SHENZHEN, China, March 27, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Huize Holding Limited, ("Huize", the "Company" or "we") $(HUIZ)$, a leading insurance technology platform connecting consumers, insurance carriers, and distribution partners digitally through data-driven and AI-powered solutions in Asia, today announced its unaudited financial results for the second half and full year ended December 31, 2025.

Full Year 2025 Financial and Operational Highlights

   -- Record-breaking insurance premiums: Both first year premiums ("FYP") and 
      gross written premiums ("GWP") reached record highs of RMB4,630.8 million 
      and RMB7,427.1 million in 2025, representing robust increases of 35.4% 
      and 20.6% year-over-year, respectively. This remarkable performance was 
      primarily driven by our high-quality customer base, consistently strong 
      persistency ratios, and a diversified product portfolio designed to 
      address the diverse financial and protection needs of our clients. 
 
   -- Strong revenue growth and efficiency gains drove sustained profitability: 
      Total revenue increased by 26.7% year-over-year to RMB1,582.2 million in 
      2025. Our expense-to-income ratio notably improved from 32.2% in 2024 to 
      26.3% in 2025, demonstrating the impact of company-wide deployment of 
      proprietary AI solutions, boosting productivity and optimizing workflows. 
      As a result, we delivered a net profit attributable to common 
      shareholders of RMB4.0 million, and a non-GAAP net profit attributable to 
      common shareholders1 of RMB22.6 million in 2025, marking our third 
      consecutive year of non-GAAP profitability. 
 
   -- Cumulative number of insurance clients served increased to 12.3 million 
      as of December 31, 2025. We cooperated with 158 insurer partners in 
      mainland China and internationally, including 89 life and health 
      insurance and 69 property and casualty insurance companies, as of 
      December 31, 2025. 
 
   -- As of December 31, 2025, cash and cash equivalents were RMB250.8 million 
      (US$35.9 million). 

Mr. Cunjun Ma, Founder and CEO of Huize, said, "We are pleased to report another year of encouraging results, with both GWP and FYP facilitated on our platform reaching record highs of RMB7.4 billion and RMB4.6 billion in 2025, respectively. Furthermore, through the company-wide deployment of our proprietary AI solutions, we continued to deliver profitability, reporting a non-GAAP net profit attributable to common shareholders of RMB22.6 million in 2025. This milestone marks our third consecutive year of non-GAAP profitability, a powerful testament to our disciplined execution and the long-term sustainability of our business model in an evolving market."

"We continue to leverage our advanced AI solutions to acquire high-quality, mass-affluent customers and enhance customer engagement. In 2025, we acquired approximately 1.7 million new customers. The average age of customers purchasing long-term insurance products was 35.3 years, with 65.8% residing in tier-two cities and above. By the end of 2025, each of our 13(th) - and 25(th) -month persistency ratios for long-term life and health insurance products remained at industry-high levels of over 95%, underscoring the strong customer loyalty we attract with our diverse and tailored product offerings."

"To address the lifelong financial and protection needs of our customers, we continue to collaborate closely with insurer partners to co-develop and refine customized product offerings. In response to rising demand for high-quality financial planning solutions amid an aging demographic, we launched 'Dajia Hui Xuan 2.0', a participating annuity designed to provide premium and diversified retirement planning solutions. During the year, we also launched two million-yuan medical insurance products, namely 'Xing Xiang Shou 2.0' and 'Chang Xiang An 3.0'. Together, these launches reinforce our core competitiveness in the medical insurance segment and lay a solid foundation for our long-term, sustainable growth."

"We are making steady progress in executing our systematic three-pillar AI strategy. First, we have deployed AI solutions across the organization to foster an AI-native culture and enhance operational efficiency. These proprietary solutions have already been implemented in various business functions to automate core operations, including customer service and claims processing, contributing meaningfully to our efficiency improvement. As a result, our expense-to-income ratio improved by 5.9 percentage points year-over-year to 26.3% in 2025. Second, we upgraded our AI-powered client-facing app to better support key user scenarios, including product recommendations, personalized plan design and policy inquiries, enabling a more integrated, end-to-end user experience. Notably, AI-driven self-service policy purchases among new customers grew 50% year-over-year in 2025. Finally, we are advancing the AI transformation of our platform through the deployment of advanced AI agents across our front, middle and back offices. We also plan to leverage our extensive knowledge base to help insurer partners design and enhance products that more closely align with customers' financial and protection needs."

