China United Insurance Service, Inc. - Annual Report: 2015 (Form 10-K)

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-K

(Mark One)

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2015

or

Commission file number: 000-54884

CHINA UNITED INSURANCE SERVICE, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

7F, No. 311 Section 3

Nan-King East Road

Taipei City, Taiwan

(Address of principal executive offices, with zip code)

+8862-87126958

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

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The aggregate market value of the voting and non-voting common equity held by non-affiliates of the registrant, as of the last business day of the registrant’s most recently completed second fiscal quarter was $263,538,928.

As of March 24, 2016, there were 29,452,669 shares of common stock issued and outstanding, and 1,000,000 preferred shares issued and outstanding.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

CAUTIONARY STATEMENT REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING INFORMATION

This annual report contains forward-looking statements. These statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause our actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performances or achievements expressed or implied by the forward- looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, the factors described under Item 1 “Description of Business,” Item 1A “Risk Factors” and Item 7 “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.” In some cases, you can identify forward- looking statements by terms such as “anticipates,” “believes,” “could,” “estimates,” “expects,” “intends,” “may,” “plans,” “potential,” “predicts,” “projects,” “should,” “would” and similar expressions intended to identify forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements reflect our current views with respect to future events and are based on assumptions and subject to risks and uncertainties. Given these uncertainties, you should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements.

Forward-looking statements represent our estimates and assumptions only as of the date of this annual report. You should read this annual report and the documents that we reference in this annual report, or that we filed as exhibits to this annual report completely and with the understanding that our actual future results may be materially different from what we expect. Except as required by law, we assume no obligation to update any forward-looking statements publicly, or to update the reasons actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in any forward-looking statements, even if new information becomes available in the future.

OTHER PERTINENT INFORMATION

References in this annual report to “we,” “us,” “our” and the “Company” and words of like import refer to China United Insurance Service, Inc., its subsidiaries and variable interest entities.

References to China or the PRC refer to the People’s Republic of China (excluding Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan). References to Taiwan refer to Republic of China.

Our business is conducted in Taiwan and China using New Taiwanese Dollars (“NT$”), the currency of Taiwan, Hong Kong Dollars (“HK$”), the currency of Hong Kong, and RMB, the currency of China, respectively, and our financial statements are presented in United States dollars (“USD”, “US$” or “$”). In this annual report, we refer to assets, obligations, commitments and liabilities in our financial statements in USD. These dollar references are based on the exchange rate of NT$, HK$ and RMB to USD, determined as of a specific date. Changes in the exchange rate will affect the amount of our obligations and the value of our assets in terms of USD which may result in an increase or decrease in the amount of our obligations (expressed in USD) and the value of our assets, including accounts receivable (expressed in USD).

PART I

ITEM 1. BUSINESS

Corporate History and Structure

China United Insurance Service, Inc. (“China United,” “CUIS,” or the “Company”) is a Delaware corporation organized on June 4, 2010 by Yi Hsiao Mao, a Taiwanese citizen, and is quoted on the Over the Counter Bulletin Board (“OTCBB”). The Company’s operating companies are in Taiwan and China. Unless context indicates otherwise, reference to the “Company” throughout this annual report refers to China United and its subsidiaries. Reference to Action Holdings Financial Limited (“AHFL”), refers to the combined operations of AHFL and its Taiwan Subsidiaries. Reference to Anhou refers to the combined operations of Anhou and its subsidiaries.

ZLI Holdings Limited (“CU Hong Kong”), a wholly owned Hong Kong-based subsidiary of China United, was originally founded by China United, on July 12, 2010 under Hong Kong laws. On October 20, 2010, CU Hong Kong founded a wholly foreign owned enterprise, Zhengzhou Zhonglian Hengfu Consulting Co., Ltd. (“CU WFOE”) in Henan province of the PRC.

Law Anhou Insurance Agency Co., Ltd. (“Anhou”, formerly known as Zhengzhou Anhou Insurance Agency Co., Ltd.) was founded in Henan province of the PRC on October 9, 2003. Anhou provides insurance agency services in the PRC. On November 26, 2013, Anhou changed its name into Law Anhou Insurance Agency Co., Ltd. and obtained its new business license. On December 18, 2013, Anhou obtained its new Professional Insurance Agency License from local bureau of China Insurance Regulatory Commission (“CIRC”) which reflects its new name.

On September 26, 2013, several new PRC individual investors, namely Yanyan Wang, Zhaohui Chen, Jing Yue, Weizhe Hou, Yong Zhang, Li Chen (“Anhou New Investors”) and the original shareholders of Anhou, namely, Shuqin Zhu, Qun Wei, Qunlei Fang and Yanxia Chen (“Anhou Original Shareholders”) entered into a shareholders resolution of Anhou, pursuant to which, Anhou Original Shareholders and Anhou New Investors agreed to increase the registered capital of Anhou to RMB50 million ($8,165,895), among which, Yanyan Wang would invest RMB10 million ($1,633,179), accounting for 20%, Zhaohui Chen would invest RMB10 million ($1,633,179), accounting for 20%, Jing Yue would invest RMB7.5 million ($1,224,871), accounting for 15%, Weizhe Hou would invest RMB5 million ($816,589), accounting for 10%, Yong Zhang would invest RMB4.5 million ($734,930), accounting for 9%, and Li Chen would invest RMB3 million ($489,949), accounting for 6%, of the registered capital of Anhou.

Due to PRC legal restrictions on foreign ownership and investment in the insurance agency businesses in China, particularly those based on qualifications as well as capital requirements of the investors, Able Capital Holding Co., Ltd., a limited liability company established and registered in Hong Kong, delegated four PRC individuals, namely Yanyan Wang, Zhaohui Chen, Weizhe Hou and Yong Zhang, to invest in Anhou on its behalf.

On October 24, 2013, Anhou completed the registration with local Administration Industry and Commerce (“AIC”) on the above-mentioned capital increase. The new business license was issued to Anhou on October 25, 2013.

The registered capital increase of Anhou was in response to the promulgations of certain regulations by China Insurance Regulatory Commission (“CIRC”). On April 27, 2013, CIRC issued the Decision on Revising the Provisions of the Supervision and Administration of Specialized Insurance Agencies (the “Decision on Revising the Agency Provisions”), pursuant to which, CIRC has mandated any insurance agency established subsequent to the Decision on Revising the Agency Provisions to meet a minimum registered capital requirement of RMB50 million ($8,165,890). On May 16, 2013, CIRC issued Notice for Further Clarification on Related Issues of Access to Professional Insurance Intermediary Market (the “Notice”), pursuant to which, professional insurance agencies established prior to the issuance of the Decision on Revising the Agency Provisions, with registered capital less than RMB50 million ($8,165,890), can continue operation of their existing business within the provinces where they have the registered office or branch office, but shall not set up any new branches in any province where they do not have the registered office or any branch office.

Prior to the capital increase, Anhou, a professional insurance agency with a PRC nationwide license, has a registered capital in the amount of RMB10 million ($1,633,178). The branch offices of Anhou were all in Henan province. To better implement its expansion strategies, Anhou increased its registered capital to RMB50 million ($8,165,890) to meet the requirement of CIRC so that it can set up new branches in any province beyond its current operations in Mainland China.

On October 24, 2013, Anhou Original Shareholders entered into share transfer agreements (the “Share Transfer Agreements”) with Changrong Hu, a PRC citizen (“Mr. Hu” together with Anhou New Investors, “Anhou Existing Shareholders”), respectively. Under the Share Transfer Agreements, Anhou Original Shareholders transferred all of their equity interests in Anhou to Mr. Hu for an aggregate transfer price of RMB10 million ($1,633,178). Mr. Hu is currently the legal representative, General Manager and the sole director of Anhou.

On October 24, 2013, Anhou completed the share transfer registration with the local AIC. At the end of October 2013, Anhou completed its filing with local CIRC with respect to its previously-conducted share transfer and capital increase.

Anhou’s wholly owned subsidiary Sichuan Kangzhuang Insurance Agency Co., Ltd. (“Sichuan Kangzhuang”) was founded on September 4, 2006 in Sichuan province of the PRC, and it provides insurance agency services in the PRC. On August 23, 2010, at Sichuan Kangzhuang’s general meeting of shareholders, its shareholders voted for transferring all of their equity interests in Sichuan Kangzhuang to Anhou for RMB532,622 ($83,444). On September 6, 2010, the equity transfer agreements were signed between Anhou and each shareholder of Sichuan Kangzhuang. Anhou has complied with all of the applicable laws and regulations with respect to its holding 100% equity interests in Sichuan Kangzhuang.

Jiangsu Law Insurance Brokers Co., Ltd. (“Jiangsu Law” collectively with Anhou, Sichuan Kangzhuang, the “Consolidated Affiliated Entities”, each a “Consolidated Affiliated Entity”) was founded on September 19, 2005 in Jiangsu province of the PRC. Jiangsu Law is allowed to provide insurance brokerage services. On August 12, 2010, at Jiangsu Law’s general meeting of shareholders, its shareholders voted for transferring all of their shareholdings to Anhou for RMB518,000 ($81,153). On September 28, 2010, the equity transfer agreements were signed between Anhou and each individual shareholder of Jiangsu Law. Pursuant to Provisions on the Supervision and Administration of Insurance Brokerage Institutions, effective on October 1, 2009, if an insurance brokerage entity fails to bring its registered capital to no less than RMB10,000,000 ($1,566,661) on or prior to October 1, 2012, the China Insurance Regulatory Commission (“CIRC”) or its local counterpart, as applicable, may determine not to extend the insurance brokerage license. To meet such minimum registered capital requirement, on February 11, 2011, Anhou invested RMB4.82 million ($755,131) in Jiangsu Law to increase the registered capital to RMB10 million ($1,566,661). Anhou has complied with all of the applicable laws and regulations with respect to its holding 100% equity interests in Jiangsu Law.

On January 16, 2011, China United issued 20,000,000 shares of common stock, $0.00001 par value per share, to several non-US persons for their investment of $300,000 in cash in the Company’s subsidiaries. The issuance was made pursuant to an exemption from registration contained in Regulation S under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The consideration was paid to the account of CU Hong Kong by May 6, 2011. All $300,000 was contributed into the bank account of CU WFOE as registered capital.

Due to PRC legal restrictions on foreign ownership and investment in insurance agency and brokerage businesses in China, especially those on qualifications as well as capital requirement of the investors, we operate our PRC business primarily through our Consolidated Affiliated Entities in China. We do not hold equity interests in our Consolidated Affiliated Entities. However, through the VIE Agreements (as described in more details below) with Anhou and its shareholders, we effectively control, and are able to derive substantially all of the economic benefits from, these Consolidated Affiliated Entities. On January 19, 2015, the Ministry of Commerce of China (“MOFCOM”) published a draft version of a proposed Foreign Investment Law (the “Draft Foreign Investment Law”) with an explanatory note. MOFCOM has requested comments from the public on the Draft Foreign Investment Law by February 17, 2015, which, once promulgated, will replace and integrate the three existing laws over foreign investment, however, how these changes will affect entities currently operating in China, particularly foreign controlled variable interest entities, is not entirely clear. See “Risks Related to Our Corporate Structure in the PRC”.

Our Consolidated Affiliated Entities in China are variable interest entities through which all of our insurance services in China are operated. It is through the VIE Agreements that we have effective control of the Consolidated Affiliated Entities, which allows us to consolidate the financial results of the Consolidated Affiliated Entities in our financial statements. If Anhou and its shareholders fail to perform their obligations under the VIE Agreements, we could be limited in our ability to enforce the VIE Agreements that give us effective control. Furthermore, if we are unable to maintain effective control of our Consolidated Affiliated Entities, we would not be able to continue to consolidate the Consolidated Affiliated Entities’ financial results with our financial results. During each of the fiscal years ended June 30, 2011 and 2012, 100% of our revenues in our consolidated financial statements were derived from our Consolidated Affiliated Entities. For the year ended June 30, 2013, the first fiscal year after the acquisition of AHFL together with its Taiwan Subsidiaries, 92.66% and 7.34% of our revenues in our consolidated financial statements were derived from our Taiwan Subsidiaries and Consolidated Affiliated Entities, respectively. During the six months ended December 31, 2013, 93.72% and 6.28% of our revenues in our consolidated financial statements were derived from our Taiwan Subsidiaries and Consolidated Affiliated Entities, respectively. For the year ended December 31, 2014, 93.55% and 6.45% of our revenues in our consolidated financial statements were derived from our Taiwan Subsidiaries and Consolidated Affiliated Entities, respectively. For the year ended December 31, 2015, 88.45% 10.71% and 0.84% of our revenues in our consolidated financial statements were derived from our Taiwan Subsidiaries, Consolidated Affiliated Entities and Prime Financial Asia Ltd., respectively.

On January 17, 2011, CU WFOE, Anhou and Anhou Original Shareholders entered into a series of agreements known as variable interest agreements (the “Old VIE Agreements”) pursuant to which CU WFOE has executed effective control over Anhou through these contractual arrangements. As a result of the capital increase and the share transfer described above, on October 24, 2013, CU WFOE, Anhou and Anhou Existing Shareholders entered into a series of variable interest agreements (the “VIE Agreements”), including Power of Attorneys, Exclusive Option Agreements, Share Pledge Agreements, in the same form as the previous Old VIE Agreements, other than the change of shareholder names and their respective shareholdings. The Old VIE Agreements were terminated by and among CU WFOE, Anhou and Anhou Original Shareholders on the same date. The Exclusive Business Cooperation Agreement executed by and between CU WFOE and Anhou on January 17, 2011 remains in full effect. The VIE Agreements now in effect included:

As a holding company with no business other than holding equity interest of our operating subsidiary, CU WFOE in China and Law Broker in Taiwan, we rely principally on dividends to be paid by CU WFOE in China and Law Broker in Taiwan. CU WFOE, being the exclusive service provider to Anhou, relies on the service fees to which it is entitled from Anhou. Pursuant to the Exclusive Cooperation Agreement between CU WFOE and Anhou, CU WFOE has the right to collect 90% of the net profits of Anhou. As Anhou is still operating at a loss, Anhou has not paid any service fees to CU WFOE yet and CU WFOE has not paid any dividend to us to date. We expect Anhou to make a profit beginning in the fiscal year ending December 31, 2016, when it should start to pay service fees to CU WFOE, although there can be no assurance that Anhou will become profitable by that time or ever. Our capability to receive dividends from CU WFOE, convert them into USD and make the repatriation out of China is subject to the applicable PRC restrictions on the payment of dividends by PRC companies, laws and regulations on foreign exchange and restrictions on foreign investment. Law Broker, being the only operating entity for our Taiwan business, is primarily focused on life and property insurance brokerage and agency business. Through years of operation, Law Broker has become one of the leading insurance brokerage firms in Taiwan and has expanded its business across Taiwan, with 26 sales and service outlets (including the headquarters) and 2,329 employees and insurance sales professionals as of December 31, 2015.

On February 26, 2014, Anhou completed the registration of the change of its registered address to Room 1906-1910, No. 215 Jiangdong Middle Road, Jianye District, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province with the local AIC of Jiangsu Province. The new business license was issued to Anhou on February 26, 2014. Anhou obtained the Professional Insurance Agency License issued by Jiangsu Bureau of CIRC on April 21, 2014. Anhou has completed the registration of the share pledge with local AIC. Anhou’s previous headquarters located at Building 4K, Hesheng Plaza, No. 26 Yousheng South Road, Jinshui District, Zhengzhou, Henan province, has been registered as the Henan branch office of Anhou and it obtained the Professional Insurance Agency License issued by Henan Bureau of CIRC on January 3, 2014 and the business license issued by local AIC on January 9, 2014.

Anhou owns 100% equity interest in both Sichuan Kangzhuang and Jiangsu Law. The shareholders of Anhou are Changrong Hu, Yanyan Wang, Zhaohui Chen, Jing Yue, Weizhe Hou, Yong Zhang and Li Chen. All of these shareholders are PRC citizens and do not hold any shares in the Company. Pursuant to the VIE Agreements, CU WFOE becomes the primary beneficiary of Anhou and only leaves Anhou shareholders nominal value therein.

On January 28, 2011, the Company increased the number of authorized shares from 30,000,000 shares of common stock to 100,000,000 shares of common stock and 10,000,000 shares of preferred stock. On July 2, 2012, the Board of Directors and stockholders of the Company approved, in connection with a reclassification of 1,000,000 issued and outstanding shares of common stock (the “Reclassified Shares”), par value $0.00001 per share held by Yi Hsiao Mao (“Mr. Mao”) into 1,000,000 shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $0.00001 per share (the “Series A Preferred Stock”) on a share-for-share basis (the “Reclassification”), the issuance of 1,000,000 shares of Series A Preferred Stock to Mr. Mao and cancellation of 1,000,000 common stock held and submitted by Mr. Mao pursuant to the Reclassification. All of the 1,000,000 shares of Series A Preferred Stock are reclassified from the 1,000,000 common stock held by Mr. Mao and no additional consideration has been paid by Mr. Mao in connection with the Reclassification. Each holder of common stock shall be entitled to one vote for each share of common stock held of record by such holder as of the applicable record date on any matter that is submitted to a vote of the stockholders of the Company; while each holder of Series A Preferred Stock shall be entitled to ten votes for each share of Series A Preferred Stock held of record by such holder as of the applicable record date on any matter that is submitted to a vote of the stockholders of the Company. On August 8, 2014, Mr. Chung Mei Lo (“Mr. Lo”), who had been serving as the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, resigned from his position with the Company. Following the resignation of Mr. Lo, the Company’s Board of Directors appointed Mr. Mao as the Company’s Chief Executive Officer. 

On August 24, 2012, the Company, pursuant to an Acquisition Agreement (the “AHFL Acquisition Agreement”), acquired all of the issued and outstanding shares of AHFL, a limited liability company (“LLC”) incorporated under the laws of British Virgin Islands on April 30, 2012, together with its subsidiaries in Taiwan. Subsequent to the acquisition, AHFL becomes a 100% subsidiary of the Company. On July 30, 2013, AHFL, Taiwan Branch (“AHFLTW”) was established with registered capital of NT$100,000.

AHFL holds 65.95% of the issued and outstanding shares of Law Enterprise Co., Ltd. (“Law Enterprise”), a company limited by shares incorporated under the laws of Taiwan on January 30, 1996. Law Enterprise holds (i) 100% Law Insurance Broker Co., Ltd. (“Law Broker”), a company limited by shares incorporated in Taiwan on October 9, 1992; (ii) 97.84% of Law Risk Management & Consultant Co., Ltd. (“Law Management”), a company limited by shares incorporated in Taiwan on December 5, 1987; and (iii) 96% of Law Insurance Agent Co., Ltd. (“Law Agent” collectively with “Law Enterprise”, “Law Broker” and “Law Agent”, the “Taiwan Subsidiaries”, each a “Taiwan Subsidiary”), a LLC incorporated in Taiwan on June 3, 2000.

Law Enterprise acts as a holding company of its operating subsidiaries in Taiwan. Law Broker primarily engages in insurance brokerage and insurance agency service business across Taiwan, while Law Management and Law Agent are not in active operation. We operate our Taiwan business primarily through Law Broker.

In the fourth quarter of 2014, the shareholders of the Law Management and Law Agent made the resolution to dissolve Law Management and Law Agent, respectively, because those companies have not been in operation. The dissolution of Law Management and Law Agent was approved by the Taiwan Government on November 26, 2014 and on January 13, 2015, respectively. In accordance with the law in Taiwan, the liquidator was appointed by the shareholders of the Law Management and Law Agent and the liquidator shall complete the liquidation process no later than six months from the appointment date. Both Law Management and Law Agent are under the process of liquidation.

Pursuant to the provisions of the AHFL Acquisition Agreement, the Company was to pay NT$15 million (US$468,926) on or prior to March 31, 2013 and NT$7.5 million (approximately US$234,463) subsequent to March 31, 2013 in cash in two installments, subject to certain terms and conditions. In addition the Company agreed to (i) issue 8,000,000 shares of common stock of the Company to the shareholders of AHFL; (ii) issue 2,000,000 shares of common stock of the Company to certain employees of Law Insurance Broker Co., Ltd. (“Law Broker”), a subsidiary of AHFL; and (iii) create an employee stock option pool, consisting of available options, exercisable for up to 2,000,000 shares of common stock of the Company.

On March 14, 2013, the Company and the selling shareholders of AHFL entered into an Amendment to the AHFL Acquisition Agreement (the “First Amendment”), pursuant to which, (i) the cash payment deadline as set forth in the AHFL Acquisition Agreement was extended from March 31, 2013 to March 31, 2015 or at any other time or in any other manner otherwise agreed upon by and among the Company and the selling shareholders of AHFL; and (ii) in lieu of the 2,000,000 employee stock option pool described in the Acquisition Agreement, the Company agreed to use its best efforts, as soon as practically possible, to create an employee stock pool consisting of up to 4,000,000 shares of CUIS common stock, among which 2,000,000 shares shall be solely granted to employees of Law Broker, and the remaining 2,000,000 shares to be granted to employees of affiliated entities of the Company (including Law Broker employees).

On March 13, 2015, the Company and the selling shareholders of AHFL entered into a second Amendment to the AHFL Acquisition Agreement (the “Second Amendment”), pursuant to which the cash payment deadline as set forth in the Acquisition Agreement was extended from March 31, 2015 to March 31, 2016 or at any other time or in any other manner otherwise agreed upon by and among the Company and the selling shareholders of AHFL.

On February 17, 2016, the Company and the selling shareholders of AHFL entered into a third Amendment to the AHFL Acquisition Agreement (the “Third Amendment”), pursuant to which, on or prior to June 30, 2016, (i) the Company is committed to complete the listing of the Company’s shares in a major capital market, where the net proceeds raised through such public offering financing shall be at least US$10,000,000; (ii) the Company is committed to distribute the cash payment in the amount of NT$22.5 million (US$685,059), on a pro rata basis, to the selling shareholders of AHFL and issue 5 million common shares to its selected employees pursuant to its employee stock/option plan, or any alternative plan mutually accepted by the Company and such selling shareholders; and (iii) failure to timely complete either of the above-mentioned criteria shall be deemed as a material breach of the Company under Article 8 of the Acquisition Agreement, whereby the non-breaching party shall be entitled to terminate the Acquisition Agreement and unwind the Acquisition of AHFL by CUIS and restore the status quo of the Company and the Selling Shareholders as if the said acquisition had never happened. If the Company fails to meet either of these criteria and the shareholders of AHFL exercise their right to unwind the Acquisition of AHFL by CUIS, the business and financial prospects of the Company may be severely negatively affected. The Company is doing its best to achieve the targeted milestones as set forth in the third Amendment to the Acquisition Agreement. However, given the tight schedule and harsh general environment, despite every efforts of the Company, it might be really difficult for the Company to do so within the stipulated deadline. Therefore, the Company is actually negotiating with the Selling Shareholders of AHFL to convince them to give up such termination rights in case of failure to comply with the first and second requirements under Third Amendment within the stipulated deadline while continuously using its best efforts to fulfill such obligations.

On January 17, 2014, the Board of Directors of the Company approved a change in our fiscal year end from June 30 to December 31.

On April 23, 2014, AHFL entered into a capital increase agreement (the “Agreement”) with Chun Kwok Wong (“Mr. Wong”), the owner of Prime Financial Asia Ltd. (PFAL) which is a re-insurance broker company residing in Hong Kong. Upon the Agreement, Mr. Wong would increase PFAL’s registered capital from HK$500,000 ($64,424) to HK$1,470,000 ($189,404), and AHFL would contribute HK$1,530,000 ($197,133) to PFAL’s registered capital. Upon the completion of capital increase by both parties, Mr. Wong and AHFL would own 49% and 51% of PFAL’s equity interest, respectively. The transaction was completed on April 30, 2014.

AHFL holds 51% of the issued and outstanding shares of PFAL. PFAL incorporated (i) Max Key Investment Ltd. (“MKI”), a company limited by shares incorporated in British Virgin Islands, on August 7, 2015, and (ii) Prime Technology Consulting (Nanjing) Co., Ltd. (“PTC Nanjing”), a company limited by shares incorporated in Nanjing on August 15, 2015.

On September 3, 2015, MKI incorporated Prime Technology Consulting Co., Ltd. (“PTC Taiwan”), a company limited by shares incorporated in Taiwan. MKI is a holding company for its operating subsidiaries in Taiwan. PTC Taiwan primarily engages in insurance platform establishment and related information technology consulting service business across Taiwan.

