GUANGZHOU, China, July 6 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ -- CNinsure
Inc. (Nasdaq: CISG), (the "Company" or "CNinsure"), a leading
independent insurance intermediary company operating in
China, today announced the
acquisition of an additional 45% equity interest in Henan Zhongrui
Insurance Agency Co., Ltd. ("Henan Zhongrui"), an insurance agency
primarily engaged in the distribution of life insurance products in
Henan Province. Following the
completion of the transaction, CNinsure's total shareholdings in
Henan Zhongrui will be increased to 55% from the 10% it previously
held.
Under the agreement with the selling shareholder, the total
consideration for the acquisition is subject to downward
adjustment, and CNinsure's shareholdings in Henan Zhongrui will be
adjusted upwards if the agency fails to fulfill the guaranteed
targets related to premiums written and net income. The transaction
is expected to close in the third quarter of 2010, subject to
certain consents, authorizations and other customary closing
conditions.
Commenting on the acquisition, Mr. Yinan
Hu, Chairman and CEO of CNinsure, stated, "We are very
pleased to bring Henan Zhongrui in-house and work with them to
build on their history of success. With the support of CNinsure's
operating platform, the newly added sales force will serve as an
alliance to our existing local agencies to extend our market
presence and further consolidate our leading position in that
region."
About CNinsure Inc.
CNinsure is a leading independent insurance intermediary company
operating in China. CNinsure's
distribution network reaches many of China's most economically developed regions
and affluent cities. The Company distributes a wide variety of
property and casualty and life insurance products underwritten by
both domestic and foreign insurance companies operating in
China, and provides insurance
claims adjusting service as well as other insurance-related
services.
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projections about CNinsure and the industry. Potential risks and
uncertainties include, but are not limited to, those relating to
CNinsure's limited operating history, especially its limited
experience in selling life insurance products, its ability to
attract and retain productive agents, especially entrepreneurial
agents, its ability to maintain existing and develop new business
relationships with insurance companies, its ability to execute its
growth strategy, its ability to adapt to the evolving regulatory
environment in the Chinese insurance industry, its ability to
compete effectively against its competitors, quarterly variations
in its operating results caused by factors beyond its control and
macroeconomic conditions in China
and their potential impact on the sales of insurance products. All
information provided in this press release is as of July 6, 2010, and CNinsure undertakes no
obligation to update any forward- looking statements to reflect
subsequent occurring events or circumstances, or to changes in its
expectations, except as may be required by law. Although CNinsure
believes that the expectations expressed in these forward-looking
statements are reasonable, it cannot assure you that its
expectations will turn out to be correct, and investors are
cautioned that actual results may differ materially from the
anticipated results. Further information regarding risks and
uncertainties faced by CNinsure is included in CNinsure's filings
with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, including its
annual report on Form 20-F.
SOURCE CNinsure Inc.