Professionalization Trend of Automobile Insurance Agents
Sets Industry Business Model
China ZhengTong Auto Services Holdings Limited (“China ZhengTong” or the “Company”, together with its subsidiaries, the “Group”, stock code: 1728), a major luxury branded 4S dealership group in China, is pleased to announce that the Company has recently gained approval from the China Insurance Regulatory Commission to acquire an insurance agent license and has set up DingZe Insurance Agency Co., Ltd. (“DingZe Insurance Agency”). DingZe Insurance Agency officially commenced operation on September 16, 2013.
DingZe Insurance Agency’s business scope includes selling insurance products, collecting premiums, and prospecting and settling the insurance claims business in China (excluding Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan), on behalf of insurance companies, as well as engaging in other business that is approved by the China Insurance Regulatory Commission. DingZe Insurance Agency will also act as a professional agent to manage the insurance business of ZhengTong Auto’s marketing network.
DingZe Insurance Agency is committed to providing precise and personalized services to high-end customers. The new company will integrate extended warranty products, develop automobile insurance and non-automobile insurance business, and diversify insurance products, endeavoring to enhance the business benchmark in the industry and to set an industry business model.
Mr. Wang Kunpeng, Chief Executive Officer of ZhengTong Auto, said, “The automobile market is experiencing a new reform and the professionalization trend of automobile insurance agents shows the strong determination of insurance regulators to enhance both quality and service in this industry. The China Insurance Regulatory Commission’s approval of this insurance agent license reflects the Company’s leading position in the premium and luxury premium branded automobile dealership market, and provides favorable support for the prompt development of our automobile insurance agency and financing business. We will strive for synergies and win-win situations wherever possible for automobile manufacturers, clients and the Company. Looking ahead, we will launch from a higher starting point, actively seizing investing opportunities, enhancing operational management capacity, and promoting sustained and coordinated development in order to create optimal returns for our investors.