On February 13, 2015, the Company and AHFL entered into an acquisition agreement with Mr. Chwan Hau Li, the selling shareholder of Genius Holdings Financial Limited (the “Selling Shareholder”), a company with limited liability incorporated under the laws of British Virgin Islands (“GHFL”) (the acquisition agreement hereafter referred to as the “Genius Acquisition Agreement”), to issue 352,166 fully paid and non-assessable shares of AHFL Common Stock (“AHFL Shares”) together with an granted put option for 352,166 shares of common stock of the Company (“Put Option”), in exchange for 704,333 shares of common stock of GHFL, being all of the issued and outstanding capital stock of GHFL. The Put Option may be exercised within six months of the closing date of the acquisition and the Selling Shareholder would exchange the AHFL Shares as consideration for the exercise of the Put Option. Subsequent to the acquisition, GHFL became a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company. GHFL holds 100% issued and outstanding shares of Genius Investment Consultant Co., Ltd. (“Taiwan Genius”), a limited company incorporated under the laws of Taiwan, which in turn holds approximately 15.64% issued and outstanding shares of Genius Insurance Broker Co., Ltd. (“Genius Broker”), a company limited by shares incorporated under the laws of Taiwan. Both GHFL and Taiwan Genius have no substantive business operation other than the holding of shares of its subsidiary. Genius Broker is primarily engaged in broker business across Taiwan. The acquisition price may be further adjusted on the fourth anniversary of the closing date of the acquisition and depending on the earnings per share of GHFL during the fiscal years of 2014 through 2017, subject to other terms and conditions therein. Mr. Chwan Hau Li is the sole shareholder of GHFL and a director and shareholder of the Company. On February 13, 2015, the acquisition was completed, the Selling Shareholder transferred 100% shares in GHFL to AHFL. On March 31, 2015, the Selling Shareholder exercised the Put Option, pursuant to which, 704,333 shares of GHFL held by the Selling Shareholder were transferred back to CUIS as the consideration for 352,166 shares of common stock of CUIS, which were issued to the Selling Shareholder on April 29, 2015.

On February 17, 2016, the Company and AHFL entered into an Amendment 2 to the Genius Acquisition Agreement (the “Genius Amendment”) with Mr. Li, pursuant to which, on or prior to February 28, 2016, (i) the Company is committed to complete the listing of the Company into major capital markets, where the net proceeds raised through such public offering financing shall be at least USD 10,000,000; and (ii) failure to timely complete the above-mentioned criteria shall be deemed as a material breach of the Company under Article 8 of the Genius Acquisition Agreement, whereby the Selling Shareholder shall be entitled to revoke the exercised Put Option right set forth in Section 2.8 as if the Put Option had never been exercised. The right to revoke the Put Option has not been exercised as of March 24, 2016.

Please refer to the chart below for detailed information of the Company’s shareholders who serve as a director or officer of the Company, the Company’s subsidiaries, or the Consolidated Affiliated Entities.

See “Related Party Transactions” for further information on our contractual arrangements with these parties.

The following flow chart illustrates our Company’s organizational structure:

Products and Services

Law Broker and Anhou market and sell to customers two broad categories of insurance products: life insurance products and property and casualty insurance products, both focused on meeting the particular insurance needs of individuals. The insurance products that Law Broker and Anhou sell are underwritten by some of the leading insurance companies in Taiwan and China, respectively.

Through Anhou’s wholly-owned insurance brokerage firm Jiangsu Law, it also closely interacts with insurance companies and actively locates and introduces the right customers in Anhou’s database matching the insurance products offered by such insurance companies to them. 

Life Insurance Products

The life insurance products Law Broker distributes can be broadly classified into the categories set forth below. Due to constant product innovation by insurance companies, some of the insurance products Law Broker distributes combine features of one or more of the categories listed below. Total net revenues from life insurance products distributed by Law Broker accounted for 94 % of Law Broker’s total net revenues in the fiscal year ended December 31, 2015. Total net revenues from life insurance products distributed by Law Broker accounted for 89.8% of CUIS’ total net revenues of life insurance in the fiscal year ended December 31, 2015.

The life insurance products Law Broker distributed in the fiscal year ending December 31, 2015 were primarily underwritten by Farglory Life Insurance Co., Ltd., CTBC Life Insurance Co., Ltd., Fubon Life Insurance Co., Ltd., Shin Kong Life Insurance Co., Ltd. and AIA International Limited, Taiwan Branch.

The life insurance products Anhou distributes can be broadly classified into the categories set forth below. Due to constant product innovation by insurance companies, some of the insurance products Anhou distributes combine features of one or more of the categories listed below. Total net revenues from life insurance products accounted for 91.88% of Anhou’s total net revenues in the fiscal year ending December 31, 2015.

Total net revenues from life insurance products distributed by Anhou accounted for approximately 10.2% of CUIS’ total net revenues of life insurance products in the fiscal year ending December 31, 2015.

The life insurance products Anhou distributed in the fiscal year ending December 31, 2015 were primarily underwritten by Taikang Life Insurance Company, Huaxia Insurance Co., Ltd., Funde Sino Life Insurance Co., Ltd., AVIVA Life Insurance Co., Ltd. and Aegon THTF Life Insurance Co., Ltd.

In addition to the periodic premium payment schedules described above, most of the individual life insurance products we distribute also allow the insured to choose to make a single, lump-sum premium payment at the beginning of the policy term. If a periodic payment schedule is adopted by the insured, a life insurance policy can generate periodic payment of fixed premiums to the insurance company for a specified period of time. This means that once Anhou or Law Broker sells a life insurance policy with a periodic premium payment schedule, they will be able to derive commission and fee income from that policy for an extended period of time, sometimes up to 25 years. Because of this feature and the expected sustained growth of life insurance sales in China and Taiwan, we have focused significant resources ever since the incorporation of Anhou and Law Broker on developing our capability to distribute individual life insurance products with periodic payment schedules. We expect that sales of life insurance products will continuously be our primary source of revenue in the next several years.

Property and Casualty Insurance Products

Law Broker’s main property and casualty insurance products are automobile insurance, casualty insurance and liability insurance. Law Broker commenced sale of automobile insurance, casualty insurance and liability insurance business in August 2003. Total net revenues from property and casualty insurance products accounted for 6% of Law Broker’s total net revenues in the fiscal year ending December 31, 2015.

Total net revenues from property and casualty insurance products distributed by Law Broker accounted for 80.31% of CUIS’ total net revenues of property and casualty insurance products in the fiscal year ending December 31, 2015.

The property and casualty insurance products Law Broker distributes can be further classified into the following categories:

The property and casualty insurance products Law Broker distributed in the fiscal year ending December 31, 2015 were primarily underwritten by Zurich Insurance Company, Fubon Insurance Co., Ltd., Union Insurance Company, ACE Insurance Company and Taian Insurance Co., Ltd.

Anhou’s main property and casualty insurance products are automobile insurance and commercial property insurance. Anhou commenced its sale of commercial property insurance in 2009 and had developed its automobile insurance business since 2010. Total net revenues from property and casualty insurance products distributed by Anhou accounted for 8.12% of Anhou’s total net revenues in the fiscal year ending December 31, 2015.  

Total net revenues from property and casualty insurance products distributed by Anhou accounted for 19.69% of CUIS’ total net revenues of property and casualty insurance products in the fiscal year ending December 31, 2015.

The property and casualty insurance products Anhou distributes can be further classified into the following categories:

The property and casualty insurance products Anhou distributed in the fiscal year ending December 31, 2015 were primarily underwritten by PICC Property and Casualty Co., Ltd., China Pacific Insurance (Group) Co., Ltd., Cathay Insurance Co., Ltd., China Life Property &Casualty Insurance Co., Ltd. and Fubon Property& Casualty Insurance Co., Ltd.

Strategic Alliance with AIATW

On June 10, 2013, AHFL entered into a Strategic Alliance Agreement (the “Alliance Agreement”) with AIA International Limited Taiwan Branch (“AIATW”). The purpose of the Alliance Agreement is to promote life insurance products provided by AIATW within the territory of Taiwan by insurance agency companies or insurance brokerage companies affiliated with AHFL or CUIS. The term of the Alliance Agreement is from April 15, 2013 to August 31, 2018. Pursuant to the terms of the Alliance Agreement, AIATW shall pay AHFL an execution fee of $8,367,947 (NT$ 250,000,000). The fee will be recorded as revenue upon fulfilling sales target over the next five years. As of September 23, 2013, AHFL has received $8,367,947 (NT$250,000,000) from AIATW under the Alliance Agreement. Pursuant to the Alliance Agreement, AHFL is entitled to the payment of the execution fee, subject to certain terms and conditions therein, including the satisfaction of the performance targets and the threshold 13-month persistency ratio. The execution fee may be required to be recalculated if certain performance targets are not met by AHFL.

On September 30, 2014, AHFL entered into an Amendment to Strategic Alliance Agreement (the “Amendment”) with AIATW.

Pursuant to the Amendment, the expiration date of the Strategic Alliance Agreement has been extended from May 31, 2018 to December 31, 2020. In addition, both AHFL and AIATW agree to adjust certain terms and conditions set forth in the Strategic Alliance Agreement, including the downward adjustment of the performance targets as well as the mechanism and formula calculating the execution fee to be refunded, if any. 

On January 6, 2016, AHFL entered into an Amendment 2 to Strategic Alliance Agreement (the “Amendment No. 2”) with AIA International Limited Taiwan Branch (“AIATW”) to further revise certain provisions in the Strategic Alliance Agreement and the previous amendment entered into by and between AHFL and AIATW.

Pursuant to the Amendment No. 2, the expiration date of the Strategic Alliance Agreement has been extended from May 31, 2018 to December 31, 2021, and the effect of the Strategic Alliance Agreement during the period from October 1, 2014 to December 31, 2015 has been suspended. In addition, both AHFL and AIATW agree to adjust certain terms and conditions set forth in the Strategic Alliance Agreement, among which: (i) expand the scope of services to be provided by AHFL to AIATW to include, without limitation, assessment and advice on suitability of cooperative partners, advice on product strategies suitable for promotion channel development, advice on promotion/sales channel improvement, advice on promotion channel marketing and strategic planning, and promotion channel talent training; and (ii) remove certain provisions related to performance milestones and refund of execution fees. On March 15, 2016, AHFL unilaterally issued a confirmation letter to AIATW, where it emphasized its commitment to achieve certain sales targets within a specific time frame and covenanted to refund a certain portion of Execution Fees calculated based on the formula therein upon failure to achieve such sales target, as applicable.

Unified Operating Platform

Law Broker has its own self-developed Unified Operating Platform. Since Law Broker’s establishment in 1992, it has successfully implemented the following components of its operating platform across its branch offices in Taiwan through a hub center located in Taipei:

Through years of operation, the Unified Operating Platform has proved to be an efficient and streamlined operating system which contributes to the successful expansion and growth of Law Broker into one of the leading companies in Taiwan, with 26 sales and service outlets (including the headquarter) across Taiwan and 2,329 employees and insurance sales professionals as of December 31, 2015.

In accordance with our growth strategy in China, Anhou has made significant effort to adapt the Unified Operating Platform utilized by Law Broker to better meet the operational need in China. Since September 2010, Anhou has successfully implemented the tailored operating platform across the PRC subsidiaries through a hub center located in Nantong, Jiangsu province. We expect that this tailored operating platform will make selling easier for sales agents in China, facilitate standardized business and financial management, enhance risk control and increase operational efficiency for the PRC subsidiaries.

Anhou has tailored and refined the platform on the basis of Law Broker’s well-developed operating platform in Taiwan and believes that it is difficult for our competitors in China, particularly new market entrants, to reproduce a similar platform without substantial financial resources, time and operating experience.

Because the various systems, policies and procedures under both of operating platforms utilized by Law Broker and Anhou can be rolled out quickly as we enter new regions or make acquisitions, we believe we can expand our distribution network rapidly and efficiently while maintaining the quality of our services. 

Distribution and Service Network and Marketing

Since Law Broker’s establishment in 1991, it has devoted substantial resources in building up its distribution and service network. Law Broker currently has 26 sales and service outlets spread across Taiwan (including the headquarters), among which, 6 are located in the northern region, 14 are located in the central region, 3 are located in the southern region and 2 are located in the eastern region. As of December 31, 2015, Law Broker had 2,169 sales professionals and 160 administrative staff members.

The following table sets forth some additional information of Law Broker’s distribution and service network as of December 31, 2015, broken down by the four regions:

Law Broker markets and sells life insurance products, property and casualty insurance products directly to the targeted customers through the sales professionals, who are not its employees.

Since Anhou’s establishment in 2003, it has devoted substantial resources in building up its distribution and service network. Anhou has targeted its distribution and service network in provinces with most population in China, such as Henan, Jiangsu and Sichuan. As of December 31, 2015, Anhou has two insurance agencies and one insurance brokerage firm, with 4,711 sales professionals and 140 administrative staff members operating across 36 cities within these three provinces.

The following table sets forth some additional information of Anhou’s distribution and service network as of December 31, 2015, broken down by provinces:

Anhou markets and sells life insurance products, property and casualty insurance products directly to the targeted customers through the sales agents, who are not its employees.

Customers

As of December 31, 2015, Law Broker had approximately 451,422 customers, among which approximately 83% purchased life insurance products and approximately 17% purchased property and casualty insurance products from Law Broker. 

Due to its extensive line of insurance products underwritten by the insurance companies in Taiwan, Law Broker managed to offer a variety of insurance products to customers of different ages or professions. However, as an aging population in Taiwan has gradually become a more recognized social issue, despite relatively healthy government-sponsored retirement and medical programs, more and more Taiwanese, especially those with stable financial means and aiming for high-end retirement and medical treatment, have been focusing on endowment and medical type of commercial insurance products, while the investment type of insurance products have been playing a less significant role since the economic downturn.

In addition, from time to time, Law Broker has been, either voluntarily or upon request of insurance companies, advising insurance companies or providing feedback on particular types of insurance products before they are put on the market. This interaction with insurance companies has not only enhanced the close cooperation between Law Broker and the insurance companies, but also gives it an edge in understanding the in-depth features of such insurance products for marketing and distribution purposes.

Law Broker sells automobile insurance and casualty insurance primarily to individual customers. Law Broker sells liability insurance to institutional customers.

As of December 31, 2015, Anhou had 31,207 customers, among which 30,997 purchased life insurance products and 210 purchased property and casualty insurance products from Anhou.

Anhou sells automobile insurance and individual accident insurance primarily to individual customers. Anhou sells commercial property insurance to institutional customers.

Anhou targeted middle class individuals and family members under 50 years age to be its priority clients, which represents 86.3% of its client base. The revenues of Anhou are primarily generated from the sale of life insurance products and we expect the continuous growth in this regard, as more and more customers in China realized the insufficiency of the mandatory social insurance coverage and the necessity to supplement it with commercial insurance. With the implementation of the national one-child policy through the past decades in China, approximately 35% of the insurance policies distributed by Anhou have designated children under 14 years age as the beneficiary of such policies, Anhou expects the continuous growth of insurance market of these factors in the near future.

In the fiscal year ended December 31, 2015, no single customer accounted for more than 3% of the net revenues of CUIS, Law Broker or Anhou.

Insurance Company Partners

We are selective in terms of choosing insurance companies as our partners. We take into consideration a variety of factors, such as the reputation and integrity of the insurance company, the quality and competitiveness of insurance products offered, the prudence and health of the financial standing of the insurance company as well as the complexity and efficiency of claim adjustment and settlement. During years of operation, both Law Broker and Anhou have formed strategic relationships with numerous insurance companies in Taiwan and China, respectively, as of December 31, 2015, Law Broker had established business relationships with 19 insurance companies in Taiwan and Anhou had established business relationships with 34insurance companies in China. 

On June 10, 2013, AHFL entered into an Alliance Agreement with AIATW. The purpose of the Alliance Agreement is to promote life insurance products provided by AIATW within the territory of Taiwan by insurance agency companies or insurance brokerage companies affiliated with AHFL or CUIS. The term of the Alliance Agreement is from April 15, 2013 to August 31, 2018. Pursuant to the terms of the Alliance Agreement, AIATW shall pay AHFL an execution fee of $8,367,947(NT$ 250,000,000). The fee will be recorded as revenue upon fulfilling sales target over the next five years. As the date of September 23, 2013, AHFL has received $8,367,947 (NT$250,000,000) from AIATW. Pursuant to the Alliance Agreement, AHFL is entitled to the payment of the execution fee, subject to certain terms and conditions therein, including the satisfaction of the performance targets and the threshold 13-month persistency ratio. The execution fee may be required to be recalculated if certain performance targets are not met by AHFL.

On September 30, 2014, AHFL entered into an Amendment to Strategic Alliance Agreement (the “Amendment”) with AIATW. Pursuant to the Amendment, the expiration date of the Strategic Alliance Agreement has been extended from May 31, 2018 to December 31, 2020. In addition, both AHFL and AIATW agree to adjust certain terms and conditions set forth in the Strategic Alliance Agreement, including the downward adjustment of the performance targets as well as the mechanism and formula calculating the execution fee to be refunded, if any.

On January 6, 2016, AHFL entered into an Amendment 2 to Strategic Alliance Agreement (the “Amendment No. 2”) with AIATW to further revise certain provisions in the Strategic Alliance Agreement and the previous amendment entered into by and between AHFL and AIATW.

Pursuant to the Amendment No. 2, the expiration date of the Strategic Alliance Agreement has been extended from May 31, 2018 to December 31, 2021, and the effect of the Strategic Alliance Agreement during the period from October 1, 2014 to December 31, 2015 has been suspended. In addition, both AHFL and AIATW agree to adjust certain terms and conditions set forth in the Strategic Alliance Agreement, among which: (i) expand the scope of services to be provided by AHFL to AIATW to include, without limitation, assessment and advice on suitability of cooperative partners, advice on product strategies suitable for promotion channel development, advice on promotion/sales channel improvement, advice on promotion channel marketing and strategic planning, and promotion channel talent training; and (ii) remove certain provisions related to performance milestones and refund of execution fees. On March 15, 2016, AHFL unilaterally issued a confirmation letter to AIATW, where it emphasized its commitment to achieve certain sales targets within a specific time frame and covenanted to refund a certain portion of Execution Fees calculated based on the formula therein upon failure to achieve such sales target, as applicable.

In the fiscal year ended December 31, 2015, Law Broker’s top five insurance company partners, after aggregating the business conducted between Law Broker and the various local branches of the insurance companies were Farglory Life Insurance Co., Ltd., CTBC Life Insurance Co., Ltd., Fubon Life Insurance Co., Ltd., TransGlobal Life Insurance Co., Ltd. and AIA International Limited, Taiwan Branch. Among them, Farglory Life Insurance Co., Ltd. accounted for 81.79% of Law Broker’s total net revenues from commissions and fees in the fiscal year ending December 31, 2015.

In the fiscal year ended December 31, 2015, Anhou’s top five insurance company partners, after aggregating the business conducted between Anhou and the various local branches of the insurance companies were Taikang Life Insurance Co., Ltd., Huaxia Insurance Co., Ltd., Funde Sino Life Insurance Co., Ltd., AVIVA Life Insurance Co., Ltd. and Aegon THTF Life Insurance Co., Ltd.. Among them, Taikang Life Insurance Co., Ltd. accounted for 13.91% of Anhou’s total net revenues from commissions and fees in the fiscal year ending December 31, 2015.

Competition

A number of industry players are involved in the distribution of insurance products in Taiwan and PRC. We compete for customers on the basis of product offerings, customer services and reputation. Because we primarily distribute individual insurance products, our principal competitors include:

Law Broker is one of the leading insurance brokerage firms in Taiwan. During the past two decades, Law Broker has expanded its business across Taiwan, with 26 sales and service outlets (including the headquarters) and 2,169 sales professionals and 160 administrative staff members spread over the four regions of Taiwan as of December 31, 2015. Other than insurance companies and commercial banks, Law Broker’s primary competitors are Taiwan insurance brokerage companies of relatively large size, such as Everpro Insurance Brokers Co., Ltd. Through years of operation, Law Broker has won numerous awards from various Taiwan government authorities for its excellence in the insurance brokerage industry. Among which, from year 2005 to year 2008, Law Broker has won the “Taiwan Insurance Excellence Award - Talent Training” for four consecutive years, the “Taiwan Insurance Excellence Award - E-commerce” in 2009, the "Taiwan Insurance Excellence Award - Customer Service and Personal Training” in 2011, the “Taiwan Insurance Excellence Award - Golden Medal for Information Application, Silver Medal for Personnel Training and Silver Medal for Customer Service” in 2013, the “Insurance Dragon and Phoenix Award” in 2012 and 2013 as well as the Most Desirable Insurance Brokerage Company of Finance Insurance Graduates in 2013. In 2015, Law Broker won the “Insurance Dragon and Phoenix Award” and the “Taiwan Insurance Excellence Award - Silver Medal for Personnel Training and Silver Medal for Customer Service”. The “Taiwan Insurance Excellence Award" is one of most prestigious as well as well-participated insurance events in Taiwan, co-sponsored by the Taiwan Insurance Institute, Taiwan Financial Supervisory Committee and Taiwan Consumer Protection Committee, to encourage the insurance industry participants to actively enhance insurance service quality as well as to improve customer services.

During the past 12 years, Anhou has expanded its business across 36 cities within Henan, Sichuan and Jiangsu provinces with 4,711 sales professionals and 140 administrative staff members. Based on the insurance products Anhou is offering and the geographic areas of its branch offices, Anhou’s primary competitors are small-sized and middle-sized insurance agency companies. Anhou is relatively larger in terms of the number of salesmen as well as the sales revenue comparing to those competing insurance agency companies. On April 20, 2012, Anhou obtained the nationwide license from CIRC, pursuant to which Anhou may set up its branch office across the PRC, to carry out the insurance agency business, with no further approval requirement from CIRC other than filing with the local CIRC at the provincial level.

On March 26, 2012, CIRC issued the Notice on Suspension of Market Entry Approval of Regional Insurance Agencies and Certain Part-time Insurance Agencies (“2012 Notice”). Pursuant to the 2012 Notice, CIRC and its local counterparts will suspend granting any new license to full-time insurance agencies operating on a regional basis (“Regional Insurance Agencies”) as well as to branch offices of existing Regional Insurance Agencies. In addition, no new license for part-time insurance agency businesses will be granted unless such applicant is a financial institution or a China Post office. However, CIRC emphasized in the 2012 Notice that its local counterparts shall continue to support the establishment of insurance intermediary groups and full-time insurance agencies operating on a nationwide basis, as well as continue to support their respective branch offices.

As indicated in the 2012 Notice, it appears that CIRC is aiming to increase the entry thresholds of Regional Insurance Agencies and part-time insurance agencies with a view to reducing the number, as well as, enhancing the quality of insurance agencies in the market. CIRC has also indicated in the 2012 Notice that it intends to further amend related rules and regulations to improve the market entry and exit mechanism for insurance agencies, and promote the professionalism as well as enhance the quality of insurance agencies in the market. 

On April 27, 2013, CIRC issued the Decision on Revising the Provisions of the Supervision and Administration of Specialized Insurance Agencies (the “Decision on Revising the Agency Provisions”), pursuant to which, CIRC has mandated any insurance agency established subsequent to the Decision on Revising the Agency Provisions to meet a minimum registered capital requirement of RMB50 million ($8.1 million).

On May 16, 2013, CIRC issued Notice for Further Clarification on Related Issues of Access to Professional Insurance Intermediary Market (the “2013 Notice”), pursuant to which, professional insurance agencies established prior to the issuance of the Decision on Revising the Agency Provisions, with registered capital less than RMB50 million ($8.1 million), can continuously operate their existing business within the provinces where they have the registered office or branch office, but shall not set up any new branches in any province where they do not have the registered office or any branch office.

With the promulgation and implementation of the above-mentioned regulations, we expect a better regulated insurance agency market in China with orderly competition and pursuit for professional excellence, which will accentuate our competitive advantage due to our continuous commitment to quality service. On October 24, 2013, Anhou has increased its registered capital to RMB50 million ($8,165,890). As of the date of filing of this Annual Report on Form 10-K, Anhou is one of the approximately 100 insurance agencies with a PRC nationwide license. We believe that we will be in a better position to obtain the full support expressly provided in the 2012 Notice from the local CIRC on our expansion strategy nationwide. 

Intellectual Property

To protect our intellectual property, we rely on a combination of trademark, copyright and trade secret laws as well as confidentiality agreements with our employees, sales agents, contractors and others.

Law Enterprise, Law Broker and Law Agent jointly own the following registered trademarks in Taiwan:

the Service Mark of Law Insurance Broker Co., Ltd. under the registration number 01462327, with a 10-year validity from June 16, 2011 to June 15, 2021;

the logo of Law Insurance Broker Co., Ltd. under the registration number 01604254, with a 10-year validity from October 16, 2013 to October 15, 2023;

the logo of Blue Magpie, with a 10-year validity from June 16, 2011 to June 15, 2021;

the logo of Law (定律) under the registration number 01462328, with a 10-year validity from June 16, 2011 to June 15, 2021;

the logo of Law (定律) under the registration number 01611772, with a 10-year validity from December 1, 2013 to November 30, 2023;

the logo of Bao Xian Tong and INS, with a 10-year validity from May 16, 2013 to May 15, 2023; and 

the logo of Magpie Baby, with a 10-year validity from May 16, 2012 to May 15, 2022.

