eHealth Announces Expansion of Operations in China
eHealth's Ubao.com Website Now Offers Insurance Products Online to Consumers in the Shanghai Area
MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA -- (Marketwire) -- 04/08/08 -- eHealth, Inc. (NASDAQ: EHTH), parentcompany of eHealthInsurance Services, Inc., today announced that itsChinese subsidiary, eHealth China (Xiamen) Technology Co., Ltd., hasextended the reach of its Chinese website, Ubao.com, to include insuranceconsumers in the Shanghai area.
The Ubao.com website, in partnership with Shanghai's Alltrust InsuranceAgency Co., Ltd. ("Alltrust"), is now able to offer health, life andaccident insurance in both Xiamen and Shanghai. Previously, the productsand services offered through the Ubao.com pilot program had been limited toresidents of the Xiamen area only.
Through Alltrust, Ubao.com now allows Shanghai consumers to choose fromapproximately 27 insurance plans from carriers like China Life, Ping An,New China Life (NCI), Tian An and China Continent.
About eHealth, Inc.:
eHealth, Inc. (NASDAQ: EHTH) is the parent company of eHealthInsurance, thenation's leading online source of health insurance for individuals,families and small businesses. Through the company's website,www.ehealthinsurance.com, consumers can get quotes from leading healthinsurance carriers, compare plans side by side, and apply for and purchasehealth insurance. eHealthInsurance offers more than 7,000 health plansunderwritten by more than 160 of the nation's leading health insurancecompanies. eHealthInsurance is licensed to sell health insurance in all 50states and the District of Columbia. eHealthInsurance and eHealth areregistered trademarks of eHealthInsurance Services, Inc.
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