Second Half 2025 Financial Results

GWP and operating revenue

GWP facilitated on our platform was RMB4,193.3 million (US$599.6 million) in the second half of 2025, representing an increase of 35.1% from RMB3,103.7 million in the same period of 2024. Within GWP facilitated in the second half of 2025, FYP accounted for RMB2,772.5 million (or 66.1% of total GWP), representing an increase of 45.0% year-over-year. Renewal premiums accounted for RMB1,420.8 million (or 33.9% of total GWP), representing an increase of 19.3% year-over-year.

Operating revenue was RMB901.7 million (US$128.9 million) in the second half of 2025, representing an increase of 37.5% from RMB655.7 million in the same period of 2024. The increase was primarily driven by the increase in both FYP facilitated and renewal premiums.

Operating costs

Operating costs were RMB662.0 million (US$94.7 million) in the second half of 2025, representing an increase of 45.9% from RMB453.7 million in the same period of 2024, primarily due to an increase in channel expenses.

Operating expenses

Selling expenses were RMB120.5 million (US$17.2 million) in the second half of 2025, representing an increase of 18.9% from RMB101.4 million in the same period of 2024, primarily due to an increase in employee compensation.

General and administrative expenses were RMB88.2 million (US$12.6 million) in the second half of 2025, representing an increase of 18.4% from RMB74.5 million in the same period of 2024. This increase was primarily due to an increase in share-based compensation expenses.

Research and development expenses were RMB29.2 million (US$4.2 million) in the second half of 2025, representing a decrease of 2.2% from RMB29.9 million in the same period of 2024, primarily due to the decrease in rental and utilities expenses.

Net profit and non-GAAP net profit for the period

Net profit attributable to common shareholders was RMB1.8 million (US$0.3 million) in the second half of 2025, compared to net profit attributable to common shareholders of RMB15.8 million in the same period of 2024. Non-GAAP net profit attributable to common shareholders was RMB26.0 million (US$3.7 million) in the second half of 2025, compared to non-GAAP net profit attributable to common shareholders of RMB17.0 million in the same period of 2024.

Full Year 2025 Financial Results

GWP and operating revenue

GWP facilitated was RMB7,427.1 million (US$1,062.1 million) in 2025, representing an increase of 20.6% from RMB6,158.6 million in 2024. Of the GWP facilitated in 2025, FYP accounted for RMB4,630.8 million (or 62.4% of total GWP), representing an increase of 35.4% year-over-year. Renewal premiums accounted for RMB2,796.2 million (or 37.6% of total GWP), representing an increase of 2.1% year-over-year.

Operating revenue was RMB1,582.2 million (US$226.3 million) in 2025, representing an increase of 26.7% from RMB1,248.9 million in 2024. The increase in operating revenue was primarily driven by the increase in both FYP facilitated and renewal premiums.

Operating costs

Operating costs were RMB1,160.3 million (US$165.9 million) in 2025, representing an increase of 33.6% from RMB868.3 million in 2024. The increase was primarily due to an increase in channel expenses.

Operating expenses

Selling expenses were RMB220.3 million (US$31.5 million) in 2025, representing an increase of 14.5% from RMB192.4 million in 2024, primarily due to an increase in employee compensation.

General and administrative expenses were RMB136.3 million (US$19.5 million) in 2025, representing a decrease of 7.1% from RMB146.8 million in 2024. The decrease was partly related to a decrease in rental and utilities expenses.

Research and development expenses were RMB58.7 million (US$8.4 million) in 2025, representing a decrease of 5.9% from RMB62.4 million in 2024, primarily due to a decrease in rental and utilities expenses.

Net profit and Non-GAAP net profit for the year

Net profit attributable to common shareholders in 2025 was RMB4.0 million (US$0.6 million), compared to a net loss attributable to common shareholders of RMB0.6 million in 2024. Non-GAAP net profit attributable to common shareholders in 2025 was RMB22.6 million (US$3.2 million), representing an increase of 169.0% from RMB8.4 million in 2024.

Cash and cash equivalents

As of December 31, 2025, the Company's cash and cash equivalents amounted to RMB250.8 million (US$35.9 million), compared to RMB233.2 million as of December 31, 2024.

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