Law Broker has the following registered trademarks in Taiwan:

the logo of Blue Magpie Fleet, with a 10-year validity from December 1, 2008 to November 30, 2018;

the logo of Law Insurance Broker, with a 10-year validity from December 1, 2008 to November 30, 2018;

the logo of Law Blue Magpie, with a 10-year validity from December 1, 2008 to November 30, 2018;

the logo of Symbiosis, Co-cultivation Co-Prosperity and Law Blue Magpie Picture, with a 10-year validity from July 1, 2008 to June 30, 2018;

the logo of Education Training Blue Magpie, with a 10-year validity from June 1, 2008 to May 31, 2018;

the logo of Cartoon Blue Magpie, with a 10-year validity from June 1, 2008 to May 31, 2018;

the logo of Little Blue Magpie, with a 10-year validity from June 1, 2008 to May 31, 2018;

the logo of Triumph Blue Magpie, with a 10-year validity from June 1, 2008 to May 31, 2018;

the logo of Blue Magpie Fleet Picture, with a 10-year validity from May 1, 2008 to April 30, 2018; and

the logo of Fighting Blue Magpie, with a 10-year validity from June 1, 2008 to May 31, 2018.

Jiangsu Law has one registered trademark in China, the logo of Jiangsu Law:

Employees

As of December 31, 2015, Law Broker has a total of 160 full-time employees and Anhou has 140 full-time employees. Our employees are not represented by any collective bargaining agreement. We believe that we have good relations with our employees and we have never experienced a work stoppage.

Regulation

Taiwan Regulations of the Insurance Industry

The insurance industry in Taiwan is highly regulated. Financial Supervisory Committee of Republic of China, the FSC, is the regulatory authority responsible for the supervision of the insurance industry in Taiwan. Insurance activities undertaken within Taiwan are primarily governed by the Insurance Law and the related rules and regulations. 

Insurance Law

The current principal regulation governing insurance in Taiwan is Insurance Law, latest amended on January 8, 2014 by Legislative Yuan, which provided the initial framework for regulating the insurance industry.

The Insurance Law defines several subjects of insurance industry, such as insurer, insurance agency, insurance brokerage and insurance adjustor. It established requirements for form of organization, and qualifications and procedures to establish an insurance organization as well as separation of property insurance businesses and life insurance businesses. The Insurance Law distinguishes insurance between fire disaster, marine, land and air, liability, surety, and other casualty and property insurance businesses on the one hand, and life insurance, health insurance, casualty insurance and annuity businesses on the other. Unless permitted by the FSC, insurance companies are not allowed to engage in both types of insurance businesses.

The insurers, insurance agencies, insurance brokerages and insurance adjustors must join the related industry associations, or they are prohibited from conducting business operation.

FSC

The FSC is in charge of the financial market and financial service industries, among the insurance industry and has the power to control the following items:

Regulation of Insurance Agents and Agencies

The current principal regulation governing insurance agents and agencies is the Regulations Governing Insurance Agents latest amended on June 18, 2015 by Insurance Bureau of FSC (the “Agent Rule”). An insurance agent stipulated under the Insurance Law refers to a person who is on behalf of the insurer to conduct agency business pursuant to the agency contract or the power of attorney and charges fees from the insurer. Depending on their focused insurance areas, i.e. property insurance and life insurance, insurance agents can be divided into property insurance agents and life insurance agents. No matter what insurance industry an insurance agent is engaged in, it must have one of the following qualifications: (1) having passed the insurance agency examination for professional and technical staff; (2) having passed the insurance agency qualification test; or (3) having obtained the agency practitioner certificate and practiced the same business. Those who have agent qualifications required by the Agent Rule may conduct business after they obtain the practitioner certificates under the name of themselves or the company they work for. An agency company must hire more than one agent to act as signatory(ies), and registered with the administrative authority, the number of whom can be adjusted appropriately in accordance with the scale of business. If necessary, the administrative authority may, in its discretion, require the company to add more signatories. An insurance agent may only work for one insurance agency company as signatory at one time. 

There are special requirements for agency companies, such as the name of an agent company must contain the words "insurance agency", and when an agency company applies to operate agency business, the minimum registered capital must be at least NT$5 million ($157,953) fully paid up in cash, according to which, insurance agency companies with business license obtained prior to the implementation of this latest Agent Rule shall adjust their registered capital within five years upon the its implementation.

The Practitioner Certificate

The practitioner certificate has a duration of five years, and must be renewed before expiration. In case an agent has the qualifications for both of property and life insurance, unless otherwise approved by the administrative authority, only one kind of insurance agency practitioner certificate may be obtained upon his selection.

Education and Training

There are two types of education and training for an insurance agent, pre-vocational and on-the-job education and training. An insurance agent must attend in pre-vocational education and training for at least 32 hours during the one year before applying for practicing insurance agency business and on-the-job education and training for at least 16 hours with law courses for no less than 8 hours per year, commencing after one year from the issuance of this latest Agent Rule.

Management of Insurance Agencies

The rules describing how to conduct insurance agency business concentrate on the concept that the agencies must take care of customers' matters in good faith. To ensure this concept is properly carried out, the rules require insurance agency companies must have legal compliance officers with one of the following qualifications: (1) are qualified to be insurance agents or brokers and have worked as actual signatories; (2) have five years working experience in the insurance industry, insurance agency or insurance brokerage; or (3) having graduated from departments related to insurance or law departments of colleges and universities with more than three years working experience in insurance industry, insurance agency or insurance brokerage.

Regulation of Insurance Brokers and Brokerage Companies

The current principal regulation governing insurance brokers and brokerage companies is the Regulations Governing Insurance Brokers last amended on June 18, 2015 by Insurance Bureau of FSC (the “Broker Rule”). An insurance broker stipulated under the Insurance Law refers to a person who negotiates to conclude an insurance contract on behalf of the insured and charges fees from the insured. Depending on their focused insurance areas, i.e. property or life insurance, insurance brokers can be divided into property insurance brokers and life insurance brokers. No matter what insurance industry an insurance broker is engaged in, it must have one of the following qualifications: (1) have passed the insurance brokerage examination for professional and technical staff; (2) have passed the insurance brokerage qualification test; or (3) have obtained the insurance brokerage practitioner certificate and practiced the same business. 

Those who have brokerage qualifications required by the Broker Rule may conduct business after they obtain the practitioner certificates under their own name or the company they work for. A brokerage company must hire more than one broker to act as signatory(ies), and registered with the administrative authority, the number of whom can be adjusted appropriately in accordance with the scale of business. If necessary, the administrative authority may, in its discretion, require the company to add signatories. An insurance broker may only work for one insurance brokerage company as signatory at one time.

There are special requirements for brokerage companies, such as the name of an brokerage company must contain the words "insurance broker" when an brokerage company applies to operate brokerage business, the minimum registered capital must be at least NT$5 million ($157,953) fully paid up in cash, according to which, insurance brokerage companies with business license obtained prior to the implementation of this latest Broker Rule shall adjust their registered capital within five years upon the its implementation.

The Practitioner Certificate

The insurance broker practitioner certificate has a validation duration of five years, and must be renewed before expiration. In case a broker has the qualifications for both property insurance and life insurance, he may obtain both insurance brokerage practitioner certificates.

Education and Training

There are two types of education and training for an insurance broker, pre-vocational and on-the-job education and training. An insurance broker must attend pre-vocational education and training for at least 32 hours during the one year before applying for practicing insurance broker business and on-the-job education and training for at least 16 hours with law courses for no less than 8 hours per year, commencing after one year from the issuance of this latest Broker Rule.

Management of Insurance Brokerages

The rules describing how to conduct brokerage business concentrate on the concept that the brokerages must take care of customers' matters in good faith. To ensure that this concept is properly carried out, the rules require insurance brokerage companies must have legal compliance officers who have one of the following qualifications: (1) are qualified to be insurance agents or brokers and have worked as actual signatories; (2) have five years working experience in the insurance industry, insurance agency or insurance brokerage; or (3) have graduated from college and university departments related to insurance or law with more than three years working experience in insurance industry, insurance agency or insurance brokerage.

Regulation of Insurance Salespersons

The current principal regulation governing individual insurance salespersons is the Rules on the Administration of Insurance Salespersons latest amended on September 14, 2010 by Insurance Bureau of FSC (the “Salesperson Rule”). An insurance salesperson falling under the Insurance Law refers to a person who is engaged in attracting insurance business for insurance companies, insurance brokerage companies and insurance agency companies. A salesperson is not allowed to attract business for the company he belongs unless he has completed the registration in accordance with the Salesperson Rules and has obtained the registration certificate. In order to obtain the registration certificate, an insurance salesperson must be at least 20 years old and has at least graduated from a senior high school or a senior vocational school or have an equivalent educational background. In addition, the salesperson must meet one of the following requirements: (1) passed the salesperson qualification examination held by relevant associations; or (2) have a valid the registration certificate. Once the salespersons passed the qualification examination, the relevant association will notify the company where the salesperson works, then the company will issue a registration certificate for the salesperson and file such registration certificate with the relevant authorities. The registration certificate is valid for five years and must be renewed before expiration. The salesperson must present the registration certificate before they start attracting insurance business. Unless approved by the company, the salesperson may not work for any other insurance company, insurance brokerage company or insurance agency company. The company supervises the work of the salesperson and is joint and severally liable for any damage caused by its salesperson. 

Education and Training

Salespersons must attend in education and training held by their companies every year, or the companies shall revoke the registration certificates of those who fail to attend such education and training.

The Salesperson Rule also stipulates the proper ways and manners to be followed by the salespersons in conducting their businesses and specifies the penalties in case of their violation of the Salesperson Rule.

Taiwan Regulations on Foreign Exchange

Foreign exchange regulation in Taiwan is primarily governed by the Ordinance of Foreign Exchange Administration, latest amended on April 29, 2009 (the “Foreign Exchange Ordinance”). Under the Foreign Exchange Ordinance, foreign exchange refers to foreign currency, bills and marketable securities. The authority managing the administration of foreign exchange is Ministry of Finance of Republic of China, while the authority managing the practical operation of foreign exchange business is Central Bank of Republic of China. The Foreign Exchange Ordinance also specifies the allocated power of Ministry of Finance and Central Bank, respectively. To the extent that any foreign exchange receipts, payments or transactions reach the threshold of NT$500,000 ($16,653) or equivalent in foreign currency, it must be reported to the Central Bank or its designated authorities. Upon incurrence of any of the following events, the State Council of Republic of China may determine and announce that for a period of time, to close the foreign exchange market, suspend or restrict all or partial foreign exchange payment, order a mandatory sale or deposit of all or partial foreign exchange into a designed bank, or dispose in any other manner as it deems necessary:

Taiwan Regulation on Foreign Investment

The current principal regulation governing foreign investment is Foreign Investment Regulation latest amended on November 19, 1997 (the “Investment Regulation”). Under the Investment Regulation, investment refers to any activities involving (1) holding share capital of a company incorporated in Taiwan; (2) establishing branches, wholly-owned or partnership enterprises in Taiwan; or (3) providing more than one-year term loan to the above-mentioned investee enterprises. The authority in charge of foreign investment is Ministry of Economic Affairs of Republic of China. The industries in Taiwan are categorized into permitted, restricted and prohibited foreign investment areas. Investors may apply for settlement of exchange in accordance with the annual yield of their investment or the allocation of surplus. 

Eminent Domain

When the investment made by an investor constitutes less than 45% of the total amount of capital of the investee enterprise, and the investee enterprise has been expropriated or acquired by the government for the purpose of national defense, reasonable government compensation shall be paid to the investors. However, if the capital contribution made by the investor constitutes at least 45% of the total amount of capital of the investee enterprise and continues remaining above 45% for two decades since its establishment, then the government may not exercise its eminent domain power over such investee enterprise.

Taiwan Regulations on Tax

The current principal regulations governing tax in Taiwan include the following:

Under the Income Tax Law, there are two kinds of income tax, comprehensive income tax for individuals and income tax for enterprises operating for profit, respectively.

Individuals who have income with a source within Taiwan must pay comprehensive income tax on their income sourced within Taiwan; while non-resident individuals having income with a source within Taiwan, except otherwise provided in the Income Tax Law, shall pay tax based on the amount attributable to the sources of their income.

The enterprise with head office located in Taiwan shall pay profit-seeking income tax on its global income both within and outside Taiwan; while the enterprises with head office outside Taiwan shall only pay profit-seeking income tax on its business income sourced from within Taiwan.

Rate of Income Tax

The individual comprehensive income tax exemption threshold is NT$79,000 ($2,470) per person per year. Any income beyond such exemption threshold is subject to a progressive tax rate ranging from 5% to 40%.

With respect to enterprises operating for profit, the exemption threshold is NT$120,000 ($3,997). Any income beyond such exemption threshold is subject to 17% tax rate on its taxable income.

Sale of goods or service, import of goods in Taiwan are subject to a Value-Added or Non-Value-Added Business Tax. The Rate of business tax, except as otherwise stipulated in the relevant tax law, ranges from 2% to 10% as determined by the State Council of Taiwan.  

PRC Regulations of the Insurance Industry

The insurance industry in the PRC is highly regulated. CIRC is the regulatory authority responsible for the supervision of the Chinese insurance industry. Insurance activities undertaken within the PRC are primarily governed by the Insurance Law and the related rules and regulations.

Initial Development of Regulatory Framework

The Chinese Insurance Law was enacted in 1995. This original insurance law, which we refer to as the 1995 Insurance Law, provided the initial framework for regulating the domestic insurance industry. Among the steps taken under the 1995 Insurance Law were the following:

Establishment of the CIRC and 2002 Amendments to the Insurance Law

China’s insurance regulatory regime was further strengthened with the establishment of the CIRC in 1998. The CIRC was given the mandate to implement reform in the insurance industry, minimize insolvency risk for Chinese insurers and promote the development of the insurance market.

The 1995 Insurance Law was amended in 2002 and the amended insurance law, which we refer to as the 2002 Insurance Law, became effective on January 1, 2003. The major amendments to the 1995 Insurance Law include:

2009 Amendments to the Insurance Law

The 2002 Insurance Law was amended again in 2009 and the amended insurance law, which we refer to as the 2009 Insurance Law, became effective on October 1, 2009. The major amendments to the 2002Insurance Law include:

According to the 2009 Insurance Law, the minimum registered capital required to establish an insurance agency or insurance brokerage as a company must comply with the PRC Company Law. The registered capital or the capital contribution of insurance agencies or insurance brokerages must be paid-up capital in cash. The 2009 Insurance Law also sets forth some specific qualification requirements for insurance agency and brokerage practitioners. The senior managers of insurance agencies or insurance brokerages must meet specific qualification requirements, and their appointments are subject to approval of the CIRC. Personnel of an insurance agency or insurance brokerage engaging in the sales of insurance products must meet the qualification requirements set by the CIRC and obtain a qualification certificate issued by the CIRC. Under the 2009 Insurance Law, the parties to an insurance transaction may engage insurance adjusting firms or other independent appraisal firms that are established in accordance with applicable laws, or persons who possess the requisite professional expertise, to conduct assessment and adjustment of the insured subject matters. Additionally, the 2009 Insurance Law specifies additional legal obligations for insurance agencies and brokerages.

The 2009 Insurance Law was revised again on April 24, 2015, the 2015 Insurance Law, with an aim to further eliminate various administrative approvals as well as grant more market discretion to participants, among which, (i) the requirement of prior approval by CIRC to establish an insurance agency or an insurance brokerage; (ii) the requirement on personnel or senior managers of an insurance agency or an insurance brokerage to obtain certain relevant qualification certificate; or (iii) the requirement of prior approval for split, merger or change of organizational form of an insurance agency company or an insurance brokerage company.

On October 14, 2015, Legislative Affairs Office of the State Council circulated the Provisions on Amendment to Insurance Law (Draft) (the “2015 Draft Insurance Law”)for public opinion until November 14, 2015, with an aim to further grant market discretion to participants while strengthen supervision afterwards, among which, (i) allows insured funds to be invested in equity, insurance assets management products as well as financial derivative products for the purposes of risk management, (ii) allows pension insurance products to be provided, (iii) eliminate the limit on self-reserved insurance premiums of property insurance company, (iv) perfect the relevant rules and regulations, especially those on insurance solvency supervision, (v) strengthen the crackdown of illegal insurance activities, including substantially increased penalty fines, and (vi) impose certain measures for the protection of the insured, including a mandatory requirement of at least 20-day hesitation period for any life insurance with a term over one year and prohibition of any illegal disclosure, sale or otherwise provision of the insured’s personal information by insurance companies and intermediaries.

The CIRC

The CIRC has extensive authority to supervise insurance companies and insurance intermediaries operating in the PRC, including the power to:

Regulation of Insurance Agencies

The principal regulation governing insurance agencies is the Provisions on the Supervision and Administration of Specialized Insurance Agencies (the “Agency Provisions”) promulgated by the CIRC on September 25, 2009 and effective on October 1, 2009, which replaced the Provisions on the Administration of Insurance Agencies issued by the CIRC on December 1, 2004 and effective on January 1, 2005. According to the Agency Provisions, the establishment of an insurance agency is subject to minimum registered capital requirement and other requirements and the approval of the CIRC. The term “insurance agency” refers to an entity that engages in insurance agency business within the authorization of, and collects commissions from, insurance companies, including the professional insurance agency companies and their branches. The insurance agency shall meet the qualification requirements specified by the CIRC, obtain the license to conduct an insurance agency business with the approval of the CIRC. An insurance agency may take any of the following forms: (i) a LLC; or (ii) a joint stock limited company. An insurance agency must have a registered capital of at least RMB2 million ($313,332). Where it is established as a nationwide company, its registered capital must be at least RMB10 million ($1,566,661). The registered capital must be paid up in cash. On April 27, 2013, CIRC issued the Decision on Revising the Agency Provisions (the “2013 Agency Provisions”), pursuant to which, CIRC has mandated any insurance agency established subsequent to the Decision on Revising the Agency Provisions to meet a minimum registered capital requirement of RMB50 million ($8.1 million). On October 19, 2015, CIRC issued the Decision on Revising Eight Regulations including Provisions on Insurance Companies Setting up Offshore Insurance Organizations, which made certain revisions to the 2013 Agency Provisions (the “2015 Agency Provisions”), among which, (i) eliminate the requirement of prior approval by CIRC to establish an insurance agency; (ii) eliminate the requirement on personnel or senior managers of an insurance agency to obtain certain relevant qualification certificate; or (iii) eliminate the requirement of prior approval by CIRC on split, merger or change of organizational form of an insurance agency company.

On May 16, 2013, CIRC issued Notice for Further Clarification on Related Issues of Access to Professional Insurance Intermediary Market (the “2013 Notice”), pursuant to which, professional insurance agency established prior to the issuance of the Decision on Revising the Agency Provisions, with registered capital less than RMB50 million ($8.1 million), can operate their existing business within the provinces where they have the registered office or branch office, but shall not set up any new branches in any province where they do not have the registered office or any branch office.

On September 17, 2015, CIRC issued Opinions on Deepening the Reformation of Insurance Intermediary Market (the “Reformation Opinions”), pursuant to which, CIRC will take further actions to simplify unnecessary administrative procedures, among which, the elimination of 8 administrative approvals, including the cancellation of previously required qualification certificate for insurance salesperson, the previously required approval for the split, merger, organizational change, set-up of branch office and exit of insurance agency and brokerage company. CIRC will also focus on (i) improving management over entry into and exit from insurance intermediary market and setting up a multilayered service system; (ii)encouraging and pushing forward reformation and innovation to improve intermediary service; (iii)strengthening self-management and supervision and promoting the improvement of industrial quality; (iv) placing stronger supervision and management and improving the comprehensive administrative efficiency; (v)focusing more on organizational construction and industrial self-control; and (vi) consummating information disclosure system and making better use of social supervision.

An insurance agency may engage in the following insurance agency businesses:

The name of an insurance agency must contain the words “insurance agency” or “insurance sales.” The license of an insurance agency company is valid for a period of three years and may be renewed with due application 30 days prior to its expiration. An insurance agency must report to the CIRC when it (i) changes its registered name or the name of its branches; (ii) changes its registered address or the operating address of its branches; (iii) the sponsors or major shareholders change their respective name; (iv) changes its major shareholders; (v) changes its registered capital; (vi) materially changes its equity structure; (vii)changes its organizational form; (viii) split, merger; (ix) amends its articles of association; or (x) sets up or closes its branches. The senior managers of an insurance agency including its branches must meet specific qualification requirements set forth in the Agency Provisions. The appointment of the senior managers of an insurance agency including its branches is subject to review and approval of the CIRC.

Regulation of Insurance Brokerages

The principal regulation governing insurance brokerages is the Provisions on the Supervision and Administration of Insurance Brokerage Institutions (the “Brokerage Provisions”) promulgated by the CIRC on September 25, 2009 and effective on October 1, 2009, which replaced the Provisions on the Administration of Insurance Brokerages issued by the CIRC on December 15, 2004 and effective on January 1, 2005. According to this Brokerage Provisions, the establishment of an insurance brokerage is subject to the approval of the CIRC. The term “insurance brokerage” refers to an entity provides brokerages service on the execution of the insurance contract between the insured and the insurance company based on the interests of the insured and collects commission as agreed, including the insurance brokerage companies and their branches, The insurance brokerage shall meet the qualification requirements specified by the CIRC and obtain the license to operate an insurance brokering business with the approval of the CIRC. Insurance brokering business includes both direct insurance brokering, which refers to brokering activities on behalf of insurance applicants or the insured in their dealings with the insurance companies, and reinsurance brokering, which refers to brokering activities on behalf of insurance companies in their dealings with reinsurance companies. An insurance brokerage may take any of the following forms: (i) a LLC; or (ii) a joint stock limited company. An insurance brokerage company must have a registered capital or capital contribution of at least RMB10 million ($1,566,661). The registered capital must be paid up in cash. On April 27, 2013, CIRC issued the Decision on Revising the Brokerage Provisions (the “2013 Brokerage Provisions”), pursuant to which, CIRC has mandated any insurance brokerage established subsequent to the 2013Brokerage Provisions to meet a minimum registered capital requirement of RMB50 million ($8.1 million).On October 19, 2015, CIRC issued the Decision on Revising Eight Regulations including Provisions on Insurance Companies Setting up Offshore Insurance Organizations, which made certain revisions to the 2013 Agency Provisions (the “2015 Brokerage Provisions”), among which, (i) eliminate the requirement of prior approval by CIRC to establish an insurance brokerage company; (ii) eliminate the requirement on personnel or senior managers of an insurance brokerage company to obtain certain relevant qualification certificate; or (iii) eliminate the requirement of prior approval by CIRC on split, merger or change of organizational form of an insurance brokerage company.

On May 16, 2013, CIRC issued Notice for Further Clarification on Related Issues of Access to Professional Insurance Intermediary Market (the “2013 Notice”), pursuant to which, professional insurance brokerage established prior to the issuance of the Decision on Revising the Brokerage Provisions, with registered capital less than RMB50 million ($8.1 million), can operate their existing business within the provinces where they have the registered office or branch office, but shall not set up any new branches in any province where they do not have the registered office or any branch office.

On September 17, 2015, CIRC issued Opinions on Deepening the Reformation of Insurance Intermediary Market (the “Reformation Opinions”), pursuant to which, the following targets were erected for future reformation of insurance intermediary market: (i) improve management over entry into and exit from insurance intermediary market and set up a multilayered service system; (ii) encourage and push forward reformation and innovation and improve intermediary service; (iii) strengthen self-management and supervision and promote the improvement of industrial quality; (iv) place stronger supervision and management and improve the comprehensive administrative efficiency; (v) pay more attention to organizational construction and industrial self-control; and (vi) consummate information disclosure system and make better use of social supervision. The Reformation Opinions will be beneficial to both the improvement of reformation and development conducted by insurance intermediaries on their own and transformation and upgrading of the insurance intermediary market.

An insurance brokerage may conduct the following insurance brokering businesses:

The name of an insurance brokerage must contain the words “insurance brokerage.” The license of an insurance brokerage company is valid for three years and may be renewed with due application 30 days prior to its expiration. An insurance brokerage must report to the CIRC when it (i) changes its registered name or the name of its branches; (ii) change its registered address or the operating address of its branches; (iii) the sponsors or the major shareholders change their respective name; (iv) changes its major shareholders; (v) changes its registered capital; (vi) materially changes its equity structure; (vii)changes its organizational form; (viii) split, merger; (ix) amends its articles of association; or (x) sets up or closes its branches. The senior managers of an insurance brokerage including its branches must meet specific qualification requirements set forth in the Brokerage Provisions. Appointment of the senior managers of an insurance brokerage including its branches is subject to review and approval by the CIRC.

