Ping An Chairman Dr. Ma Mingzhe Receives Director of The Year Award from The Hong Kong Institute of Directors - Seite 2

Ping An's Board of Directors focuses on the foresight, guidance and accuracy of the Company's strategy, prioritizes long-term and sustainable development and captures development opportunities. It remains focused on customer needs and enhancing its digital prowess to foster high-quality growth. By the end of September 2023, the Company had nearly 230 million retail customers, with an average of 2.99 contracts per customer. It has made significant strides in life insurance reform, and the innovative changes implemented over the past three years led to a 40.9% year-on-year increase in the new business value of life and health insurance to RMB33.574 billion in the first three quarters of 2023. In addition, the Company's healthcare and elderlycare services are progressing well. Customers entitled to '+ services' benefits in the healthcare ecosystem accounted for approximately 68% of Ping An Life's new life insurance business value in the first three quarters of 2023.

Ping An's Board is also proactively addressing the challenges and prospects arising from climate change. It continues to advance its green finance initiative and uphold its social responsibilities to guarantee sustained stable business growth. By the end of June 2023, green investment in Ping An's insurance assets reached RMB140.929 billion, while the balance of green loans stood at RMB134.926 billion. During the first three quarters of 2023, the company's green insurance policies generated original premium income of RMB26.276 billion. Ping An has also committed a total of RMB103.241 billion to aid in rural industrial assistance through its Rural Communities Support programs since 2018.

Ping An emphasizes that, guided by its board, the Company is committed to further developing its "integrated finance + healthcare" strategy, driven by technology. This approach aims to strengthen the synergies within integrated finance while actively enhancing its healthcare and elderlycare offerings. The Company is also dedicated to elevating its operational management standards, advancing digital transformation across the board, and focusing on cost-effective and efficient practices. This strategy is designed to foster high-quality development and consistently generate substantial value for its customers, employees, shareholders, and society.