Share this article Share this article HONG KONG and SHANGHAI, Feb. 3, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Ping An Insurance (Group) Company of China, Ltd. (hereafter "Ping An", the "Company" or the "Group", HKEX: 2318; SSE: 601318) today announced its financial results for the year ended December 31, 2020. The year 2020 was extraordinary. We were challenged by COVID-19 and the economic fallout from the pandemic. Ping An went all out in three fields, namely financial services, technology, and community support, to prevent and contain COVID-19, as well as help resume work and production. The Group provided more than RMB18 billion in financial support to enterprises, customers and front-line medical institutions affected by the epidemic, donated over RMB180 million in money and materials, provided approximately 8 million healthcare workers and 15,000 front-line workers with free exclusive insurance with a total insured amount of over RMB13.5 trillion. In addition, the year 2020 witnessed the endgame of China's battle against poverty. The Company further advanced Ping An Rural Communities Support by capitalizing on its "finance + technology" capabilities and advantages. The Group increased industrial poverty alleviation loans by over RMB14 billion year on year in poverty-stricken areas in the Three Regions and Three Prefectures. In 2020, Ping An actively responded to the state's call to improve the quality and efficiency of financial services for the real economy. As of December 31, 2020, the Company invested a cumulative total of over RMB5 trillion of financial resources, including insurance funds and bank credit, to support the real economy and China's "dual circulation" strategy.