Regulation of Insurance Salespersons

The principal regulation governing individual insurance salespersons is the Measures on the Supervision of Insurance Salespersons issued by the CIRC on January 6, 2013 and effective on July 1, 2013, which replaced the Provisions on the Administration of Insurance Salespersons promulgated on April 6, 2006 and effective on July 1, 2006. Under this regulation, the term “insurance salesperson” refers to an individual who sells insurance products for an insurance company, including those who are engaged by insurance companies or by insurance agencies. To engage in insurance sales activities as an insurance salesperson, a person first must pass the qualification examination for the insurance agency practitioners organized by the CIRC to obtain a “Qualification Certificate of Insurance Agency Practitioners”. The person must have a junior high school education or above to be qualified for the examination. In addition to the qualification certificate, a person must be registered with the CIRC’s Insurance Intermediary Supervision Information System and obtain a “Practice Certificate of Insurance Salespersons” issued by the insurance company or insurance agency to which he or she belongs in order to conduct insurance sales activities. On August 3, 2015, CIRC issued the Notice on Relevant Issues to Management of Insurance Intermediary Practitioners (the “2015 Notice”), pursuant to which, the qualification certificate is no more a pre-requisite condition for insurance intermediary practitioners to practice, instead, the insurance intermediary companies where such practitioners work shall complete the practitioners registration for them and conduct professional training. CIRC branches shall not accept any application for qualification approval of insurance salesperson (including insurance agency practitioners) any more.

Regulation of Insurance Brokerage Practitioner and Insurance Adjustment Practitioners

The principal regulation governing insurance brokerage practitioners and insurance adjustment practitioners is the Measures on the Supervision of Insurance Brokerage Practitioners and Insurance Adjustment Practitioners issued by the CIRC on January 6, 2013 and effective on July 1, 2013. To engage in the insurance brokerage activities as an insurance brokerage practitioner, or in the insurance adjustment activities as an insurance adjustment practitioner, a person first must pass the qualification examination organized by the CIRC for the insurance brokerage practitioners or for the insurance adjustment practitioners to obtain a “Qualification Certificate of Insurance Brokerage Practitioners” or a “Qualification Certificate of Insurance Adjustment Practitioners”. The person must have a tertiary education or above to be qualified for the examination. In addition to the qualification certificate, a person also must be registered with the CIRC’s Insurance Intermediary Supervision Information System and obtain a “Practice Certificate of Insurance Brokerage Practitioners” or “Practice Certificate of Insurance Adjustment Practitioners” issued by the insurance brokerage firm or insurance claims adjusting company to which he or she belongs in order to conduct insurance brokerage or claims adjustment activities. An insurance brokerage practitioner is not allowed to conduct insurance brokerage activities on behalf of himself or herself. On August 3, 2015, CIRC issued the Notice on Relevant Issues to Management of Insurance Intermediary Practitioners (the “2015 Notice”), pursuant to which, the qualification certificate is no more a pre-requisite condition for insurance intermediary practitioners (including insurance adjustment practitioners) to practice, instead, the insurance intermediary companies where such practitioners work shall complete the practitioners registration for them and conduct professional training. CIRC branches shall not accept any application for qualification approval of insurance brokerage practitioners any more.

Content Related to Insurance Industry in the Legal Documents of China’s Accession to the WTO

According to the Circular of the CIRC on Distributing the Content Related to Insurance Industry in the Legal Documents of China’s Accession to the WTO, for the life insurance sector, within three years of China’s accession to the WTO on December 11, 2001, geographical restrictions were to be lifted, equity joint venture companies allowed to provide health insurance, group insurance, and pension/annuity services to Chinese citizens and foreign citizens, and no other restrictions allowed except those on the proportion of foreign investment (no more than 50%) and establishment conditions. For the non-life insurance sector, within three years of China’s accession, the geographical restrictions were to be lifted and no restrictions allowed other than establishment conditions. For the insurance brokerage sector, within five years of China’s accession, the establishment of wholly foreign-funded subsidiary companies was to be allowed, and no restrictions allowed other than establishment conditions and restrictions on business scope. 

PRC Regulations on Foreign Exchange

Foreign Currency Exchange

Foreign exchange regulation in China is primarily governed by the following rules:

Under the Exchange Rules, the RMB is convertible for current account items, including the distribution of dividends, interest payments, trade and service-related foreign exchange transactions. Conversion of RMB for capital account items, such as direct investment, loan, security investment and repatriation of investment, however, is still subject to the approval of the SAFE or relevant authorities.

Under the Administration Rules, foreign-invested enterprises may only buy, sell or remit foreign currencies at those banks authorized to conduct foreign exchange business after providing valid commercial documents and, in the case of capital account item transactions, obtaining approval from the SAFE. Capital investments by foreign-invested enterprises outside of China are also subject to limitations, which include approvals by the Ministry of Commerce, the SAFE and the State Development and Reform Commission.

PRC Regulations on Dividend Distribution

The principal regulations governing dividend distributions of wholly foreign-owned companies include:

Under these regulations, wholly foreign-owned companies in the PRC may pay dividends only out of their accumulated profits as determined in accordance with PRC accounting standards. In addition, these wholly foreign-owned companies are required to set aside at least 10% of their respective accumulated profits each year, if any, to fund certain reserve funds, until the accumulative amount of such fund reaches 50% of its registered capital. These reserve funds are not distributable as cash dividends. On January 19, 2015, the Ministry of Commerce of China (“MOFCOM”) published a draft version of a proposed Foreign Investment Law (the “Draft Foreign Investment Law”) with an explanatory note. MOFCOM has requested comments from the public on the Draft Foreign Investment Law by February 17, 2015, which, once promulgated, will replace and integrate the three existing laws over foreign investment, including the Foreign-Invested Enterprise Law. 

PRC Regulations on Tax

PRC Enterprise Income Tax

The PRC EIT is calculated based on the taxable income determined under the PRC accounting standards and regulations, as well as the EIT law. On March 16, 2007, the National People’s Congress of China enacted the EIT Law, a new EIT law which became effective on January 1, 2008. On December 6, 2007, the State Council promulgated the Implementation Rules which also became effective on January 1, 2008. On December 26, 2007, the State Council issued the Notice on Implementation of Enterprise Income Tax Transition Preferential Policy under the EIT Law, or the Transition Preferential Policy Circular, which became effective simultaneously with the EIT Law. The EIT Law imposes a uniform EIT rate of 25% on all domestic enterprises and foreign-invested enterprises unless they qualify under certain exceptions. Under the EIT Law, as further clarified by the Implementation Rules, the Transition Preferential Policy Circular and other related regulations, enterprises that were established and already enjoyed preferential tax treatments before March 16, 2007 will continue to enjoy them in the following manners: (i) in the case of preferential tax rates, for a five-year period starting from January 1, 2008, during which the tax rate will gradually increase to 25%; or (ii) in the case of preferential tax exemption or reduction for a specified term, until the expiration of such term. However, if such an enterprise has not enjoyed the preferential treatments yet because of its failure to make a profit, its term for preferential treatment will be deemed to start from 2008.

PRC Business Tax

Taxpayers providing taxable services in China are required to pay a business tax at a normal tax rate of 5% of their revenues, unless otherwise provided. According to the Announcement on the VAT Reform Pilot Program of the Transportation and Selected Modern Service Sectors issued by the State Tax Bureau in July 2012, the transportation and some selected modern service sectors, including research and development and technical services, information technology services, cultural creative services, logistics support services, tangible personal property leasing services, and assurance and consulting service sectors, should pay value-added tax instead of business tax based on a predetermined timetable (hereinafter referred to as the “VAT Reform”), effective September 1, 2012 for entities in Beijing and October 1, 2012 for entities in Jiangsu. As of December 31, 2015, none of our Consolidated Affiliated Entities has been requested to convert into the VAT system.

Dividend Withholding Tax

Under the PRC tax laws effective prior to January 1, 2008, dividends paid to foreign investors by foreign-invested enterprises are exempt from PRC withholding tax. Pursuant to the EIT Law and the Implementation Rules, dividends generated after January 1, 2008 and distributed to us by our PRC subsidiaries are under a 5% withholding tax subject to PRC laws and regulations, provided that we are determined by the relevant PRC tax authorities to be a “non-resident enterprise” under the EIT Law.

PRC regulations relating to the establishment of offshore SPVs by PRC residents

SAFE has promulgated several regulations, including the Notice on Issues Relating to the Administration of Foreign Exchange in Fund-Raising and Round-trip Investment Activities of Domestic Residents Conducted via Offshore Special Purpose Companies, or SAFE Circular No. 75, effective on November 1, 2005. On July 4, 2014, SAFE promulgated the Notice on Issues Relating to Administration of Foreign Exchange in Offshore Investment & Fund-Raising and Round-trip Investment by Domestic Residents Utilizing Special Purpose Vehicles, or SAFE Circular No. 37, effective on July 14, 2014, which replaced Circular 75. On February 13, 2015, SAFE promulgated the Notice on Further Simplifying and Improving Management Policies of Foreign Exchange in Direct Investment, or SAFE Circular No. 13, which will be effective on June 1, 2015. According to SAFE Circular No. 13, foreign exchange registrations for both domestic and foreign direct investment shall be undertaken by banks, while SAFE and its branches execute indirect supervision on foreign exchange registration of direct investment via banks. The regulation requires PRC residents and PRC corporate entities to register with local banks or local branches (for the supplementary registration) of SAFE in connection with their direct or indirect offshore investment activities. These regulations apply to our shareholders who are PRC residents and may apply to any offshore acquisitions that we make in the future. 

Under these foreign exchange regulations, PRC residents who will make investments in Special Purpose Vehicles or SPVs are required to register those investments with the bank where the domestic company incorporated, and the PRC residents who have previously made, prior to the implementation of the SAFE Circular No. 37, direct or indirect investments in SPVs are required to register those investments with local SAFE for the supplementary registration. In addition, any PRC resident who is a direct or indirect shareholder of a SPV, is required to update the previously filed registration with the local banks, with respect to that SPV, to reflect any material change. If any PRC shareholder fails to make the required registration or update the previously filed registration, the PRC subsidiaries of that SPV may be prohibited from distributing their profits and the proceeds from any reduction in capital, share transfer or liquidation to their SPV parent, and the SPV may also be prohibited from injecting additional capital into its PRC subsidiaries. Moreover, failure to comply with the various foreign exchange registration requirements described above could result in liabilities for such PRC subsidiaries under PRC laws for evasion of applicable foreign exchange restrictions. Furthermore, the persons-in-charge and other persons at such PRC subsidiaries who are held directly liable for the violations may be subject to administrative sanctions.

These foreign exchange regulations provide that PRC residents include both PRC citizens, meaning any individual who holds a PRC passport or resident identification card, and individuals who are non-PRC citizens but primarily reside in the PRC due to their economic ties to China.

ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS.

You should carefully consider the risks described below together with all of the other information included in this Form 10-K. The statements contained in or incorporated herein that are not historic facts are forward-looking statements that are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those set forth in or implied by forward-looking statements. See “Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements.” If any of the following risks actually occurs, our business, financial condition or results of operations could be harmed. In that case, you may lose all or part of your investment.

Risks Relating to Our Business

The former shareholders of Action Holdings Financial Limited, the holding company through which the Company conducts all of its Taiwan operations (“AHFL”), may in the near future have the right to require the Company to unwind the acquisition of AHFL and return the ownership of AHFL to such shareholders, in which case our business prospects and future results of operations would be severely adversely affected.

The Company conducts all of its Taiwanese operations indirectly through its subsidiary AHFL and the revenues from such Taiwanese operations represented approximately 90% of our total revenues in our consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2015, and such operations were also the source of all of our profits in 2015.On February 17, 2016, the Company and the selling shareholders of AHFL entered into a third Amendment to the AHFL Acquisition Agreement (the “Third Amendment”), pursuant to which, on or prior to June 30, 2016, (i) the Company is committed to complete the listing of the Company’s shares in a major capital market, where the net proceeds raised through such public offering financing shall be at least US$10,000,000; (ii) the Company is committed to distribute the cash payment in the amount of NT$22.5 million (US$312,617), on a pro rata basis, to the selling shareholders of AHFL and issue 5 million common shares to its selected employees pursuant to its employee stock/option plan, or any alternative plan mutually accepted by the Company and such selling shareholders; and (iii) failure to timely complete either of the above-mentioned criteria shall be deemed as a material breach of the Company under Article 8 of the Acquisition Agreement, whereby the non-breaching party shall be entitled to terminate the Acquisition Agreement and unwind the Acquisition of AHFL by CUIS and restore the status quo of the Company and the Selling Shareholders as if the said acquisition had never happened. It appears quite unlikely that the Company will be able to list its shares in a major capital market with proceeds of at least US$10,000,000 prior to June 30, 2016. As a result, it appears likely that the former shareholders of AHFL will have the right to unwind the acquisition of AHFL by the Company, in which case the Company would lose all of its Taiwan operations, which are currently the source of nearly all of its revenues and profits. If the Company fails to meet any of the criteria stated above and reach new agreement with such former shareholders of AHFL, and the shareholders of AHFL exercise their right to unwind the Acquisition of AHFL by CUIS, the business and financial prospects of the Company will be severely negatively affected.

The recent global macroeconomic events could cause disruptions to our customers and their demand for insurance services. Demand for our products has been, and will continue to be, adversely affected by overall macroeconomic conditions.

The recent global macroeconomic events could have a negative impact on businesses around the world. For example, on August 5, 2011, Standard & Poor’s lowered its long term sovereign credit rating on the United States of America from AAA to AA+. In addition, the European sovereign debt crisis that started in 2009 has also had a negative impact on the credit ratings of several European countries and general market sentiment. Furthermore, from May 2013, emerging markets in Asia are facing a capital flight as funds flow back into Europe and the United States. Emerging markets from Thailand to India plunged into the red amid a heavy sell-off, as investors reassessed the implications of another shift in the global economy. In 2015, the development of global economy is still in a slow pace and the recovery are still subject to various obstacles and difficulties, among which, the global financial market is still in fluctuation, price of bulk commodity remains in doldrums and trade protection and currency competition are suffering higher risk. These downgrades could have material adverse impacts on financial markets and economic conditions throughout the world. In general, the continuous bad economic situation will cause weak consumer confidence and diminish consumer and business spending, which will have a negative impact on the general market demand for insurance services around the world.

Volatility in the financial markets and overall economic uncertainty increases the risk of substantial quarterly and annual fluctuations in our earnings. Given the current economic environment, we remain cautious and we expect our customers to be cautious as well, which could affect our future results. If the economic recovery slows down or dissipates, our business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows could be materially and adversely affected.

If we are unable to obtain and maintain the licenses to operate our business, our business prospects and future results of operations would be adversely affected.

We operate our businesses with approvals and licenses granted by the government. If these approvals or licenses are revoked or suspended or are not renewed, or if we are unable to obtain any additional licenses that we may need to operate or expand our business in the manner we desire, then our financial condition and results of operations, as well as our prospects, will suffer.

We face substantial political risks associated with doing business in Taiwan, particularly due to domestic political events and the tense relationship between Taiwan and the People’s Republic of China, which could adversely affect our financial condition and results of operations.

Law Broker’s executive office and substantial assets are located in Taiwan and most of our revenues are derived from our operations in Taiwan currently. Accordingly, our business, financial condition and results of operations and the market price of our common shares may be affected by changes in Taiwan governmental policies, taxation, inflation or interest rates and by social instability and diplomatic and social developments in or affecting Taiwan which are outside of our control. Taiwan has a unique international political status. Since 1949, Taiwan and the Chinese mainland have been separately governed. The PRC claims it is the sole government in China and that Taiwan is part of China. Although significant economic and cultural relations have been established between Taiwan and the PRC, such as the engagement of Economic Cooperation Framework Agreement (“ECFA”) in 2010 and Cross-strait Investment Protection and Promotion Agreement in 2012, relations may become strained again. On June 21, 2013, Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits of the PRC and Straits Exchange Foundation of Taiwan entered into the Cross-Strait Agreement on Trade in Services, with the aim of smoothing and extending the cooperation between Mainland China and Taiwan accordingly. However, as of the date of this Annual Report on Form 10-K, the Taiwan government has not approved Cross-Strait Agreement on Trade in Services. The PRC government has refused to renounce the use of military force to gain control over Taiwan. Past developments in relations between the Taiwan and the PRC have on occasion depressed the market prices of the securities of companies in Taiwan. Relations between the Taiwan and the PRC and other factors affecting military, political or economic conditions in Taiwan could materially and adversely affect our financial condition and results of operations, as well as the market price and the liquidity of our securities. In addition, the complexities of the relationship between the Taiwan and PRC require companies involved in cross-strait business operations to carefully monitor its actions and manage its relationships with both Taiwan and PRC governments. We cannot assure you that we will be able to successfully manage our relationships with the Taiwan and PRC governments for our cross-strait business operations, which could have an adverse effect on our ability to expand our business and conduct cross-strait business operations.

Any future outbreak of contagious diseases may materially and adversely affect our business and operations, as well as our financial condition and results of operations. 

Any future outbreak of contagious diseases, such as severe acute respiratory syndrome or avian influenza, may disrupt our ability to adequately staff our business and may generally disrupt our operations. If any of our employees is suspected of having contracted any contagious disease, we may under certain circumstances be required to quarantine such employees and the affected areas of our premises. As a result, we may have to temporarily suspend part or all of our operations. Furthermore, any future outbreak may restrict the level of economic activity in affected regions, which may adversely affect our business and prospects. As a result, we cannot assure you that any future outbreak of contagious diseases would not have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations.

If we fail to attract and retain productive sales professionals or agents, our business could suffer.

Our entire sales of life, property and casualty insurance products are conducted through our individual sales professionals or agents, who are not our employees. Some of these sales professionals or sales agents are significantly more productive than others in generating sales. If we are unable to attract and retain the core group of highly productive sales professionals or sales agents, our business could be materially and adversely affected. Competition for sales personnel from insurance companies and other insurance intermediaries may also force us to increase the compensation of our sales professionals or sales agents, which would increase operating costs and reduce our profitability.

Our business and prospects could be materially and adversely affected if we are not able to manage our growth successfully.

Law Broker commenced its insurance intermediary business in 1992. During the past two decades, Law Broker has expanded its distribution and service networks across Taiwan, with 26 sales and service outlets (including the headquarters) and 2,329 employees and sales professionals as of December 31, 2015. Anhou commenced its insurance intermediary business in 2003 and has expanded its operations substantially in recent years. Anhou’s distribution and service networks expanded from one company in one province to two insurance agencies and one brokerage in 3 provinces and 36 service outlets as of December 31, 2015. Meanwhile, we broadened our service offerings from the distribution of only life insurance products to cover a wide variety of property and casualty insurance and automobile insurance products. We anticipate continued growth in the future through multiple means. Our expansion has placed, and will continue to place, substantial demands on our managerial, operational, technological and other resources. To manage and support our continued growth, we must continue to improve our operational, administrative, financial and technological systems, procedures and controls, and expand, train and manage our growing employee and agent base. Furthermore, our management will be required to maintain and expand our relationships with insurance companies, other insurance intermediaries, regulators and other third parties. We cannot assure you that our current and planned personnel, systems, procedures and controls will be adequate to support our future operations. Any failure to effectively and efficiently manage our expansion could materially and adversely affect our ability to capitalize on new business opportunities, which in turn could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations.

We may be unsuccessful in identifying and acquiring suitable acquisition candidates, which could adversely affect our growth.

We expect our future growth to come from acquisitions of high-quality independent insurance agencies and brokerages as well as establishment of new insurance agencies and brokerages. There is no assurance we can successfully identify suitable acquisition candidates, especially in those areas where we do not yet have a presence. Even if we identify suitable candidates, we may not be able to complete an acquisition on terms that are commercially acceptable to us. In addition, we compete with other entities to acquire high-quality independent insurance agencies and brokerages. Many of our competitors may have substantially greater financial resources than we do and may be able to outbid us for these acquisition targets. If we are unable to complete acquisitions, our growth strategy may be impeded and our earnings or revenue growth may be negatively affected. 

If we fail to integrate acquired companies efficiently, or if the acquired companies do not perform to our expectations, our business and results of operations may be adversely affected.

Even if we succeed in acquiring other insurance agencies and brokerages, our ability to integrate an acquired entity and its operations is subject to a number of factors. These factors include difficulties in the integration of acquired operations and retention of personnel, especially the sales professionals and sales agents who are not employees of the acquired company, entry into unfamiliar markets, unanticipated problems or legal liabilities, and tax and accounting issues. The need to address these factors may divert management’s attention from other aspects of our business and materially and adversely affect our business prospects. In addition, costs associated with integrating newly acquired companies could negatively affect our operating margins.

Furthermore, the acquired companies may not perform to our expectations for various reasons, including legislative or regulatory changes that affect the insurance products in which a company specializes, the loss of key clients after the acquisition closes, general economic factors that impact a company in a direct way and the cultural incompatibility of an acquired company’s management team with us. If an acquired company cannot be operated at the same profitability level as our existing operations, the acquisition would have a negative impact on our operating margin. Our inability to successfully integrate an acquired entity or its failure to perform to our expectations may materially and adversely affect our business, prospects, results of operations and financial condition.

Because the commission and fee revenue we earn on the sale of insurance products is based on premiums and commission and fee rates set by insurance companies, any decrease in these premiums or commission and fee rates may have an adverse effect on our results of operations.

We are engaged in the insurance agency and brokerage business and derive revenues primarily from commissions and fees paid by the insurance companies whose policies our customers purchase. The commission and fee rates are set by insurance companies and are based on the premiums that the insurance companies charge. Commission and fee rates and premiums can change based on the prevailing economic, regulatory, taxation-related and competitive factors that affect insurance companies. These factors, which are not within our control, include the ability of insurance companies to place new business, underwriting and non-underwriting profits of insurance companies, consumer demand for insurance products, the availability of comparable products from other insurance companies at a lower cost, the availability of alternative insurance products such as government benefits and self-insurance plans, as well as the tax deductibility of commissions and fees and the consumers themselves. In addition, premium rates for certain insurance products, such as the mandatory automobile liability insurance that each automobile owner in Taiwan and the PRC is legally required to purchase, are tightly regulated by Insurance Bureau of Financial Supervisory Commission, Republic of China, or the FSC in Taiwan and China Insurance Regulatory Commission, or the CIRC in China.

Because we do not determine, and cannot predict, the timing or extent of premium or commission and fee rate changes, we cannot predict the effect any of these changes may have on our operations. Intense competition among insurance companies has led to a gradual decline in premium rate levels of some property and casualty insurance products. Although such decline may stimulate demand for insurance products and increase our total sales volume, it also reduces the commissions and fees we earn on each policy sold. Any decrease in premiums or commission and fee rates may significantly affect our profitability. In addition, our budget for future acquisitions, capital expenditures and other expenditures may be disrupted by unexpected decreases in revenues caused by decreases in premiums or commission and fee rates, thereby adversely affecting our operations.

Competition in our industry is intense and, if we are unable to compete effectively, we may lose customers and our financial results may be negatively affected.

The insurance intermediary industry in Taiwan and China is highly competitive, and we expect competition to persist and intensify. In insurance product distribution, we face competition from insurance companies that use their in-house sales force and exclusive sales agents to distribute their products, and from business entities that distribute insurance products on an ancillary basis, such as commercial banks, postal offices and automobile dealerships, as well as from other professional insurance intermediaries. We sell insurance products through our exclusive sales professionals and sales agents pursuant to agency contracts entered into with our subsidiaries or Consolidated Affiliated Entities in Taiwan and China, as applicable. The term of these agency contracts with Law Broker generally is for three years and will be re-signed upon expiration, while the term of these agency contracts with Anhou generally is for one year with automatic extension in case neither party objects at the end of the term. These sales professionals and sales agents are not our employees and we cannot assure you that they will continue their services subsequent to the expiration of such agency contracts. We compete for customers on the basis of product offerings, customer services and reputation. Many of our competitors have greater financial and marketing resources than we do and may be able to offer products and services that we do not currently offer and may not offer in the future. If we are unable to compete effectively against those competitors, we may lose customers and our financial results may be negatively affected. 

Quarterly and annual variations in our commission and fee revenue may have unexpected impacts on our results of operations.

Our commission and fee revenue is subject to both quarterly and annual fluctuations as a result of the seasonality of its business, the timing of policy renewals and the net effect of new and lost business. Historically, Law Broker’s commission and fee revenue, particularly revenue derived from distribution of life insurance products, for the second and fourth quarters of any given year have been higher than the first and third quarters. Anhou’s commission and fee revenue, particularly revenue derived from distribution of life insurance products, for the fourth quarter of any given year has been the highest among all four quarters, while Anhou’s commission and fee revenue for the first quarter of any given year has been the lowest among all four quarters. The factors that cause the quarterly and annual variations are not within our control. Specifically, consumer demand for insurance products can influence the timing of renewals, new business and lost business, which generally includes policies that are not renewed, and cancellations. As a result, you may not be able to rely on quarterly or annual comparisons of our operating results as an indication of our future performance.

