CNinsure Signed Agreement to Acquire 55% of A Life Insurance Distribution Company For RMB220 Million

GUANGZHOU, September 18 /Xinhua¬PRNewswire¬FirstCall/ ¬¬ CNinsure Inc. (Nasdaq: CISG), a leading independent insurance intermediary company operating in China, today announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire 55% equity interests inBeijing Fanhua Datong Investment Management Co., Ltd. ("Datong"), an insurance intermediary company operating nationally and headquartered in Beijing, for a total consideration of RMB220 million. CNinsure expects to close the transaction in the fourth quarter of 2008, subject to certain consents, authorizations and other customary closing conditions.

Pursuant to the agreement, the existing shareholders of Datong undertake that Datong will contribute certain amount of net profits to CNinsure in 2009 and 2010. If Datong fails to achieve the net profit contribution targets, these shareholders will transfer part of their equity interests in Datong to CNinsure at nominal value.

In addition, the existing shareholders also undertake to establish 90 sales teams with 3300 productive sales agents and achieve certain premium targets before 2011. Datong's existing shareholders will receive the total consideration in 10 installments while the consideration is subject to adjustment if Datong fails to achieve the aforementioned targets relating to sales teams, sales agents and premiums.

Datong, which specializes in life insurance distribution, was founded by a team of professionals led by its chairman and general manager, Mr. KepingLin, who was formerly a vice president of New China Life Insurance Company Limited (“New China Life”), China's fifth largest life insurer.  Mr. Lin managed sales and business development of New China Life’s branches nationwide from 2004 until 2008, when he left New China Life to set up Datong. From 2001 to 2004, he held various management positions at New China Life, including assistant president and general manager of the Beijing branch and Guangdong branch. Prior to joining New China Life, he worked at PingAn Life Insurance Company of China from 1997 to 2001, first serving as general manger of the Changsha branch and later general manager of the personal life insurance division. Previously, he was mayor of Yongzhou, Hunan Province in southern China. The other key members of Datong's management team also held management positions at New China Life before joining Datong. They collectively have extensive insurance industry experience encompassing corporate insurance business, distribution channel management, subsidiary management, sales management and financial management.

Commenting on this acquisition, CNinsure's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Yinan Hu, stated, 'The acquisition of Datong will expedite the expansion of our life insurance distribution network and contribute significantly to the achievement of our life insurance revenue targets. What has attracted us most is Datong's management team, particularly their extensive experience in life insurance distribution and their broad business relationships in the life insurance sector.' 'We hope that the joining of Mr. Lin and his team will encourage more talented professionals to venture into the insurance intermediary sector. We believe that CNinsure, as a leading insurance intermediary company, stands to continuously benefit from this trend,' he added.

CNinsure is a leading independent insurance agency and brokerage 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 domestic and foreign insurance companies operating in China, and provides insurance claims adjusting as well as other insurance¬related services.

This press release contains statements ofaforward¬looking nature. Thesestatementsare made underthe "safe harbor" provisions of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. You can identify these forward¬looking statements by terminology such as "will," "expects," "believes," "anticipates," "intends," "estimates" andsimilarstatements. Among otherthings, the management's quotations contain forward¬looking statements. These forward¬looking statements involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties and are based on current expectations, assumptions, estimates and projections about CNinsureandtheindustry. Potentialrisks and uncertainties include, but arenot limitedto, thoserelating to CNinsure's limited operating history, especially its limited experience in selling life insurance products, its abilitytoattract andretainproductiveagents, especiallyentrepreneurial agents, its abilityto 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 Chinese insurance industry, and its ability to compete effectively against its competitors. All information provided in this press release is as of September 18, 2008, 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.

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