng Yang, chairman and chief executive officer of Ping An Health and Chunlin Wang, chairman and chief executive officer of the Company were present at the agreement signing ceremony.

About Ping An Health
Ping An Health Insurance Company of China, Ltd., established in 2005, is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ping An Insurance Group of China, Ltd. It has become one of the leading health insurance companies in China. It covers a large scope of health insurance services, including medical insurance, accident insurance, health insurance management, and health consultation services amongst others.

About Fanhua Inc.

Fanhua Inc. is a leading independent online-to-offline financial services provider. Through our online platforms and offline sales and service network, we offer a wide variety of financial products and services to individuals and businesses, including property and casualty and life insurance products. We also provide insurance claims adjusting services, such as damage assessments, surveys, authentications and loss estimations, as well as value-added services, such as emergency vehicle roadside assistance. Our online platforms include: (1) Lan Zhanggui, an all-in-one platform which allows our agents to access and purchase a wide variety of insurance products, including life insurance, auto insurance, accident insurance, travel insurance and standard health insurance products from multiple insurance companies on their mobile devices; (2) CNpad, a mobile sales support application; (3) Baoxian.com, an online entry portal for comparing and purchasing health, accident, travel and homeowner insurance products; and (4) eHuzhu (www.ehuzhu.com), a non-profit online mutual aid platform in China.
As of September 30, 2018, our distribution and service network is consisted of 754 sales and service outlets covering 31 provinces.
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