If our contracts with insurance companies are terminated or changed, our business and operating results could be adversely affected.

We primarily act as agents for insurance companies in distributing their products to retail customers. Our relationships with the insurance companies are governed by agreements between Law Broker or Anhou and the insurance companies. See “Corporate History and Structure - Insurance Company Partners.” These contracts establish, among other things, the scope of authority, the pricing of the insurance products we distributes and its fee rates. These contracts typically have a term of one year and will be automatically extended for successive one-year term unless terminated earlier with at least 30 days or 60 days advance notice prior to its expiration.

In the fiscal year ended December 31, 2015, Law Broker’s top five insurance company partners, after aggregating the business conducted between Law Broker and the various local branches of the insurance companies were Farglory Life Insurance Co., Ltd., CTBC Life Insurance Co., Ltd., Fubon Life Insurance Co., Ltd., TransGlobal Life Insurance Co., Ltd. and AIA International Limited, Taiwan Branch. Among them, Farglory Life Insurance Co., Ltd. accounted for 81.79% of Law Broker’s total net revenues from commissions and fees in the fiscal year ending December 31, 2015. 

In the fiscal year ended December 31, 2015, Anhou’s top five insurance company partners, after aggregating the business conducted between Anhou and the various local branches of the insurance companies, were Taikang Life Insurance Co., Ltd. Huaxia Insurance Co., Ltd., Funde Sino Life Insurance Co., Ltd., AVIVA Life Insurance Co., Ltd. and Aegon THTF Life Insurance Co., Ltd. Among them, Taikang Life Insurance Co., Ltd. accounted for 13.91% of Anhou’s total net revenues from commissions and fees the fiscal year ending December 31, 2015. 

The termination of our contracts with insurance companies that in aggregate account for a significant portion of our business, or changes to material terms of these contracts, could adversely affect our business and operating results.

Our future success depends on the continuing efforts of our senior management team and other key personnel, and our business may be harmed if we lose their services.

Our future success depends heavily upon the continuing services of the members of our senior management team and other key personnel, in particular Mr. Yi Hsiao Mao, the Chief Executive Officer, Ms. Yung Chi Chuang, the Chief Financial Officer, Mr. Wen Yuan Hsu, the Chief Marketing Officer, Mr. Tung Chi Hsieh, the Chief Operating Officer, and Mr. Te-Yun Chiang, the Chief Technology Officer. If one or more of our senior executives or other key personnel, are unable or unwilling to continue in their present positions, we may not be able to replace them easily, or at all. As such, our business may be disrupted and our financial condition and results of operations may be materially and adversely affected. Competition for senior management and key personnel is intense, the pool of qualified candidates is very limited, and we may not be able to retain the services of our senior executives or key personnel, or attract and retain high-quality senior executives or key personnel in the future. As is customary in the PRC and Taiwan, we do not have insurance coverage for the loss of our senior management team or other key personnel.

In addition, if any member of our senior management team or any of our other key personnel joins a competitor or forms a competing company, we may lose customers, sensitive trade information and key professionals and staff members. Most of our executive officers and key employees have entered into an employment agreement with our subsidiaries or Consolidated Affiliated Entities, respectively. If any disputes arise between any of our senior executives or key personnel and us, we cannot assure you of the extent to which any of these agreements may be enforced.

Sales professionals or sales agent and employee misconduct is difficult to detect and deter and could harm our reputation or lead to regulatory sanctions or litigation costs.

Sales professionals or sales agent and employee misconduct could result in violations of law by us, regulatory sanctions, litigation or serious reputational or financial harm. Misconduct could include:

We cannot always deter sales professionals or sales agent or employee misconduct, and the precautions we take to prevent and detect these activities may not be effective in all cases. We cannot assure you, therefore, that sales professionals or sales agent or employee misconduct will not lead to a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations or financial condition.

All of our personnel engaging in insurance agency or brokering are required under relevant regulations to have a qualification certificate issued by the relevant government authorities in Taiwan. If these qualification requirements are strictly enforced in the future, our business may be materially and adversely affected.

All of Law Broker’s personnel who engage in insurance agency and brokering are required under relevant Taiwan regulations to obtain a registration certificate. To obtain the registration certificate, the sale professionals have to pass the insurance sales professionals qualification test sponsored by the Life Insurance Association of the Republic of China or Property Insurance Association of the Republic of China (collectively the “Associations”, each a “Association”). Once the applicants passed such test, the Associations will notify Law Broker of those applicants who passed the test and Law Broker is obligated to issue the registration certificate to them. The registration certificate is valid for five years and the holder shall renew the registration certificate prior to its expiration date. See “Corporate History and Structure —Regulation.” As of December 31, 2015, all of Law Broker’s sales professionals had received and held a valid registration certificate.

If we fail to maintain an effective system of internal controls over financial reporting, we may not be able to accurately report our financial results or prevent fraud.

As a public company, we are subject to reporting obligations under U.S. securities laws. Pursuant to Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and the related rules adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission, every public company is required to include a management report on the Company’s internal controls over financial reporting (“ICFR”) in its annual report, which contains management’s assessment of the effectiveness of the company’s internal controls over financial reporting. 

While we believe our ICFR is currently effective, there is no assurance we will be able to maintain effective ICFR in the future. If we fail to do so, we may not be able to produce reliable financial reports and prevent fraud. Moreover, if we were not able to conclude we have effective ICFR, investors may lose confidence in the reliability of our financial statements, which would negatively impact the trading price of our shares. Our reporting obligations as a public company, including our efforts to comply with Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, will continue to place a significant strain on our management, operational and financial resources and systems for the foreseeable future.

Any significant failure in our information technology systems could have a material adverse effect on our business and profitability.

Our business is highly dependent on the ability of our information technology systems to timely process a large number of transactions across different markets and products at a time when transaction processes have become increasingly complex and the volume of such transactions is growing rapidly. The proper functioning of our financial control, accounting, customer database, customer service and other data processing systems, together with the communication systems of our Taiwan Subsidiaries and Consolidated Affiliated Entities and our main offices in Taiwan and Jiangsu are critical to our business and to our ability to compete effectively. We cannot assure you that our business activities would not be materially disrupted in the event of a partial or complete failure of any of these primary information technology or communication systems, which could be caused by, among other things, software malfunction, computer virus attacks or conversion errors due to system upgrading. In addition, a prolonged failure of our information technology system could damage our reputation and materially and adversely affect our future prospects and profitability.

If we are unable to respond in a timely and cost-effective manner to rapid technological change in the insurance intermediary industry, there may be a resulting adverse effect on business and operating results.

The insurance industry is increasingly influenced by rapid technological change, frequent new product and service introductions and evolving industry standards. For example, the insurance intermediary industry has increased use of the Internet to communicate benefits and related information to consumers and to facilitate information exchange and transactions. We believe that our future success will depend on our ability to continue to anticipate technological changes and to offer additional product and service opportunities that meet evolving standards on a timely and cost-effective basis. There is a risk that we may not successfully identify new product and service opportunities or develop and introduce these opportunities in a timely and cost-effective manner. In addition, product and service opportunities that our competitors develop or introduce may render our products and services uncompetitive. As a result, we can give no assurances that technological changes that may affect our industry in the future will not have a material adverse effect on our business and results of operations.

The Company’s affiliates have significant control over matters requiring approval by shareholders.

The affiliates to the Company hold 100% of the Company’s outstanding preferred shares, 43.79% of the Company’s outstanding common shares, and 58.03% of the voting power of the Company as of March 24, 2016 (calculated in accordance with Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended). As a result, the Company’s affiliates, in view of their ownership percentage of our common stock and voting power, have significant control over matters requiring approval by our shareholders, including the selection of our Board of Directors, approval or rejection of mergers, sales or licenses of all or substantially all of our assets, or other business combination transactions. The interests of the Company’s affiliates may not always coincide with the interests of our other shareholders and as such the Company may take action in advancement of its affiliates’ interests to the detriment of our other shareholders, including you. Accordingly, you may not be able to influence any action we take or consider taking, even if it requires a shareholder vote. 

Risks Related to Our Corporate Structure in the PRC

If the PRC government finds that the agreements that establish the structure for operating our China business do not comply with applicable PRC laws and regulations, we could be subject to severe penalties.

PRC laws and regulations place certain restrictions on foreign ownership of companies that engage in insurance agencies and brokerages business, especially those on qualifications as well as capital requirement of the investors. We conduct our operations in China principally through contractual arrangements among our wholly-owned PRC subsidiary, CU WFOE and our operating company in the PRC, namely, Anhou and its shareholders, where Anhou directly holds 100% equity interests in one PRC insurance agency, namely Sichuan Kangzhuang and one insurance brokerage, namely Jiangsu Law. Anhou, Sichuan Kangzhuang and Jiangsu Law hold the licenses and permits necessary to conduct our insurance intermediary business and related businesses in China.

Our contractual arrangements with Anhou and its shareholders enable us to:

Because of these contractual arrangements, we are the primary beneficiary of Anhou and its subsidiaries and have consolidated them into our consolidated financial statements. Although we believe that these agreements are in compliance with current PRC regulations, we cannot assure you that the PRC government would agree that these contractual arrangements comply with PRC licensing, registration or other regulatory requirements, with existing policies or with requirements or policies that may be adopted in the future, such as the Draft Foreign Investment Law described below.

On January 19, 2015, the Ministry of Commerce of China (“MOFCOM”) published a draft version of a proposed Foreign Investment Law (the “Draft Foreign Investment Law”) with an explanatory note. This Draft Foreign Investment Law, once promulgated, will replace and integrate the three existing laws over foreign investment, the Law of the PRC on Chinese-Foreign Equity Joint Ventures, the Wholly Foreign-owned Enterprise Law and the Law of the PRC on Sino-foreign Cooperative Enterprises. The Draft Foreign Investment Law was formulated with a view to opening wider to the outside, promoting and regulating foreign investment, protecting the legitimate rights and interests of foreign investors, safeguarding national security and public interests, and facilitating the healthy development of the socialist market economy. MOFCOM has requested comments from the public on the draft Law by February 17, 2015.

Some of the more significant concepts in the Foreign Investment Law include the following:

Effective Control

The proposed law has adopted the concept of effective control in the foreign investment area. The Draft Foreign Investment Law notes that a company established in China but controlled by foreign investors shall be deemed a foreign investor and foreign entities controlled by Chinese investors can, in some circumstances, be deemed Chinese domestic investors. According to Draft Foreign Investment Law “control” refers to several circumstances including the contractual control by imposing decisive influences on the operation, finance, personnel or technology of the enterprise by contract, trust or other means.

Negative List Management

Most foreign investments will not need pre-approval as was previously required. It means that the Chinese market could be more open and efficient in some sectors to set up foreign invested companies. However, the Draft Foreign Investment Law sets out a Negative List, or Catalogue of Prohibitions. Foreign investors are not allowed to invest in any sector set out in the Catalogue of Prohibitions. Further, a Catalogue of Restrictions will note those sectors with restrictions imposed on foreign investors. The use of Negative lists represents a method of management or administration of foreign investments.

How domestic VIEs, potentially deemed to be foreign enterprises under the Draft Foreign Investment Law and currently operating in Negative List sectors, will be treated is unclear.

National Security Reviews

The Draft Foreign Investment Law also establishes a united foreign investment national security review system which will conduct examinations on the foreign investments that endangers or may endanger the national security.

Information Reporting System

The Draft Foreign Investment Law establishes a foreign investment information reporting system. The new rules include submission of a foreign investment report (such as when setting up a company), a report of any Changes of Foreign Investment (any adjustments of investment) and an annual report. Generally, reporting obligations arise when a foreign investor purchases not less than 10% of the stock of a domestic entity, or less than 10% but the purchase results in a change of control of the domestic entity.

Supervision and Inspection

The Draft Foreign Investment Law establishes a mechanism for the supervision and inspection of foreign investors and foreign invested enterprises from industrial and commercial, taxation, foreign exchange, auditing and other administrative departments. The government’s eye on foreign investments and foreign investment management has shifted from the approval prior to a foreign invested company being established to the supervision and inspection after it is set up.

PRC laws and regulations governing the validity of these contractual arrangements are uncertain and the relevant government authorities have broad discretion in interpreting these laws and regulations. If the PRC government determines that our contractual arrangements do not comply with applicable laws and regulations, it could revoke our business and operating licenses, require us to discontinue or restrict our operations, restrict our right to collect revenues, block our website, require us to restructure our operations, impose additional conditions or requirements with which we may not be able to comply, or take other regulatory or enforcement actions against us that could be harmful to our business. The imposition of any of these penalties would result in a material and adverse effect on our ability to conduct our business. 

If the PRC government finds that we, our PRC subsidiary and Consolidated Affiliated Entities do not comply with applicable PRC laws and regulations, we could be subject to severe penalties.

If we, our Consolidated Affiliated Entity, Anhou or any of the existing and future subsidiaries of Anhou are found to be in violation of any existing or future PRC laws or regulations, or fail to obtain or maintain any of the required permits or approvals, the relevant PRC regulatory authorities, including the CIRC, will have broad discretion in dealing with such violations, including:

The imposition of any of these penalties could result in a material and adverse effect on our ability to conduct our business in the PRC.

We rely on contractual arrangements with Anhou and its shareholders for our China operations, which may not be as effective in providing operational control as direct ownership.

We have relied and expect to continue to rely on contractual arrangements with our PRC Consolidated Affiliated Entity, Anhou, and its shareholders to operate our business in China. For a description of these contractual arrangements, see “Corporate History and Structure”. These contractual arrangements may not be as effective in providing us with control over Anhou and its subsidiaries as direct ownership. We have no direct or indirect equity interests in Anhou or any of its subsidiaries.

Since PRC laws restrict foreign equity ownership in companies engaged in insurance agencies and brokerages businesses in China, especially those on qualifications as well as capital requirement of the investors, we rely on contractual arrangements with Anhou to operate our business in China. If we had direct ownership of Anhou and its subsidiaries, we would be able to exercise our rights as a shareholder to effect changes in the board of directors of Anhou and its subsidiaries, which in turn could effect changes, subject to any applicable fiduciary obligations, at the management level. However, under the current contractual arrangements, we rely on Anhou and its shareholders’ performance of their contractual obligations to exercise effective control. In addition, our contractual arrangements generally have a term of ten-year with an automatic extension of another ten-year term unless our PRC subsidiary, CU WFOE, determines otherwise. Though neither Anhou nor its shareholders has any right under these agreements to terminate such agreements prior to the expiration date, we may not be able to strictly enforce these agreements in case they choose to do so, due to the uncertainty associated with PRC government’s determination on the validity of these contractual arrangements or the lack of assets enforceable outside PRC. Certain affiliates of the Company are also directors and executive officers of our Consolidated Affiliated Entities. In addition, though Anhou is under the effective control of CU WFOE through these contractual arrangements, the shareholders and officers of Anhou may not act in the best interests of our company or may not perform their obligations under these agreements, including the obligation to renew these agreements when their initial ten-year term expires. Furthermore, as all of Anhou’s assets are located in China, if Anhou or its shareholders determine to terminate the VIE agreements, the unaffiliated investors will have little or no recourse against them. Such risks exist throughout the period in which we intend to operate our business through the contractual arrangements with Anhou. Therefore, these contractual arrangements may not be as effective as direct ownership in providing us with control over these Consolidated Affiliated Entities.  

If Anhou and its shareholders fail to perform their obligations under these contractual arrangements, we may have to incur substantial costs and other resources to enforce such arrangements and rely on legal remedies under PRC law, including seeking specific performance or injunctive relief and claiming damages, which may not be effective. For example, if the shareholders and officers of Anhou were to refuse to transfer their equity interest in Anhou to us or our designee when we exercise the call option pursuant to these contractual arrangements, or if they were otherwise to act in bad faith toward us, then we may have to take legal action to compel them to fulfill their contractual obligations. However, due to the uncertainty associated with PRC government’s determination on the validity of these contractual arrangements or the lack of assets enforceable against Anhou outside PRC, we may not be able to effectively enforce our right under these agreements.

All of our contractual arrangements with Anhou and shareholders are governed by PRC law and provide for the resolution of disputes through arbitration in the PRC. Accordingly, these contracts would be interpreted in accordance with PRC law and any disputes would be resolved in accordance with PRC legal procedures. The legal environment in the PRC is not as developed as in some other jurisdictions, such as the United States. As a result, uncertainties in the PRC legal system could limit our ability to enforce these contractual arrangements. In the event we are unable to enforce these contractual arrangements, we may not be able to exert effective control over our Consolidated Affiliated Entities, and our ability to conduct our business in the PRC may be negatively affected.

Contractual arrangements we have entered into with Anhou may be subject to scrutiny by the PRC tax authorities. A finding that we owe additional taxes could substantially reduce our consolidated net income and the value of your investment.

Under PRC laws and regulations, arrangements and transactions among related parties may be subject to audit or challenge by the PRC tax authorities. Since both of CU WFOE and Anhou are under our common control, either under direct ownership or through contractual arrangements, and certain our officers and directors used to be and are currently the employees of Anhou and its subsidiaries (for example, Tung Chi Hsieh and Te Yun Chiang, our Chief Operating Officer and Chief Technology Officer, also act as Division Chief of Management and Manager of Jiangsu Law respectively, and Wen Yuan Hus, our Chief Marketing Officer, also acts as the General Manager of Sichuan Kangzhuang), the VIE Agreements are likely to be deemed as arrangements between related parties. In addition, CU WFOE has been granted substantial unilateral right under the VIE Agreements. We could face material and adverse tax consequences if the PRC tax authorities determine that the contractual arrangements between our PRC subsidiary and Anhou are not on an arm’s-length basis and adjust the income of Anhou in the form of a transfer pricing adjustment, where the relevant PRC tax authorities may, in their discretion, disregard the tax filing of Anhou and impose a different tax amount payable by Anhou. A transfer pricing adjustment could among other things, result in a reduction, for PRC tax purposes, of expense deductions recorded by Anhou, which could in turn increase their respective tax liabilities. Moreover, the PRC tax authorities may impose interest and other penalties on Anhou for underpayment of taxes. Though we have not encountered any challenge or transfer pricing adjustment by the PRC tax authorities so far, we could not assure you that the PRC tax authorities will not do so in the future. Our consolidated net income may be materially and adversely affected by the occurrence of any of the foregoing. 

PRC regulation of direct investment by offshore holding companies to PRC entities may delay or prevent us from making additional capital contributions to our PRC subsidiary, which could materially and adversely affect our liquidity and our ability to fund and expand our business.

We are an offshore holding company conducting our operations in China through our PRC subsidiary and Consolidated Affiliated Entities. In order to provide additional funding to our PRC subsidiary and Consolidated Affiliated Entities, we may make additional capital contributions to our PRC subsidiary.

Any capital contributions we make to our PRC subsidiary, must be approved by the PRC Ministry of Commerce or its local counterparts, which usually takes approximately 30 days or longer, and registered with the SAFE or its local counterparts. Such applications and registrations could be time consuming and their outcomes would be uncertain. The registered capital of CU WFOE is $300,000 and has been contributed.

We cannot assure you that we will be able to complete the necessary government registrations or obtain the necessary government approvals on a timely basis, if at all, with respect to future capital contributions by us to our PRC subsidiary. If we fail to complete such registrations or obtain such approvals, our ability to capitalize or otherwise fund our PRC operations may be negatively affected, which could adversely and materially affect our liquidity and our ability to fund and expand our business.

Risks Related to Doing Business in Taiwan

Extensive regulation of our industry may limit our flexibility to respond to market conditions and competition, and our business may suffer.

Subsequent to our acquisition of AHFL on August 24, 2012, we operate our insurance agency and brokerage business in Taiwan through our operating entity Law Broker. As an insurance agency and brokerage service provider in Taiwan, Law Broker is subject to extensive regulation. See “Item 1.Business—Regulation” for a discussion of the regulatory environment applicable to Law Broker. As revenue generated by Law Broker constitutes a substantial part of our revenue, any changes in the regulatory environment applicable to Law Broker may adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.

Currently, Law Broker’s principal regulator is the Financial Supervisory Committee of Republic of China, or the FSC, which was formed on July 1, 2004 in accordance with the Financial Supervisory Organization Act, which was intended to grant regulatory authority over the Taiwan insurance industry to the FSC.

Our operations and financial results could be severely harmed by natural disasters.

Law Broker’s executive office is located in Taiwan, which suffered a severe earthquake during fiscal year of 2000. We did not experience significant disruption to our operations as a result of that earthquake. Taiwan is also exposed to typhoons and tsunamis. If a major earthquake, typhoon, tsunami or other natural disaster were to affect our operations, our business would suffer serious harm. 

Stockholders may have more difficulty protecting their interests under the laws of the Taiwan than they would under the laws of the United States.

Our corporate affairs are governed by our articles of incorporation, the Company Law, and by the laws governing corporations incorporated in Taiwan. In addition, our corporate affairs may remain governed by the Statute of Law Broker. The rights of stockholders and the responsibilities of management and the members of the board of directors of Taiwan companies are different from those applicable to a corporation incorporated in the United States. For example, controlling or major stockholders of Taiwan companies do not owe fiduciary duties to minority stockholders. As a result, holders of our common shares may have more difficulty in protecting their interests in connection with actions taken by our management or members of our board of directors than they would as public stockholders of a United States corporation.

Fluctuation in the value of the New Taiwanese Dollar may have a material adverse effect on your investment.

The value of the New Taiwanese Dollar (“NTD” or “NT$”) against the US dollar (“USD”) and other currencies may fluctuate and is affected by, among other things, changes in political and economic conditions. As of December 31, 2015, the exchange rate of NT$ to the USD was 1NT$=0.03045USD.

In Taiwan, our revenues and costs are denominated in the NT$, and a significant portion of our financial assets are also denominated in NT$. We rely substantially on dividends and other fees paid to us by our Taiwan Subsidiary. Any significant appreciation or depreciation of the NT$ against the USD may affect our cash flows, revenues, earnings and financial position, and the value of, and any dividends payable on, our shares in USD. For example, a further appreciation of the NT$ against the USD would make any new NT$-denominated investments or expenditures more costly to us, to the extent that we need to convert USD into the NT$ for such purposes. An appreciation of the NT$ against the USD would also result in foreign currency translation losses for financial reporting purposes when we translate our USD denominated financial assets into the NT$, as the NT$ is our reporting currency in Taiwan. Conversely, a significant depreciation of the NT$ against the USD may significantly reduce the USD equivalent of our reported earnings, and may adversely affect the price of our shares.

Sensitivity analysis

The following table indicates the instantaneous change in the Company's (loss) / profit after tax (and accumulated losses) that would arise if foreign exchange rates at the reporting date had changed at that date, assuming all other risk variables remained constant.

The weakening of the US Dollar against the above currencies by the same percentages would have had the equal but opposite effect on the above currencies to the amounts shown above, on the basis that all other variables remain constant.

The sensitivity analysis assumes that the change in foreign exchange rates had been applied to re-measure those financial instruments held by the Company which expose the Company to foreign currency risk at the reporting date. The analysis excludes differences that would result from the translation of the financial statements of foreign operations into the Company's presentation currency.

Risks Related to Doing Business in China

Our limited operating history in China, especially our limited experience in distributing property and casualty insurance products may not provide an adequate basis to judge our future prospects and results of operations.

We have a limited operating history in China. Anhou commenced our insurance intermediary business in 2003 by distributing life insurance products and expanded our offerings to other types of property and casualty insurance products in 2009. Anhou started distributing automobile insurance business in 2010. Life insurance products distributed by Anhou accounted for 91.88% of Anhou’s total net revenues in the fiscal year ending December 31, 2015. Property and casualty insurance products distributed by Anhou accounted for 8.12% of Anhou’s total net revenues in the fiscal year ending December 31, 2015. While life insurance and property and casualty insurance distribution are two major areas of our future growth strategy in China, we cannot assure you that our efforts to further develop these businesses will be successful. If Anhou’s life insurance distribution and property and casualty insurance distribution fail to grow, our future growth in China will be significantly affected. In addition, our limited operating history in China, especially our limited experience in selling property and casualty insurance products, may not provide a meaningful basis for you to evaluate our business, financial performance and prospects. 

PRC regulations relating to the establishment of offshore SPVs by PRC residents may subject our PRC resident beneficial owners or our PRC subsidiary to liability or penalties, limit our ability to inject capital into our PRC subsidiary, limit our PRC subsidiary’s ability to increase their registered capital or distribute profits to us, or may otherwise adversely affect us.

