Corporate Governance
The Board of Directors of Fanhua Inc. (the "Company") sets high standards for the Company's employees, officers and directors. Implicit in this philosophy is the importance of sound corporate governance. It is the duty of the Board of Directors to serve as a prudent fiduciary for shareholders and to oversee the management of the Company's business. To fulfill its responsibilities and to discharge its duty, the Board of Directors follows the procedures and standards that are set forth in these guidelines. These guidelines are subject to modification from time to time as the Board of Directors deems appropriate in the best interests of the Company or as required by applicable laws and regulations.
The Board conducts self-assessment of its performance annually in compliance with corporate governance requirements, which encompasses the directors’ involvement in business operations, the effectiveness of board oversight, board composition, board culture, management of major issues, and processes of board operation.
Risk Management
Risk Management
Proactive risk management and a strong risk culture are essential to our long-term success. As a Nasdaq-listed company, we are subject to the requirements of U.S. Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) of 2002, specifically sections 302 and 404. Accordingly, we have established a comprehensive internal control and risk management structure that enables us to identify and analyze risks early and take appropriate action.
Proactive risk management and a strong risk culture are essential to our long-term success. As a Nasdaq-listed company, we are subject to the requirements of U.S. Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) of 2002, specifically sections 302 and 404. Accordingly, we have established a comprehensive internal control and risk management structure that enables us to identify and analyze risks early and take appropriate action.
The Board of Directors is the highest decision-making body for corporate risk management and is responsible for the effectiveness of overall risk management efforts. The Audit Committee under the Board of Directors is established to fully assess the major risks faced by the Company and supervise the effectiveness of the implementation of the Company’s risk management system.
We established a risk management and internal audit department which works independently from our operations and directly reports to the Audit Committee. The department holds the primary responsibility of monitoring and supervising risk management of the Company’s business operation in compliance with the requirements of SOX.
- Assisting the management in identifying, measuring and managing risks in daily business activities and periodically reporting to the full board of directors, the Audit Committee and executive suite potential risks facing the Company;
- Supervising the establishment of standard operating processes by various functional departments and business units and conducting risk assessment and internal tests to carry out independent and un-biased checks and evaluation on the appropriateness, compliance and effectiveness of the Company’s business operations and internal control; and
- Monitoring the implementation of improvement plans on control weakness and providing recommendations on enhancing risk management capabilities in compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley requirements.
In order to foster the awareness of compliance among all employees and establish a sustainable and effective compliance mechanism, our wholly-owned subsidiary, Fanhua Insurance Sales Service Group, or the Group, which is the holding company of all of our insurance agency and claims adjusting operations, issued a compliance accountability policy (《泛华保险销售集团合规问责制度》Fanhua Insurance Sales Group Compliance Accountability System) which sets forth the responsibilities for keeping in compliance with relevant laws and regulations by staff at various levels and the accountability for non-compliance. It also puts forth the process of reporting potential risks when identified to take further actions.
The Compliance Department of the Group lead the efforts to monitor and coordinate the implementation of the Compliance Accountability Policy while our functional departments and subsidiaries holds the primary responsibility for risk control and compliance of our business operations. When a risk event occurs, functional departments or subsidiaries shall immediately report it to the Compliance Department to open a case for investigation and management. The functional departments or subsidiaries shall inspect the progress of risk events and implementation of improvement plans each month, and report progress to the Compliance Department.