CNinsure Wins 2010 Financial Innovation Award

GUANGZHOU, China, Jan. 10, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- CNinsure Inc. (Nasdaq:CISG) (the "Company" or "CNinsure"), a leading independent insurance intermediary company operating in China, today announced that it has been granted a 2010 Financial Innovation Award by the People's Government of Guangdong Province of China for its successful implementation of the "operating platform + entrepreneurial agent program." Other award winners included leading financial research institutions, banks, insurance companies and security brokers.

The Financial Innovation Awards are held annually to acknowledge financial institutions for their accomplishments in financial innovation which facilitate smoother transactions and more effective resource allocation and provide impressive financial support and services for economic development. As a leading insurance intermediary company, CNinsure was nominated for this award by the Guangdong Bureau of China Insurance Regulatory Commission and the Insurance Intermediary Industry Association of Guangdong Province, commenting: "The 'operating platform + entrepreneurial agent program' of CNinsure is an excellent combination of business management, technology and system innovations, which helps reduce operational costs for the insurance industry as a whole, enhance transaction efficiency for sales channels and accelerate division of labor and market consolidation. It could provide other financial services intermediaries with great enlightenment and useful experience. "

Commenting on the award, Mr. Yinan Hu, CNinsure's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, stated: "We are honored to receive this award. Over the years, our 'operating platform + entrepreneurial agent program' has proved to be viable and vigorous in driving the growth of the Company. We are committed to building a platform to assist ambitious talents with entrepreneurial spirit in their hearts to realize their dream of wealth, and cater to the needs of insurance companies for professional product distribution and after-sales services. In the era of deepening division of labor, financial services intermediaries have been increasingly gaining ground. We are geared to ride the tide and build CNinsure into a strong diversified financial services group in an effort to constantly fulfill the market needs of the burgeoning finance industry in China. "

About CNinsure Inc.

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

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Source: Globe Newswire
				(January 10, 2011 - 7:33 AM EST) 


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