SAFE has promulgated several regulations, including the Notice on Issues Relating to the Administration of Foreign Exchange in Fund-Raising and Round-trip Investment Activities of Domestic Residents Conducted via Offshore Special Purpose Companies, or SAFE Circular No. 75, effective on November 1, 2005. The regulation requires PRC residents and PRC corporate entities to register with local branches of SAFE in connection with their direct or indirect offshore investment activities. On July 4, 2014, SAFE promulgated the Notice on Issues Relating to Administration of Foreign Exchange in Offshore Investment & Fund-Raising and Round-trip Investment by Domestic Residents Utilizing Special Purpose Vehicles, or SAFE Circular No. 37, effective on July 14, 2014, which replaced Circular 75. On February 13, 2015, SAFE promulgated the Notice on Further Simplifying and Improving Management Policies of Foreign Exchange in Direct Investment, or SAFE Circular No. 13, which becomes effective on June 1, 2015. According to SAFE Circular No. 13, foreign exchange registrations for both domestic and foreign direct investment shall be undertaken by banks, while SAFE and its branches execute indirect supervision on foreign exchange registration of direct investment via banks. These regulations apply to our shareholders who are PRC residents and may apply to any offshore acquisitions that we make in the future.

Under these foreign exchange regulations, PRC residents who will make investments in Special Purpose Vehicles or SPVs are required to register those investments with the bank where the domestic company is incorporated, and the PRC residents who have previously made, prior to the implementation of the SAFE Circular No. 37, investments in SPVs are required to register those investments with local SAFE for the supplementary registration. In addition, any PRC resident who is a direct or indirect shareholder of a SPV is required to update the previously filed registration with the bank where the domestic company is incorporated, with respect to that SPV, to reflect any material change. If any PRC shareholder fails to make the required registration or update the previously filed registration, the PRC subsidiaries of that SPV may be prohibited from distributing its profits and the proceeds from any reduction in capital, share transfer or liquidation to their SPV parent, and the SPV may also be prohibited from injecting additional capital into its PRC subsidiaries. Moreover, failure to comply with the various foreign exchange registration requirements described above could result in liabilities for such PRC subsidiaries under PRC laws for evasion of applicable foreign exchange restrictions, including (i) the requirement by SAFE to return the foreign exchange remitted overseas within a period specified by SAFE, with a fine of up to 30% of the total amount of foreign exchange remitted overseas and deemed to have been evasive and (ii) in circumstances involving serious violations, a fine of no less than 30% of and up to the total amount of remitted foreign exchange deemed evasive. Furthermore, the persons-in-charge and other persons at such PRC subsidiaries who are held directly liable for the violations may be subject to administrative sanctions.

These foreign exchange regulations provide that PRC residents include both PRC citizens, meaning any individual who holds a PRC passport or resident identification card, and individuals who are non-PRC citizens but primarily reside in the PRC due to their economic ties to China.

Fu Chang Li, Chung Mei Lo, Tung Chi Hsieh and Te Yun Chiang, our shareholders, who do not directly hold any interests in the Consolidated Affiliated Entities, are permanent residents of Taiwan, stay in Mainland China for over 183 days per annum. However, as a result of our inquiries with the local branch of SAFE responsible for our PRC subsidiary’s foreign exchange registrations, we were informed that, given the lack of any publicly-available implementing rules or official interpretations issued by the SAFE regarding the issue of whether the registration and amendment filing requirements under SAFE Circular No. 37 and related rules should apply to non-PRC citizens, and whether Fu Chang Li, Chung Mei Lo, Tung Chi Hsieh and Te Yun Chiang should not be deemed a PRC resident for these purposes, any attempt to submit an application to such local SAFE branch with respect to Fu Chang Li, Chung Mei Lo, Tung Chi Hsieh and Te Yun Chiang’s investment and shareholdings in our offshore SPV will not be officially accepted or examined. 

However, we cannot conclude the SAFE or the local branch responsible for our PRC subsidiary’s foreign exchange registrations will not later alter its position on and interpretation of the applicability of these foreign exchange regulations to Mr. Fu Chang Li, Chung Mei Lo, Tung Chi Hsieh and Te Yun Chiang. If the registration procedures set forth in these foreign exchange regulations become applicable to Mr. Fu Chang Li, Chung Mei Lo, Tung Chi Hsieh and Te Yun Chiang, we will urge these individuals to, and believe they will, file necessary registrations and amendments as required under SAFE Circular No. 37 and related rules. However, as SAFE regulations and policies have been evolving rapidly in the past few years, we cannot assure that all of these individuals can successfully make or update any applicable registration or obtain the necessary approval required by these foreign exchange regulations as these individuals may not be able to fully satisfy the new requirements or interpretations that SAFE or its local branch may impose or adopt from time to time. The failure or inability of such individuals to comply with the registration procedures set forth in these regulations may subject us to fines or legal sanctions, restrictions on our cross-border investment activities or our PRC subsidiary’s ability to distribute dividends to, or obtain foreign-exchange-dominated loans from, the Company, or prevent us from making distributions or paying dividends. As a result, our business operations and our ability to make distributions to our stockholders could be materially and adversely affected. 

Furthermore, as these foreign exchange regulations are still relatively new and there is uncertainty concerning the reconciliation of the new regulations with the approval requirements under other existing PRC laws and regulations, such as tax laws, it is unclear how these regulations, and any future regulation concerning offshore or cross-border transactions, will be interpreted, amended and implemented by the relevant government authorities. We cannot predict how these regulations will affect our business operations or future strategy. For example, we may be subject to a more stringent review and approval process with respect to our foreign exchange activities, such as remittance of dividends and foreign-currency-denominated borrowings, which may adversely affect our financial condition and results of operations. In addition, if we decide to acquire a PRC domestic company, we cannot assure you that we or the owners of such company, as the case may be, will be able to obtain the necessary approvals or complete the necessary filings and registrations required by the foreign exchange regulations. This may restrict our ability to implement our acquisition strategy and could adversely affect our business and prospects.

Our businesses in China are highly regulated, and the administration, interpretation and enforcement of the laws and regulations currently applicable to us involve uncertainties, which could materially and adversely affect our business and results of operations.

Anhou operates in a highly regulated industry. The CIRC has authority to supervise and regulate the insurance industry in China. In exercising its authority, the CIRC has wide discretion, and the administration, interpretation and enforcement of the laws and regulations applicable to us involve uncertainties that could materially and adversely affect our business and results of operations. Although we have not had any material violations to date, we cannot assure you that our operations will always be consistent with the interpretation and enforcement of the laws and regulations by the CIRC from time to time.

The principal regulation governing insurance agencies in China is the Provisions on the Supervision and Administration of Specialized Insurance Agencies (the “Agency Provisions”) promulgated by the CIRC on September 25, 2009 and effective on October 1, 2009 (restated on October 19, 2015), which replaced the Provisions on the Administration of Insurance Agencies issued by the CIRC on December 1, 2004 and effective on January 1, 2005. The Agency Provisions have not only set forth the market entrance standards for applicants to establish an insurance agency, but also stipulate the qualification criteria of senior management for such insurance agency. The Agency Provisions have also provided general rules on business operations as well as granted relatively broad supervision rights to the CIRC. The principal regulation governing insurance brokerages in China is the Provisions on the Supervision and Administration of Insurance Brokerage Institutions (the “Brokerage Provisions”) promulgated by the CIRC on September 25, 2009 and effective on October 1, 2009 (restated on October 19, 2015), which replaced the Provisions on the Administration of Insurance Brokerages issued by the CIRC on December 15, 2004 and effective on January 1, 2005. The Brokerage Provisions have not only set forth the market entrance standards for applicants to establish a brokerage firm, but also stipulate the qualification criteria of senior management for such brokerage firm. The Brokerage Provisions have also provided general rules on business operations as well as granted relatively broad supervision rights to the CIRC. On January 6, 2013, CIRC issued Measures on the Supervision of Insurance Salespersons and Measures on the Supervision of Insurance Brokerage Practitioners and Insurance Adjustment Practitioners, which sets forth a higher academic requirement for candidates to take the qualification examination for the insurance agency and brokerage practitioners organized by the CIRC. On August 3, 2015, CIRC issued the Notice on Relevant Issues to Management of Insurance Intermediary Practitioners (the “2015 Notice”), pursuant to which, in lieu of the qualification examination/test previously required for insurance salesperson, insurance agency practitioners and insurance brokerage practitioners, CIRC only requires their companies to complete such practitioner registrations on their behalves and conduct professional training on them. The enactment of any new laws and regulations in replacement of the above-mentioned laws or the change of interpretations of any such current laws and regulations may have a significant impact on the operation and financial results of the Company.

For an expanded discussion of the material regulations affecting the Company, please review the discussion located under the “Regulation” heading in the “Corporate History and Structure” section of this annual report.

Further development of regulations in China may impose additional costs and restrictions on our activities.

China’s insurance regulatory regime is undergoing significant changes. Some of these changes and the further development of regulations applicable to us may result in additional restrictions on our activities or more intensive competition in this industry. For example, under the provisions for administration of professional insurance agencies and brokerages promulgated on September 25, 2009, insurance agencies and brokerage companies are required to increase their guaranty deposit, which generally cannot be withdrawn without the CIRC’s approval, when they open any new branches. Furthermore, pursuant to the provisions, the minimum registered capital requirements for insurance agencies and brokerages were increased substantially. Under the provisions for administration of professional insurance agencies and brokerages promulgated on October 19, 2015, CIRC now allows professional insurance agency companies and insurance brokerage companies to more freely use their guaranty deposit, among which, to: (i) reduction in their registered capital; (ii) cancellation of their licenses; (iii) purchase of qualified professional liability insurance; or (iv) other circumstances as set forth by CIRC, provided that a written report be submitted within 5 days of such use. On April 27, 2013, CIRC issued the Decision on Revising the Agency Provisions and Decision on Revising the Brokerage Provisions, pursuant to which, CIRC has mandated any insurance agency and insurance brokerage established subsequent to the Decisions to meet a minimum registered capital requirement of RMB50 million ($8.1 million). On May 16, 2013, CIRC issued Notice for Further Clarification on Related Issues of Access to Professional Insurance Intermediary Market (the “2013 Notice”), pursuant to which, professional insurance agencies and insurance brokerages established prior to the issuance of the above Decisions, with registered capital less than RMB50 million($8.1 million), can continuously operate their existing business within the provinces where they have the registered office or branch office, but shall not set up any new branches in any province where they do not have the registered office or any branch office. See “Corporate History and Structure - Regulation.” Such increase would reduce the amount of cash available for other business purposes. In addition, the CIRC issued an Opinion of CIRC on Reforming and Improving the Management System of Insurance Salespersons in September 2010 (the “Reforming Opinion”), which requires the insurance companies and insurance intermediaries to build up a clear legal relationship with the insurance salespersons, improve the fundamental protection rights of the insurance salespersons, and encourage the insurance companies and insurance intermediaries to actively explore new models and marketing channels for insurance sales system. On September 14, 2012, CIRC issued another opinion to reiterate and push forward the Reforming Opinion above.

Adverse changes in economic and political policies of the PRC government could have a material adverse effect on the overall economic growth of China, which could adversely affect our business.

We conduct our business in China primarily through our PRC subsidiary and Consolidated Affiliated Entities. Accordingly, our results of operations, financial condition and prospects in China are subject to a significant degree to economic, political and legal developments in China. China’s economy differs from the economies of most developed countries in many respects, including with respect to the amount of government involvement, level of development, growth rate, control of foreign exchange and allocation of resources. While the PRC economy has experienced significant growth in the past 30 years or so, growth has been uneven across different regions and among various economic sectors of China and has been slowed down during the past few years. The PRC government has implemented various measures to encourage economic development and guide the allocation of resources. While some of these measures benefit the overall PRC economy, they may also have a negative effect on us. For example, our financial condition and results of operations may be adversely affected by government control over capital investments or changes in tax regulations that are applicable to us.

Although the PRC government has implemented measures since the late 1970s emphasizing the utilization of market forces for economic reform, the reduction of state ownership of productive assets and the establishment of improved corporate governance in business enterprises, the PRC government still owns a substantial portion of productive assets in China. In addition, the PRC government continues to play a significant role in regulating industry development by imposing industrial policies. The PRC government also exercises significant control over China’s economic growth through the allocation of resources, controlling payment of foreign currency-denominated obligations, setting monetary policy and providing preferential treatment to particular industries or companies. Actions and policies of the PRC government could materially affect our ability to operate our business.

Uncertainties with respect to the PRC legal system could adversely affect us.

We conduct our business in China primarily through our PRC subsidiary and Consolidated Affiliated Entities. The business conducted by our PRC subsidiary and Consolidated Affiliated Entities in China are governed by PRC laws and regulations. Our PRC subsidiary is generally subject to laws and regulations applicable to foreign investments in China and, in particular, laws applicable to wholly foreign-owned enterprises. The PRC legal system is based on written statutes. Prior court decisions may be cited for reference but have limited precedential value.

Although, since 1979, PRC legislation and regulations have significantly enhanced the protections afforded to various forms of foreign investments in China, China has not developed a fully integrated legal system, and recently enacted laws and regulations may not sufficiently cover all aspects of economic activities in China. In particular, because these laws and regulations are relatively new, and because of the limited volume of published decisions and their nonbinding nature, the interpretation and enforcement of these laws and regulations involve uncertainties. In addition, the PRC legal system is based in part on government policies and internal rules (some of which are not published on a timely basis or at all) that may have a retroactive effect. As a result, we may not be aware of our violation of these policies and rules until some time after the violation. In addition, any litigation in China may be protracted and result in substantial costs and diversion of resources and management attention.

Governmental control of currency conversion may affect the value of your investment.

The PRC government imposes controls on the convertibility of the RMB into foreign currencies and, in certain cases, the remittance of currency out of China. Under existing PRC foreign exchange regulations, payments of current account items, including profit distributions, interest payments and expenditures from trade-related transactions, can be made in foreign currencies without prior approval from the SAFE by complying with certain procedural requirements. But approval from appropriate government authorities is required where RMB is to be converted into foreign currency and remitted out of China to pay capital expenses such as the repayment of loans denominated in foreign currencies. The PRC government may also at its discretion restrict access in the future to foreign currencies for current account transactions. Under our current corporate structure in the PRC, the primary source of our income at the holding company level from our PRC operations is dividend payments from our PRC subsidiary. Shortages in the availability of foreign currency may restrict the ability of our PRC subsidiary and our Consolidated Affiliated Entities to remit sufficient foreign currency to pay dividends or other payments to us, or otherwise satisfy their foreign currency denominated obligations. If the foreign exchange control system in China prevents us from obtaining sufficient foreign currency to satisfy our currency needs, we may not be able to pay dividends in foreign currencies to our shareholders. 

We rely principally on dividends and other distributions on equity paid by our subsidiary to fund any cash and financing requirements we may have, and any limitation on the ability of our subsidiary to make payments to us could have a material adverse effect on our ability to conduct our business.

We are a holding company, and in PRC we rely principally on dividends from our PRC subsidiary in China and service, license and other fees paid to our PRC subsidiary by our Consolidated Affiliated Entities for our cash requirements, including any debt we may incur. Current PRC regulations permit our PRC subsidiary to pay dividends to us only out of their accumulated profits, if any, determined in accordance with PRC accounting standards and regulations. In addition, our PRC subsidiary is required to set aside at least 10% of its after-tax profits each year as reported in its PRC statutory financial statements, if any, to fund a statutory reserve until such reserve reaches 50% of its registered capital, and our PRC subsidiary that is considered foreign-invested enterprises is required to further set aside a portion of its after-tax profits as reported in its PRC statutory financial statements to fund the employee welfare fund at the discretion of the board. These reserves are not distributable as cash dividends. However, according to the Draft Foreign Investment Law, which may replace the Wholly Foreign-owned Enterprise Law once promulgated, no such reserve is required. Furthermore, if our PRC subsidiary and Consolidated Affiliated Entities in China incur debt on their own behalf in the future, the instruments governing the debt may restrict their ability to pay dividends or make other payments to us. In addition, the PRC tax authorities may require us to adjust our taxable income under the contractual arrangements we currently have in place in a manner that would materially and adversely affect our PRC subsidiary’s ability to pay dividends and other distributions to us.

The PRC subsidiary has not made any profits to date and as a result has no accumulated profits available for the purposes of dividend distribution. Even though we expect the PRC subsidiary to become profitable in 2016, we intend to use any profits to fund our business operations or expansion of our business.

Any limitation on the ability of our subsidiary and Consolidated Affiliated Entities to distribute dividends or other payments to us could materially and adversely limit our ability to grow, make investments or acquisitions that could be beneficial to our businesses, pay dividends, or otherwise fund and conduct our business. 

The PRC Labor Contract Law and its implementing rules may adversely affect our business and results of operations.

On June 29, 2007, the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress of China promulgated the Labor Contract Law, which became effective on January 1, 2008 and revised in 2012. On September 18, 2008, the State Council promulgated the implementing rules for the Labor Contract Law, which became effective upon adoption. This new labor law and its implementing rules have reinforced the protection for employees, who, under the existing PRC Labor Law, already have certain rights, such as the right to have written labor contracts, the right to enter into labor contracts with indefinite terms under specific circumstances, the right to receive overtime wages when working overtime, and the right to terminate in the labor contracts. In addition, the Labor Contract Law and its implementing rules have made some amendments to the existing PRC Labor Law and added some clauses that could increase cost of labor to employers. In the event that we decide to significantly reduce our workforce, the Labor Contract Law and its implementing rules could adversely affect our ability to effect these changes cost-effectively or in the manner we desire, which could lead to a negative impact on our business and results of operations in the PRC.

We may have difficulty establishing adequate management, legal and financial controls in the People’s Republic of China.

The PRC historically has been deficient in Western style management and financial reporting concepts and practices, as well as in modern banking, computer and other control systems. We may have difficulty in hiring and retaining a sufficient number of qualified employees to work in the PRC. Currently, we do not have any employees that are formally trained in US GAAP or in ICFR in the PRC. As a result of these factors, we may experience difficulty in establishing management, legal and financial controls, collecting financial data and preparing financial statements, books of account and corporate records and instituting business practices that meet Western standards. 

It may be difficult to effect service of process and enforcement of legal judgments upon us and our officers and directors because they reside outside the United States.

To better operate our business in PRC, some of our directors and officers reside in PRC, our service of process on such directors and officers may be difficult to effect within the United States. Also, with respect to the assets for PRC operation located in PRC, any judgment obtained in the United States against us may not be enforceable outside the United States.

The PRC legal system contains uncertainties which could limit the legal protections available to us and you, or could lead to penalties on us.

The PRC legal system is a civil law system based on written statutes. Unlike common law systems, it is a system in which decided legal cases have little precedential value. In 1979, the PRC government began to promulgate a comprehensive system of laws and regulations governing economic matters in general. Our PRC subsidiary is subject to laws and regulations applicable to foreign investment in China. In addition, our PRC subsidiary and Consolidated Affiliated Entities are incorporated in China and subject to all applicable PRC laws and regulations. Because of the relatively short period for enacting such a comprehensive legal system, it is possible that the laws, regulations and legal requirements are relatively recent, and their interpretation and enforcement involve uncertainties. These uncertainties could limit the legal protections available to us and our stockholders, and may lead to penalties imposed on us because of the different understanding between the relevant authority and us. In addition, we cannot predict the effect of future developments in the PRC legal system, including the promulgation of new laws, changes to existing laws or the interpretation or enforcement thereof, or the preemption of local regulations by national laws.

We may have limited legal recourse under the PRC laws if disputes arise under our contracts with parties in China.

The Chinese government has enacted significant laws and regulations dealing with matters such as corporate organization and governance, foreign investment, commerce, taxation and trade. However, their experience in implementing, interpreting and enforcing these laws and regulations is limited, and our ability to enforce commercial claims or to resolve commercial disputes is unpredictable. The Company faces the risk that the parties to contracts may seek ways to terminate the transactions. For example, management of our Consolidated Affiliated Entities may hinder or prevent us from accessing important information regarding the financial and business operations of the Consolidated Affiliated Entities or refuse to pay us contractual consideration due under the VIE Agreements. The resolution of these matters may be subject to the exercise of considerable discretion by agencies of the Chinese government, and forces unrelated to the legal merits of a particular matter or dispute may influence their determination. Any rights we may have to specific performance, or to seek an injunction under the PRC laws, in either of these cases, are severely limited, and without a means of recourse by virtue of the Chinese legal system, we may be unable to prevent these situations from occurring. The occurrence of any such events could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations. Although legislation in China over the past 30 years has significantly improved the protection afforded to various forms of foreign investment and contractual arrangements in China, these laws, regulations and legal requirements are relatively new and their interpretation and enforcement involve uncertainties, which could limit the legal protection available to us, and our stockholders. The inability to enforce or obtain a remedy under any of our existing or future agreements could result in a significant loss of business, business opportunities or capital and could have a material adverse impact on our operations. 

Certain affiliates of ours are also directors and executive officers of our Consolidated Affiliated Entities. PRC laws provide that a director or certain members of senior management owes a fiduciary duty to the company he/ she directs or manages. These individuals must therefore act in good faith and in the best interests of the relevant PRC company pursuant PRC laws and must not use their respective positions for personal gains. These laws do not require them to consider our best interests when making decisions as a director or member of management of the relevant PRC company. For example, it may be possible for management of Anhou to breach the VIE agreements and while their actions may be in violation of US laws they could be legal in the PRC. Any judgment for violation of fiduciary duty under US law may not be enforceable outside the United States. It may not be possible to effect service of process within the United States or elsewhere outside China upon certain our directors or senior executive officers residing in China, irrespective of matters arising under U.S. federal securities laws or applicable state securities laws. Any court judgment of United States for violation of fiduciary duty under US law may not be enforceable in the PRC due to the lack of bilateral treaties between PRC and the United States providing for the reciprocal recognition and enforcement of civil judgment of courts. 

Risks Relating to Ownership of Our Shares

You may not be able to liquidate your investment since there is no assurance that a public market will develop for our common stock or that our common stock will ever be approved for trading on a recognized exchange.

There is no established public trading market for our securities. Though we have engaged a market maker to apply for a quotation on the OTCBB in the United States and obtained the approval for trading, our shares are not and have not been listed on any recognized exchange. We cannot assure you that a regular trading market will develop or that if developed, will be sustained. In the absence of a regular trading market, you may be unable to liquidate its investment, which will result in the loss of your investment.

We have no plans to declare any dividends to shareholders in the near future.

We currently intend to retain our future earnings, if any, to support our operations and to finance expansion. The declaration, and amount of any future dividends will be made at the discretion of the Board of Directors (“BOD”), and will depend upon, among other things, the results of our operations, cash flows and financial condition, operating and capital requirements, and other factors as the BOD considers relevant. There is no assurance that future dividends will be paid, and, if dividends are paid, there is no assurance with respect to the amount of any such dividend. If you require dividend income, you should not rely on an investment in the Company. Income received from an investment in the Company will only come from a rise in the market price in the Company’s stock, which is uncertain and unpredictable.

ITEM 1B. UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS.

Not Applicable.

ITEM 2. PROPERTIES.

Facilities

Law Enterprise and Law Broker shared the same address as their registered address, which is located at 5th Floor, No. 311 3rd Section, Nanjing East Road, Taipei City, Taiwan, with approximately 753.29 square meters of office space. The lease was between Pon-Chen Co., Ltd. and Law Broker, for two years commencing from June 1, 2013 to May 31, 2015 and with a monthly rent of $12,432 (NT$373,251). The lease was renewed for another two years commencing from June 1, 2015 to May 31, 2017 with the same monthly rent. Law Broker has also entered into 34 leases for each of its sales and service outlets and training centers (excluding its headquarters), with an aggregate office size of 17,845 square meters for an aggregate monthly fee of $117,673 (NT$3,713,584).  

Anhou’s current registered address is located at Room 1906-1910, No. 215 Jiangzhong Middle Road, Jianye District, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China, with 6,458 square feet (600 square meters) of office space. The lease agreement is between Qing Tian and Anhou. The term is from February 1, 2014 to January 31, 2019 with rent of first year being $120,578 (RMB750,000), second year being $125,592 (RMB795,000), third year being $135,482 (RMB842,700), the fourth year being $143,611 (RMB893,262), and the fifth year being $152,227 (RMB946,857).

Sichuan Kangzhuang’s office is located at A and B areas, 14th Floor Renbao Building, No.57 Dongyu Street, Jinjiang District, Chengdu City, Sichuan province, China, with 8,353 square feet (776 square meters) of office space. The lease was between People's Insurance Company of China, Sichuan Branch and Sichuan Kangzhuang. The lease term is from September 1, 2006 to August 31, 2011 for four years, with rent of approximately $4,862 (RMB31,040) per month, to be increased by 8% per annum commencing from September 1, 2008, payable every three months. Upon the expiration of the above lease, Sichuan Kangzhuang entered into a new lease with People's Insurance Company of China, Sichuan Branch, which is located at B area, 14th Floor Renbao Building, No.57 Dongyu Street, Chengdu City, Sichuan province, China, with 6,672 square feet (612 square meters) of office space. The lease term is from September 1, 2011 to August 31, 2014 for three years, with rent of $5,313 (RMB33,652 ) per month in the first year commencing from September 1, 2011, $5,844 (RMB37,017) per month in the second year commencing from September 1, 2012, $6,429 (RMB40,719) per month in the third year commencing from September 1, 2013, payable every three months. On August 8, 2014, the lease was renewed and the term was extended to August 31, 2017 for three (3) years, with rent of $6,643(RMB41,606) per month payable every three months.

Jiangsu Law’s office is located at No. 888 Jintong Road, Xingren County, Tongzhou District, Nantong City, Jiangsu province, China, with 10,764 square feet (1,000 square meters) of office space. The lease was between Xiangriya Industrial (Nantong) Co., Ltd., which is an affiliate of Mao Yi Hsiao. The lease term is from January 1, 2013 to December 31, 2017 for five years, with rent of approximately $1,122 (RMB 7,083) per month, payable every year.

ITEM 3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS.

From time to time, we may become involved in various lawsuits and legal proceedings, which arise, in the ordinary course of business. However, litigation is subject to inherent uncertainties, and an adverse result in these or other matters may arise from time to time that may harm our business. We are currently not aware of any such legal proceedings or claims that we believe will have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition or operating results.

ITEM 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES

Not applicable.

PART II

ITEM 5. MARKET FOR REGISTRANT’S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES.

Market Information

Our common stock has been quoted on the Over the Counter Bulletin Board (“OTCBB”) under the symbol “CUII” since August 1, 2012. The latest available closing price of our common stock prior to March 25, 2016 was $11.90. 

The following table sets forth for the respective periods indicated the high and low closing prices for the common stock, as reported by the OTCBB.  Such prices are based on inter-dealer bid and asked prices, without markup, markdown, commissions, or adjustments and may not represent actual transactions.

Shareholders

As of December 11, 2015, there were 121 record owners of our common stock and one record owner of our preferred stock.

Transfer Agent

Our transfer agent is Island Stock Transfer, at the address of 15500 Roosevelt Blvd., Suite 301, Clearwater, FL33760.

Dividends

We have never declared or paid any cash dividends or distributions on our common stock. We currently intend to retain our future earnings, if any, to support operations and to finance future growth and expansion and, therefore, do not anticipate paying any cash dividends on our common stock in the foreseeable future.

Securities Authorized for Issuance Under Equity Compensation Plans

Pursuant to the provisions of the Acquisition Agreement dated August 24, 2012 and its amendments on March 14, 2013, March 13, 2015 and February 17, 2016, in lieu of the 2 million employee stock option pool (the “ESOP”) described in the Acquisition Agreement, the Company is committed to create an employee stock pool or similar plan consisting of up to 5 million shares of CUIS common stock to be granted to employees of affiliated entities of the Company (including Law Broker employees). Law Broker, being the only actively operated subsidiary in Taiwan, primarily engages in insurance brokerage and insurance agency service business across Taiwan. Upon satisfaction of respective performance criteria of Law Broker employees, the Board of Directors of Law Broker may submit its recommendation to the Company for its approval and issuance of such options under the ESOP. Details of terms and conditions on the said ESOP shall be set forth in separate ESOP documents duly approved by the Company. As of March 24, 2016, the Company has not yet set up the ESOP.  

Options and Warrants

As of March 24, 2016, we had no outstanding options or warrants.

ITEM 6. SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA.

The following selected consolidated statement of operations data for the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014, the six months ended December 31, 2013, and the years ended June 30, 2013 and the selected consolidated balance sheet data as of December 31, 2015 and 2014 are derived from our audited consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this Form 10-K.

On January 17 2014, the Company’s Board of Directors approved a change in our fiscal year end to December 31 from June 30. As China United acquired AHFL and its Taiwan subsidiaries on August 24, 2012, AHFL’s operating results from September 1, 2012 are included in the consolidated statements of operations. The consolidated statements of operations for the years ended June 30, 2012 and 2011 doesn’t include the operating result of AHFL and its subsidiaries.

Our historical results are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected in the future. You should read the following selected financial data in conjunction with the section titled “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations”, our consolidated financial statements, related notes, and other financial information included elsewhere in this Form 10-K.

CHINA UNITED INSURANCE SERVICE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME / (LOSS)

ITEM 7. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITIONS AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS.

You should read this Management’s Discussion and Analysis in conjunction with the Consolidated Financial Statements and Related Notes.

Overview

China United Insurance Service, Inc. (“China United”, ”CUIS” or the “Company”) is a Delaware corporation organized on June 4, 2010 by Yi-Hsiao Mao, a Taiwanese citizen, as a listing vehicle for ZLI Holdings Limited (“CU Hong Kong”) to be quoted on the Over the Counter Bulletin Board (the “OTCBB”). CU Hong Kong, a wholly owned Hong Kong-based subsidiary of China United, was founded by China United on July 12, 2010 under Hong Kong laws. On October 20, 2010, CU Hong Kong founded a wholly foreign owned enterprise, Zhengzhou Zhonglian Hengfu Business Consulting Co., Ltd. (“CU WFOE”) in Henan province in the People’s Republic of China (“the PRC”).

On January 16, 2011, China United issued 20,000,000 shares of common stock, $0.00001 par value per share, to several non US persons for $300,000 in cash invested in the Company’s subsidiaries.  The issuance was made pursuant to an exemption from registration contained in Regulation S under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The consideration was paid as of June 30, 2012. On January 28, 2011, the Company increased the number of authorized shares from 30,000,000 shares of common stock to 100,000,000 shares of common and 10,000,000 shares of preferred stock.

Law Anhou Insurance Agency Co., Ltd. (“Anhou”, formerly known as Zhengzhou Anhou Insurance Agency Co., Ltd. or Henan Law Anhou Insurance Agency Co., Ltd.) was founded in Henan province of the PRC on October 9, 2003. Anhou provides insurance agency services in the PRC.

Due to PRC legal restrictions on foreign ownership and investment in the insurance agency businesses in China, particularly those based on qualifications as well as capital requirements of the investors, Able Capital Holding Co., Ltd., a limited liability company established and registered in Hong Kong, delegated four PRC individuals, namely Yanyan Wang, Zhaohui Chen, Weizhe Hou and Yong Zhang, to invest in Anhou on its behalf. On September 26, 2013, the new PRC individual investors, namely Yanyan Wang, Zhaohui Chen, Jing Yue, Weizhe Hou, Yong Zhang, Li Chen (“Anhou New Investors”) and the original shareholders of Anhou (“Anhou Original Shareholders”) entered into a shareholders resolution of Anhou, pursuant to which, Anhou Original Shareholders and Anhou New Investors agreed to increase the registered capital of Anhou to RMB50 million (approximately $8 million). On October 24, 2013, Anhou Original Shareholders entered into share transfer agreements (the “Share Transfer Agreements”) with Changrong Hu, a PRC citizen (“Mr. Hu” together with Anhou New Investors, “Anhou Existing Shareholders”), respectively. Under the Share Transfer Agreements, Anhou Original Shareholders transferred all of their equity interests in Anhou to Mr. Hu for an aggregate transfer price of RMB10 million ($1,633,178). Mr. Hu is currently the legal representative and the sole director of Anhou.

On October 24, 2013, Anhou completed the registration with local Administration Industry and Commerce (“AIC”) on the above-mentioned capital increase. The new business license was issued to Anhou on October 25, 2013.

The registered capital increase of Anhou is in response to the promulgations of certain regulations by China Insurance Regulatory Commission (“CIRC”). On April 27, 2013, CIRC issued the Decision on Revising the Provisions of the Supervision and Administration of Specialized Insurance Agencies (the “Decision on Revising the Agency Provisions”), pursuant to which, CIRC has mandated any insurance agency established subsequent to the Decision on Revising the Agency Provisions to meet a minimum registered capital requirement of RMB50 million ($8,165,890). On May 16, 2013, CIRC issued Notice for Further Clarification on Related Issues of Access to Professional Insurance Intermediary Market (the “Notice”), pursuant to which, professional insurance agencies established prior to the issuance of the Decision on Revising the Agency Provisions, with registered capital less than RMB50 million ($8,165,890), can continue operation of their existing business within the provinces where they have the registered office or branch office, but shall not set up any new branches in any province where they do not have the registered office or any branch office.

Prior to the capital increase, Anhou, a professional insurance agency with a PRC nationwide license, has a registered capital in the amount of RMB10 million ($1,633,178). The branch offices of Anhou were all in Henan province. To better implement its expansion strategies, Anhou increased its registered capital to RMB50 million ($8,165,890) to meet the requirement of CIRC so that it can set up new branches in any province beyond its current operations in Mainland China.

On February 26, 2014, Anhou completed the registration of the change of its registered address to Room 1906-1910, No. 215 Jiangdong Middle Road, Jianye District, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province with the local AIC of Jiangsu Province. The new business license was issued to Anhou on February 26, 2014. Anhou obtained the Professional Insurance Agency License issued by Jiangsu Bureau of CIRC on April 21, 2014. Anhou’s previous headquarters located at Building 4K, Hesheng Plaza, No. 26 Yousheng South Road, Jinshui District, Zhengzhou, Henan province, has been registered as the Henan branch office of Anhou and it obtained the Professional Insurance Agency License issued by Henan Bureau of CIRC on January 3, 2014 and the business license issued by local AIC on January 9, 2014.

Sichuan Kangzhuang Insurance Agency Co., Ltd. (“Sichuan Kangzhuang”) was founded on September 4, 2006 in Sichuan province in the PRC and provides insurance agency services in the PRC.  On August 23, 2010, at Sichuan Kangzhuang’s general meeting of shareholders, its shareholders voted to sell their shares to Anhou for RMB532,622 ($78,318). On September 6, 2010, the equity transfer agreements were signed between Anhou and each shareholder of Sichuan Kangzhuang. Sichuan Kangzhuang then had net liabilities of RMB219,123 ($32,134). Goodwill of RMB751,745 ($110,452) was therefore recorded. However, Sichuan Kangzhuang suffered loss since the acquisition, indicating the impairment of goodwill. As of December 31, 2014, the carrying value of the goodwill was fully impaired.

Jiangsu Law Insurance Broker Co., Ltd. (“Jiangsu”) was founded on September 19, 2005 in Jiangsu Province in the PRC and provides insurance brokerage services in the PRC. On August 12, 2010, at Jiangsu’s general meeting of shareholders, its shareholders voted to sell their shares to Anhou for RMB518,000 ($75,475) and Anhou increased Jiangsu Law’s paid-in capital to RMB10,000,000 ($1,355,000) from RMB5,180,000 ($625,113) on January 18, 2011 to meet the PRC paid-in capital requirements for insurance brokerage companies. On September 28, 2010, the equity transfer agreements were signed between Anhou and each shareholder of Jiangsu. On acquisition date, Jiangsu had net assets of RMB2,286,842 ($341,425). Based on the purchase price allocation, the fair value (“FV”) of the identifiable assets and liabilities assumed exceeded the FV of the consideration paid. As a result, the Company recorded a gain on acquisition of RMB1,768,842 ($267,156).

Due to PRC legal restrictions on foreign ownership and investment in insurance agency and brokerage businesses in China, especially those on qualifications and capital requirements of the investors, we operate our business primarily through our Consolidated Affiliated Entities (“CAE”) in China. On January 17, 2010, CU WFOE and Anhou and Anhou Original Shareholders entered into a series of agreements known as variable interest agreements (the “Old VIE Agreements”) pursuant to which CU WFOE has executed effective control over Anhou through these contractual arrangements. As a result of the capital increase and the share transfer described above, on October 24, 2013, CU WFOE, Anhou and Anhou Existing Shareholders entered into a series of variable interest agreements (the “VIE Agreements”), including Power of Attorneys, Exclusive Option Agreements, Share Pledge Agreements, in the same form as the previous Old VIE Agreements, other than the change of shareholder names and their respective shareholdings. The Old VIE Agreements were terminated by and among CU WFOE, Anhou and Anhou Original Shareholders on the same date. The Exclusive Business Cooperation Agreement executed by and between CU WFOE and Anhou on January 17, 2011 remains in full effect. We do not hold equity interests in our CAE. However, through the VIE Agreements with these CAE and their respective shareholders, we effectively control, and are able to derive substantially all of the economic benefits from, these CAE.

Our CAE in China are VIE through which part of our insurance services are operated. It is through the VIE Agreements that we have effective control of the CAE, which allows us to consolidate the financial results of the CAE in our financial statements.  If Anhou and its shareholders fail to perform their obligations under the VIE Agreements, we could be limited in our ability to enforce the VIE Agreements that give us effective control. Furthermore, if we are unable to maintain effective control of our CAE, we would not be able to continue to consolidate the CAE’s financial results with our financial results. On January 19, 2015, the Ministry of Commerce of China (“MOFCOM”) published a draft version of a proposed Foreign Investment Law (the “Draft Foreign Investment Law”) with an explanatory note. MOFCOM has requested comments from the public on the Draft Foreign Investment Law by February 17, 2015, which, once promulgated, will replace and integrate the three existing laws over foreign investment, however, how these changes will affect entities currently operating in China, particularly foreign controlled variable interest entities, is not entirely clear. For more information see “Risk Factors-Risks Related to Our Corporate Structure.”

On July 2, 2012, the Board of Directors and stockholders of the Company approved, in connection with a reclassification of 1,000,000 issued and outstanding shares of common stock (the “Reclassified Shares”), par value $0.00001 per share held by Yi-Hsiao Mao (“Mr. Mao”) into 1,000,000 shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $0.00001 per share (the “Series A Preferred Stock”) on a share-for-share basis (the “Reclassification”), the issuance of 1,000,000 shares of Series A Preferred Stock to Mr. Mao and cancellation of 1,000,000 common stock held and submitted by Mr. Mao pursuant to the Reclassification.

Mr. Mao has extensive experience in the insurance agency and brokerage industry and has acted as the chairman of the board of Law Broker. Under the leadership of Mr. Mao, Law Broker has grown into one of the top insurance brokerage firms in Taiwan, has sustained stable growth for the past decades and generated substantial shareholder value for its stockholders. The management of the Company wanted Mr. Mao to apply his years of experience in insurance industry into the Company’s expansion and to lead its growth. As a result the Company approached Mr. Mao to discuss the possibility of Mr. Mao to play more of a managerial role and commit more time on the strategy design and operation of the Company and its subsidiaries. To ensure the consistently implementation of strategies and policies of the Company, through mutual discussion and negotiations, both the Company and Mr. Mao (and subsequently a majority of the shareholders) agreed to the reclassification, pursuant to which, 1,000,000 shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock (with 1 to 10 special voting power) were issued to Mr. Mao in replacement of the 1,000,000 shares of Common Stock previously held by Mr. Mao. In exchange for the reclassification, Mr. Mao agreed to be engaged by the Company as its Chief Executive Officer within 6 months after July 2, 2012 or according to a timetable otherwise agreed upon. On August 8, 2014, the Board of Directors appointed Mr. Mao as the Chief Executive Officer, effective immediately.

All 1,000,000 shares of Series A Preferred Stock were reclassified from the 1,000,000 shares of common stock held by Mr. Mao and no additional consideration was paid by Mr. Mao in connection with the Reclassification. The preferred stock has no material quantitative preferences over common stock, such as liquidation preferences and dividend preferences, and it specifically granted equal status to common stock pursuant to the terms of the Certificate of Designation. Each holder of common stock is entitled to one vote for each share of common stock held of record by such holder as of the applicable record date on any matter submitted to a vote of the stockholders of the Company; while each holder of Series A Preferred Stock is entitled to ten votes for each share of Series A Preferred Stock held of record by such holder as of the applicable record date on any matter submitted to a vote of the stockholders of the Company.

On August 24, 2012, the Company acquired all of the issued and outstanding shares of Action Holdings Financial Limited (“AHFL”), a limited liability company (“LLC”) incorporated under the laws of British Virgin Islands on April 30, 2012, together with its subsidiaries in Taiwan. Subsequent to the acquisition, AHFL became a 100% owned subsidiary of the Company.

AHFL holds 65.95% of the issued and outstanding shares of Law Enterprise Co., Ltd. (“Law Enterprise”), a company limited by shares incorporated under the laws of Taiwan on January 30, 1996. Law Enterprise holds (i) 100% Law Insurance Broker Co., Ltd. (“Law Broker”), a company limited by shares incorporated in Taiwan on October 9, 1992; (ii) 97.84% of Law Risk Management & Consultant Co., Ltd. (“Risk Management”), a company limited by shares incorporated in Taiwan on December 5, 1987; and (iii) 96% of Law Insurance Agent Co., Ltd. (“Law Agent” collectively with “ Law Enterprise”, “Law Broker”, “Risk Management” and “Law Agent”, the “Taiwan Subsidiaries”, each a “Taiwan Subsidiary”), a LLC incorporated in Taiwan on June 3, 2000.

Pursuant to the provisions of the Acquisition Agreement between the Company and the selling shareholders of AHFL and for all of the issued and outstanding shares of AHFL, the Company was to pay NT$15 million ($500,815) on or prior to March 31, 2013 and NT$7.5 million ($250,095) subsequent to March 31, 2013 in cash in two installments, subject to terms and conditions therein. In addition the Company agreed to (i) issue 8,000,000 shares of common stock of the Company to the shareholders of AHFL; (ii) issue 2,000,000 shares of common stock of the Company to certain employees of Law Broker; and (iii) create an employee stock option pool, consisting of available options, exercisable for up to 2,000,000 shares of common stock of the Company.

On March 14, 2013, the Company and the selling shareholders of AHFL entered into an Amendment to the Acquisition Agreement (the “Amendment”), pursuant to which, (i) the cash payment deadline as set forth in the Acquisition Agreement was extended from March 31, 2013 to March 31, 2015 or at any other time or in any other manner otherwise agreed upon by and among the Company and the selling shareholders of AHFL; and (ii) in lieu of the 2,000,000 employee stock option pool described in the Acquisition Agreement, the Company agrees to use its best efforts, as soon as practically possible, to create an employee stock pool consisting of up to 4,000,000 shares of CUIS common stock, among which 2,000,000 shares shall be solely granted to employees of Law Broker, and the remaining 2,000,000 shares to be granted to employees of affiliated entities of the Company (including Law Broker employees). On March 13, 2015, the Company and the selling shareholders of AHFL entered into a second Amendment to the Acquisition Agreement (the “Second Amendment”), pursuant to which, the cash payment deadline as set forth in the Acquisition Agreement has been extended from March 31, 2013 to March 31, 2016 or at any other time or in any other manner otherwise agreed upon by and among the Company and the selling shareholders of AHFL. On March 13, 2015, the Company and the selling shareholders of AHFL entered into a second Amendment to the Acquisition Agreement (the “Second Amendment”), pursuant to which, the cash payment deadline as set forth in the Acquisition Agreement has been extended from March 31, 2013 to March 31, 2016 or at any other time or in any other manner otherwise agreed upon by and among the Company and the selling shareholders of AHFL. On February 17, 2016, the Company and the selling shareholders of AHFL entered into a third Amendment to the Acquisition Agreement (the “Third Amendment”), pursuant to which, on or prior to June 30, 2016, (i) the Company is committed to complete the listing of the Company’s shares in a major capital market, where the net proceeds raised through such public offering financing shall be at least US$10,000,000; (ii) the Company is committed to distribute the cash payment in the amount of NT$22.5 million (approximately US$676,466), on a pro rata basis, to the selling shareholders of AHFL and issue 5 million common shares to its selected employees pursuant to its employee stock/option plan, or any alternative plan mutually accepted by the Company and such selling shareholders; and (iii) failure to timely complete either of the above-mentioned criteria shall be deemed as a material breach of the Company under Article 8 of the Acquisition Agreement, whereby the non-breaching party shall be entitled to terminate the Acquisition Agreement and unwind the Acquisition of AHFL by CUIS and restore the status quo of the Company and the Selling Shareholders as if the said acquisition had never happened. If the Company fails to meet either of these criteria and the shareholders of AHFL exercise their right to unwind the Acquisition of AHFL by CUIS, the business and financial prospects of the Company may be severely negatively affected. The Company is doing its best to achieve the targeted milestones as set forth in the third Amendment to the Acquisition Agreement. However, given the tight schedule and harsh general environment, despite every efforts of the Company, it might be really difficult for the Company to do so within the stipulated deadline. Therefore, the Company is actually negotiating with the Selling Shareholders of AHFL to convince them to give up such termination rights in case of failure to comply with the first and second requirements under Third Amendment within the stipulated deadline while continuously using its best efforts to fulfill such obligations.

Law Enterprise is a holding company for its operating subsidiaries in Taiwan. Law Broker primarily engages in insurance brokerage and insurance agency service business across Taiwan, while Risk Management and Law Agent are not active. We operate our Taiwan business primarily through Law Broker.

On January 17 2014, the Company’s Board of Directors approved a change in our fiscal year end to December 31 from June 30.

On April 23, 2014, AHFL entered into a capital increase agreement (“Agreement”) with Chun Kwok Wong (“Mr. Wong”), the owner of Prime Financial Asia Ltd (PFAL) which is a re-insurance broker company resided in Hong Kong. Upon the Agreement, Mr. Wong would increase PFAL’s capital contribution from HK$500,000 to HK$1,470,000, and AHFL would contribute HK$1,530,000 to PFAL’s registered capital. Upon the completion of capital contribution by both parties, Mr. Wong and AHFL would own 49% and 51% of PFAL’s equity interest, respectively. The transaction was completed on April 30, 2014.

In the fourth quarter of 2014, the shareholders of the Risk Management and Law Agent made the resolution to dissolve Risk Management and Law Agent, respectively, because those companies have not been in operation. The dissolution of Risk Management and Law Agent was approved by the Taiwan (R.O.C) Government on November 26, 2014 and on January 13, 2015, respectively. Abide by the law in Taiwan, the liquidator was appointed by the shareholders of the Risk Management and Law Agent and the liquidator shall complete the liquidation process no later than six months from the appointment date. Both Risk Management and Law Agent completed the liquidation process in the year ended of December 31, 2015.

On February 13, 2015, the Company and AHFL entered into an acquisition agreement (the “Acquisition Agreement”) with Mr. Chwan Hau Li, the selling shareholder of Genius Holdings Financial Limited (the “Selling Shareholder”), a company with limited liability incorporated under the laws of British Virgin Islands (“GHFL”), to issue 352,166 fully paid and non-assessable shares of AHFL Common Stock (“AHFL Shares”) together with an granted put option for 352,166 shares of common stock of the Company (“Put Option”), in exchange for 704,333 shares of common stock of GHFL, being all of the issued and outstanding capital stock of GHFL. The Put Option may be exercised within six months of the closing date of the acquisition and the Selling Shareholder would exchange the AHFL Shares as consideration for the exercise of the Put Option. Subsequent to the acquisition, GHFL will become a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company. GHFL holds 100% issued and outstanding shares of Genius Investment Consultant Co., Ltd. (“Taiwan Genius”), a limited company incorporated under the laws of Taiwan, which in turn holds approximately 15% issued and outstanding shares of Genius Insurance Broker Co., Ltd. (“Genius Broker”), a company limited by shares incorporated under the laws of Taiwan. Both GHFL and Taiwan Genius have no substantive business operation other than the holding of shares of its subsidiary. Genius Broker is primarily engaged in broker business across Taiwan. On February 13, 2015, the acquisition was completed, the Selling Shareholder transferred 100% shares in GHFL to AHFL. On March 31, 2015, the put option was exercised and Mr. Li received 352,166 shares of common shares of CUIS in exchange for his AHFL shares. On February 17, 2016, the Company and AHFL entered into an Amendment 2 to the Genius Acquisition Agreement (the “Genius Amendment”) with Mr. Li, pursuant to which, on or prior to February 28, 2016, (i) the Company is committed to complete the listing of the Company into major capital markets, where the net proceeds raised through such public offering financing shall be at least $10,000,000; and (ii) failure to timely complete the above-mentioned criteria shall be deemed as a material breach of the Company under Article 8 of the Genius Acquisition Agreement, whereby the Selling Shareholder shall be entitled to revoke the exercised Put Option right set forth in Section 2.8 as if the Put Option had never been exercised. The right to revoke the Put Option has not been exercised as March 24, 2016.

AHFL holds 51% of the issued and outstanding shares of PFAL. PFAL incorporated (i) Max Key Investment Ltd.,(“MKI”) a company limited by shares incorporated in British Virgin Islands on August 7, 2015 (ii) Prime Technology Consulting (Nanjing) Co., Ltd., (“PTC Nanjing”) a company limited by shares incorporated in Nanjing on August 15, 2015.

On September 3, 2015, MKI incorporated Prime Technology Consulting Co., Ltd., (“PTC Taiwan”) a company limited by shares incorporated in Taiwan. MKI is a holding company for its operating subsidiaries in Taiwan. PTC Taiwan primarily engages in insurance platform establishment and related information technology consulting service business across Taiwan.

As of December 31, 2015, through our CAE, we had two insurance agencies, one brokerage and 43 service outlets with 4,711 full-time sales professionals and 140 administrative staff in Henan, Sichuan and Jiangsu provinces in China. In addition, through Law Insurance Broker Co., Ltd., we had 26 sales and service outlets (including the headquarters) with 2,169 sales professionals and 160 administrative staff in Taiwan.

During the year ended December 31, 2015, 89.29% and 10.71% of our revenues in our consolidated financial statements were derived from our Taiwan Subsidiaries and CAE, respectively. During the year ended December 31, 2014, 93.55% and 6.45% of our revenues in our consolidated financial statements were derived from our Taiwan Subsidiaries and CAE, respectively.

Critical Accounting Policies

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with Accounting Principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“US GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the dates of the consolidated financial statements and the amounts of revenues and expenses during the period. Management makes these estimates using the best information available when they are made.  However, actual results could differ materially from those estimates. While there are a number of significant accounting policies affecting the Company’s financial statements; the Company believes the following critical accounting policies involve the most complex, difficult and subjective estimates and judgments The Company has not made any material changes in the methodology used in these accounting polices during the past two years.

Principles of consolidation

The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the accounts of China United and its subsidiaries as shown in the organization structure in Note 1. All significant intercompany transactions and balances were eliminated in consolidation.

Basis of Presentation

The Company’s financial statements are prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“US GAAP”).   

Noncontrolling Interest

Noncontrolling interest consists of direct and indirect equity interest in AHFL and subsidiaries arising from the acquisition of AHFL by CUIS and acquisition of PFA by AHFL on August 24, 2012 and April 23, 2014, respectively.

The Company follows Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 810, “Consolidation,” which governs the accounting for and reporting of noncontrolling interests (“NCIs”) in partially owned consolidated subsidiaries and the loss of control of subsidiaries. Certain provisions of this standard indicate, among other things, that NCIs be treated as a separate component of equity, not as a liability, that increases and decreases in the parent’s ownership interest that leave control intact be treated as equity transactions rather than as step acquisitions or dilution gains or losses, and that losses of a partially owned consolidated subsidiary be allocated to the NCI even when such allocation might result in a deficit balance. This standard also required changes to certain presentation and disclosure requirements.

The net income (loss) attributed to the NCI is separately designated in the accompanying statements of operations and other comprehensive income (loss). Losses attributable to the NCI in a subsidiary may exceed the NCI’s interests in the subsidiary’s equity. The excess attributable to the NCI is attributed to those interests. The NCI shall continue to be attributed its share of losses even if that attribution results in a deficit NCI balance.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of the consolidated financial statements in conformity with US GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the dates of the consolidated financial statements and the amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting periods.

Management makes these estimates using the best information available when they are made; however, actual results could differ materially from those estimates.

Risks and Uncertainties

The Company is subject to risks from, among other things, competition associated with the industry in general, other risks associated with financing, liquidity requirements, rapidly changing customer requirements, limited operating history, and foreign currency exchange rates.

Foreign Currency Transactions

The functional currency for our subsidiaries in Taiwan is New Taiwan Dollar (“NT$”), for our subsidiaries in Hong Kong is Hong Kong Dollar (“HK$”) and for the VIEs in China is Renminbi (“RMB”).

The consolidated financial statements were translated into United States Dollars (“USD” or “$”) in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 830 “Foreign Currency Transaction.”  According to the standard, all assets and liabilities were translated at the exchange rate on the balance sheet dates; stockholders’ equity is translated at historical rates and statement of operations items are translated at the weighted average exchange rate for the period. The resulting translation adjustments are reported under other comprehensive income in accordance with ASC 220. Gains and losses resulting from the translation of foreign currency transactions are reflected in the consolidated statements of operations and other comprehensive income (loss).

Marketable Securities

The Company invests part of its excess cash in equity securities, money market funds and government bonds. Such investments are included in “Marketable securities” in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets. Held-to-maturity represents securities the Company has intends and has the ability to hold to maturity; trading securities represent securities bought and held primarily for sale in the near-term to generate income on short-term price differences; available-for-sale represents securities not classified as held-to-maturity or trading securities.

The Company classifies the equity security investments as trading securities and reports them at FV with changes in FV recorded in “Other Income” in the statements of operations and other comprehensive income (loss). The Company classifies bonds as available-for-sale and reports them at FV with unrealized gains and losses included in “Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)” on the equity section of the balance sheets.

Revenue recognition

The Company’s revenue is from insurance agency and brokerage services. The Company, through its subsidiaries, sells insurance products to customers, and obtains commissions from the respective insurance companies according to the terms of each insurance company service agreement. The Company recognizes revenue when the following have occurred: persuasive evidence of an agreement between the insurance company and insured exists, services were provided, the fee for such services is fixed or determinable and collectability of the fee is reasonably assured. Insurance agency services are considered complete, and revenue is recognized, when an insurance policy becomes effective. The customers are entitled to a 10-day cancellation period from the date of issuance of the policies, in which customers can cancel the contract without any fees. The Company is notified of such cancellations by the insurance carriers. For the fiscal years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, policy cancellations were $2,226 and $84,476, respectively.

The Company pays commissions to its sub-agents when an insurance product is sold by the sub-agent. The Company recognizes commission revenue on a gross basis. The commissions paid by the Company to its sub-agents are recorded as costs of revenue.

Income taxes

The Company utilizes ASC Topic 740 “Income Taxes”, which requires recognition of deferred tax assets and liabilities for the expected future tax consequences of events that were included in the financial statements or tax returns. Under this method, deferred income taxes are recognized for the tax consequences in future years of differences between the tax bases of assets and liabilities and their financial reporting amounts at each period end based on enacted tax laws and statutory tax rates applicable to the periods in which the differences are expected to affect taxable income. Valuation allowances are established, when necessary, to reduce deferred tax assets to the amount expected to be realized.

When tax returns are filed, it is likely some positions taken would be sustained upon examination by the taxing authorities, while others are subject to uncertainty about the merits of the position taken or the amount of the position that would be ultimately sustained. The benefit of a tax position is recognized in the financial statements in the period during which, based on all available evidence, management believes it is more likely than not that the position will be sustained upon examination, including the resolution of appeals or litigation processes, if any. Tax positions taken are not offset or aggregated with other positions. Tax positions that meet the more-likely-than-not recognition threshold are measured as the largest amount of tax benefit that is more than 50% likely of being realized upon settlement with the applicable taxing authority. The portion of the benefits associated with tax positions taken that exceeds the amount measured as described above is reflected as a liability for unrecognized tax benefits in the accompanying balance sheets along with any associated interest and penalties that would be payable to the taxing authorities upon examination. Interest associated with unrecognized tax benefits are classified as interest expense and penalties are classified in selling, general and administrative expenses in the statements of operations and other comprehensive income (loss). As of December 31, 2015 and 2014, the Company did not have any uncertain tax positions.

The Company was not subjected to income tax examinations by taxing authorities during the current or past fiscal years. In connection with the acquisition of China entities, the Company is required to comply with the information return reporting requirements such as Foreign Bank Accounts Reporting (FBAR), Information Return on Foreign-Owned U.S. Corporation or U.S. Corporation owning certain foreign corporation (Under Section 6038A and 6038C of Internal Revenue Code, etc.). The Company failed to comply with such requirements for the years of 2010, 2011 and 2012. The potential penalty is estimated to be $370,000 in the event of a tax audit, which has been accrued in the fiscal year ended December 31, 2014, and it has not been paid during the year ended December 31, 2015.

Impairment of Long-Lived Assets

In accordance with ASC Topic 360, “Property, Plant and Equipment”, the Company reviews the carrying values of long-lived assets whenever facts and circumstances indicate that the assets may be impaired.  Recoverability of assets to be held and used is measured by a comparison of the carrying amount of an asset to future net undiscounted cash flows expected to be generated by the asset.  If an asset is considered impaired, the impairment to be recognized is measured by the amount by which the carrying amount of the asset exceeds the fair value (“FV”).  Assets to be disposed of are reported at the lower of the carrying amount or FV, less costs of disposal. No impairment was recognized for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014.

Goodwill

Goodwill arose from both the acquisition of PFAL and GHFL. Goodwill is the excess of the cost of an acquisition over the FV of the net assets acquired. Goodwill is tested for impairment annually or more frequently if events or changes in circumstances indicate it might be impaired, using the prescribed two-step process under US GAAP. The first step screens for potential impairment of goodwill to determine if the FV of the reporting unit is less than its carrying value, while the second step measures the amount of goodwill impairment, if any, by comparing the implied FV of goodwill to its carrying value. As of December 31, 2015, there were no any indications of the impairment of goodwill that arose from the acquisition of PFAL and GHFL.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In May 2015, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2015-07, Disclosures for Investments in Certain Entities That Calculate Net Asset Value per Share (or its Equivalent). The ASU removes the requirement to categorize within the fair value hierarchy all investments for which fair value is measured using the net asset value per share practical expedient and also removes certain disclosure requirements. The new requirements are effective for the Company beginning January 1, 2016 with retrospective application to all periods presented required and early adoption permitted. The Company does not expect the ASU to materially affect our financial statements and disclosures.

In April 2015, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2015-05, Intangibles-Goodwill and Other Internal-Use Software (Subtopic 350-40): Customer's accounting for Fees Paid in a Cloud Computing Agreement. The ASU will require an entity's management to assess, for each annual and interim period, whether a cloud computing arrangement includes a software license. All software licenses within the scope of Subtopic 350-40 will be accounted for consistent with other licenses of intangible assets. If the arrangement does not include a software license, the arrangement should be accounted for as a service contract. The ASU will be effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2015 and early adoption is permitted. Entities will have the choice of prospective or retrospective adoption of the standard. The Company believes the adoption of this ASU will not have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements.

In April 2015, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2015-03, Imputation of Interest: Simplifying the Presentation of Debt Issuance Costs, which requires that debt issuance costs be presented as a deduction from the carrying amount of the debt liability, consistent with debt discounts or premiums. Recognition and measurement guidance for debt issuance costs is not affected by this ASU. The ASU is effective for periods beginning after December 15, 2015, and the Company does not expect the implementation to have a material effect on its financial position or results of operations.

In May 2014, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606). ASU 2014-09 outlines a single comprehensive model for entities to use in accounting for revenue arising from contracts with customers and supersedes current revenue recognition guidance. In August 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-14, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606): Deferral of the Effective Date. The amendment in this update defers the effective date of ASU 2014-09 for all entities by one year to annual periods beginning after December 15, 2017. Early adoption is permitted as of the original effective date, interim and annual reporting periods after December 15, 2016. Entities have the option of using either a full retrospective or a modified retrospective approach to adopt ASU 2014-09. The Company is still in the process of analyzing the effect of this new standard, including the transition method, to determine the impact on the Company's consolidated financial position, results of operations, cash flows, and related disclosures.

The FASB has issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2014-12, Compensation - Stock Compensation (ASC Topic 718): Accounting for Share-Based Payments When the Terms of an Award Provide That a Performance Target Could Be Achieved after the Requisite Service Period. This ASU requires that a performance target that affects vesting, and that could be achieved after the requisite service period, be treated as a performance condition. As such, the performance target should not be reflected in estimating the grant date fair value of the award. This update further clarifies that compensation cost should be recognized in the period in which it becomes probable that the performance target will be achieved and should represent the compensation cost attributable to the period(s) for which the requisite service has already been rendered. The amendments in this ASU are effective for annual periods and interim periods within those annual periods beginning after December 15, 2015. Earlier adoption is permitted. The adoption of this standard is not expected to have a material impact on the Company's consolidated financial position and results of operations.

In September 2015, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2015-16, "Simplifying the Accounting for Measurement-Period Adjustments". Measurement period adjustments are changes to provisional amounts recorded when the accounting for a business combination is incomplete as of the end of a reporting period. The measurement period can extend for up to a year following the transaction date. The new guidance requires companies to recognize these adjustments, including any related impacts to net income, in the reporting period in which the adjustments are determined. Companies are no longer required to retroactively apply measurement period adjustments to the prior period. This update is effective for annual and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2016. We have early adopted this standard beginning in fiscal 2015. There was no material impact to the Consolidated Financial Statements.

In November 2015, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2015-17, "Balance Sheet Classification of Deferred Taxes". The new guidance requires that all deferred tax assets and liabilities, along with any related valuation allowance, be classified as noncurrent on the balance sheet. This update is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2016 and interim periods within those annual periods. ASU 2015-17 will be effective for us, but will not cause a material impact on our financial condition or the results of our operations.

In January 2016, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2016-01, "Financial Instruments-Overall (Subtopic 825-10): Recognition and Measurement of Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities," which amends the guidance in U.S. GAAP on the classification and measurement of financial instruments. Changes to the current guidance primarily affect the accounting for equity investments, financial liabilities under the fair value option, and the presentation and disclosure requirements for financial instruments. In addition, the ASU clarifies guidance related to the valuation allowance assessment when recognizing deferred tax assets resulting from unrealized losses on available-for-sale debt securities. The new standard is effective for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2017, and upon adoption, an entity should apply the amendments by means of a cumulative-effect adjustment to the balance sheet at the beginning of the first reporting period in which the guidance is effective. Early adoption is not permitted except for the provision to record fair value changes for financial liabilities under the fair value option resulting from instrument-specific credit risk in other comprehensive income. The Corporation is currently evaluating the impact of adopting this guidance.

In February 2016, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842). The guidance in ASU 2016-02 supersedes the lease recognition requirements in ASC Topic 840, Leases (FAS 13). ASU 2016-02 requires an entity to recognize assets and liabilities arising from a lease for both financing and operating leases, along with additional qualitative and quantitative disclosures. ASU 2016-02 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, with early adoption permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the effect this standard will have on its Consolidated Financial Statements.

Results of Operations

Overview of the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014

The following table shows the results of operations for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014:

Revenues

As a distributor of insurance products, we derive our revenue primarily from commissions and fees paid by insurance companies, typically calculated as a percentage of premiums paid by our customers to the insurance companies. We generate revenue primarily through our sales force, which consists of individual sales agents in our distribution and service network. The acquisition of AHFL enabled us to reach the untapped market in Taiwan. For the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, the revenue generated respectively from Taiwan and PRC is as follows:

During the year ended December 31, 2015, 89.29% and 10.71% of our revenues in our consolidated financial statements were derived from our Taiwan Subsidiaries and Consolidated Affiliated Entities (“CAE”) in PRC, respectively. During the year ended December 31, 2014, 93.55% and 6.45% of our revenues in our consolidated financial statements were derived from our Taiwan Subsidiaries and CAE, respectively.

Total revenues increased by $7,573,804, or 16%, from $47,449,962 for the year ended December 31, 2014 to $55,023,766 for the year ended December 31, 2015, which is mainly due to the increase of the revenue in Taiwan and PRC for the following reasons,

Cost of revenue and gross profit

The cost of revenue mainly consists of commissions paid to our sales agents. The cost of revenue for the year ended December 31, 2015 increased by $5,015,644 or 16%, to $35,423,762 compared to $30,408,118 for the year ended December 31, 2014. The cost of revenue increased with the increase in revenue.

The gross profit for the year ended December 31, 2015 increased by $2,558,160 or 15%, to $19,600,004 compared to $17,041,844 for the year ended December 31, 2014. The gross profit ratios for the year ended December 31, 2015 and for the year ended December 31, 2014 were consistent.

Selling expenses

Selling expenses were mainly occurred in Law Broker, representing the expense for marketing promotion. The selling expense for the year ended December 31, 2015 decreased by $950,001 or 24%, to $3,084,408 compared to $4,034,409 for the year ended December 31, 2014. The decrease is mainly results from the decrease of the advertisement expense, donation fee and other business expenses incurred by the sales department.

General and administrative expenses

The general and administrative (“G&A”) expenses principally comprise of salaries and benefits for our administrative staff, office rental expenses, travel expenses, depreciation and amortization, entertainment expenses, and professional service fees.

For the year ended December 31, 2015, G&A expenses were $12,675,171, increased by $703,308, or 6%, compared with $11,971,863 for the year ended December 31, 2014, which mainly due to increased in payroll, health insurance and employee retirement plan. The numbers of administrative employees were increased for the year ended December 31, 2015 compared with the same period in last year. In addition, the G&A expense increased in Anhou due to the fact the company recently added additional location in Yunnan and requires more expenditure to start the business operation and increased the number of employee in the new location.

Other income

Other income (expense) mainly consists of interest income; gain on change of fair value of marketable securities, loss on disposal of fixed assets and foreign currency exchange gain and loss. Net other income for the year ended December 31, 2015 was $379,926. Net other income for the year ended December 31, 2014 was $594,542. Compared with the year ended December 31, 2014, net other income decreased due to the increase of foreign exchange loss.

Income tax

For the year ended December 31, 2015, the income tax expense was $1,519,226, decreased by $153,614, or 9%, compared with $1,672,840 for the year ended December 31, 2014.The decrease was mainly due to the company paid additional 10% on any undistributed earnings income tax from prior period for the year ended December 31, 2015 compared to that for the year ended December 31, 2014.

The Company’s subsidiaries in Taiwan are governed by the Income Tax Law of Taiwan, and are generally subject to tax at 17% on income reported in the statutory financial statements after appropriate adjustments. In the meanwhile, Income Tax Law of Taiwan provides that a company is taxed at additional 10% on any undistributed earnings to its shareholders. On December 31, 2015 and 2014, Law Enterprises decided not to distribute its earnings in 2015 and 2014. Accordingly, additional NT$14,018,314 and NT$9,200,945, approximately $427,000 and $304,000, of income tax was accrued as of December 31, 2015 and 2014.

CU WFOE and the CAEs in the PRC are governed by the Income Tax Law of the PRC concerning the private-run enterprises, which are generally subject to tax at 25% on income reported in the statutory financial statements after appropriated adjustments. According to the requirement of local tax authorities, the taxable income of Jiangsu Law is deemed as 10% of total revenue, instead of the income before income tax.

Overview of the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013

The following table shows the results of operations for the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013:

Revenues

As a distributor of insurance products, we derive our revenue primarily from commissions and fees paid by insurance companies, typically calculated as a percentage of premiums paid by our customers to the insurance companies. We generate revenue primarily through our sales force, which consists of individual sales agents in our distribution and service network. The acquisition of AHFL enabled us to reach the untapped market in Taiwan. For the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013, the revenue generated respectively from Taiwan and PRC is as follows:

During the year ended December 31, 2014, 93.55% and 6.45% of our revenues in our consolidated financial statements were derived from our Taiwan Subsidiaries and CAE, respectively. During the year ended December 31, 2013, 93.98% and 6.02% of our revenues in our consolidated financial statements were derived from our Taiwan Subsidiaries and CAE, respectively.

Total revenues increased by $2,293,388, or 5%, from $45,156,574 for the year ended December 31, 2013 to $47,449,962 for the year ended December 31, 2014, which is mainly due to the increase of the revenue in Taiwan for following reasons,

Cost of revenue and gross profit

The cost of revenue mainly consists of commissions paid to our sales agents. The cost of revenue for the year ended December 31, 2014 increased by $2,831,369 or 10%, to $30,408,118 compared to $27,576,749 for the year ended December 31, 2013. The cost of revenue increased with the increase in revenue.

The gross profit for the year ended December 31, 2014 decreased by $537,981, or 3%, to $17,041,844 compared to $17,579,825 for the year ended December 31, 2013. The gross profit ratio decreased to 36% for the year ended December 31, 2014 from 39% for the year ended December 31, 2013. The decrease was mainly because the bonuses and awards to subagents increased and the share of revenue from the FYC increased in the total revenue compared to the year ended December 31, 2013.

Selling expenses

Selling expenses were mainly occurred in Law Broker, representing the expense for marketing promotion. The selling expense for the year ended December 31, 2014 increased by $1,297,278 or 47%, to $4,034,409 compared to $2,737,131 for the year ended December 31, 2013, which is mainly because the advertising expense spent in publicity of the company’s brand increased by approximately $1 million.

General and administrative expenses

The general and administrative (“G&A”) expenses principally comprise of salaries and benefits for our administrative staff, office rental expenses, travel expenses, depreciation and amortization, entertainment expenses, and professional service fees to the auditor and attorney.

For the year ended December 31, 2014, G&A expenses were $11,971,863, increased by $1,585,128, or 15%, compared with $10,386,735 for the year ended December 31, 2013, which mainly due to the rate of the business tax directly related to sales in Taiwan Subsidiaries increased from 2% to 5% from July 2014. In addition, the G&A expense increased in Anhou due to the relocation expense of moving the Company’s headquarter to Nanjing and setup expense of opening an outlet in Yunnan by Anhou.

Other income

Net other income for the year ended December 31, 2014 was $594,542 and the net other expense for the year ended December 31, 2013 is $228,844. Other income (expense) mainly consists of interest income (expense), gain (loss) on change of fair value of marketable securities and rental income of sub-leased spare offices and garage. In the year ended December 31, 2013, the Company recorded $303,000 of loss from disposal of fixed assets and $370, 000 of estimated tax penalties for late filings of income tax return in the U.S.A. Compared with the year ended December 31, 2013, the Company’s interest income increased by approximately $70,000 due to the fixed deposit of RMB. In the meantime, the loss from disposal of fixed assets decreased by approximately $0.2 million and the gain on change of fair value of marketable securities increased by approximately $0.17 million.

Income tax

For the year ended December 31, 2014, the income tax expense were $1,672,840, increased by $740,921, or 80%, compared with $931,919 for the year ended December 31, 2013.

The Company’s subsidiaries in Taiwan are governed by the Income Tax Law of Taiwan, and are generally subject to tax at 17% on income reported in the statutory financial statements after appropriate adjustments. In the meanwhile, Income Tax Law of Taiwan provides that a company is taxed at additional 10% on any undistributed earnings to its shareholders. In June 2014, Law Enterprises decided not to distribute its earnings accumulated as of December 31, 2013. Accordingly, NT$18,903,349, approximately $626,406, of income tax was accrued for the undistributed earnings. On December 31, 2014, Law Enterprises decided not to distribute its earnings in 2014. Accordingly, additional NT$9,200,945, approximately $303,589, of income tax was accrued as of December 31, 2014.

CU WFOE and the CAEs in the PRC are governed by the Income Tax Law of the PRC concerning the private-run enterprises, which are generally subject to tax at 25% on income reported in the statutory financial statements after appropriated adjustments. According to the requirement of local tax authorities, the taxable income of Jiangsu Law is deemed as 10% of total revenue, instead of the income before income tax. The tax rate of Jiangsu Law is also 25%.

According to Chinese tax regulations by the Chinese tax authorities effective January 1, 2008, commissions paid to sub-agents in excess of 5% of the commission revenue were not tax deductible. According to China State Administration of Taxation #15 Announcement in 2012, effective from 2011, such commissions can be fully deducted. Also, such tax payable over three years can be reversed. In the year ended December 31, 2013, the Company reversed tax payable of $160,780 accordingly.

In connection with the acquisition of China entities, the Company is required to comply with the information return reporting requirements such as Foreign Bank Accounts Reporting (FBAR), Information Return on Foreign-Owned U.S. Corporation or U.S. Corporation owning certain foreign corporation (Under Section 6038A and 6038C of Internal Revenue Code, etc.). The Company failed to comply with such requirements for the years of 2010, 2011 and 2012. The potential penalty is estimated to be $370,000 in the event of a tax audit which was accrued in the year ended December 31, 2013.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

The following table represents a comparison of the net cash provided by operating activities, net cash provided by (used in) investing activities, and net cash provided by (used in) financing activities for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014:

Operating activities

Net cash provided by operating activities during the year ended December 31, 2015 was $1,770,017, significantly increased in comparison with $469,470, net cash provided by operating activities during the year ended December 31, 2014. The increase was mainly due to increased net income for the year ended December 31, 2015 compared to that for the year ended December 31, 2014.

Investing activities

Net cash used in investing activities was $383,843 during the year ended December 31, 2015, which is mainly due to purchase of property, plant and equipment and intangible assets of $0.6 million. Net cash provided by investing activities was $1,205,962 during the year ended December 31, 2014, which is mainly due to selling investment of approximately $1.6 million in current deposit and cash of approximately $0.2 million obtained by acquisition of PFAL. In addition, compared with the year ended December 31, 2014, during the year ended December 31, 2015, the Company’s investment in property, plant and equipment, and intangible assets increased by approximately $0.7 million.

Financing activities

Net cash provided by financing activities was $706,145 during the year ended December 31, 2015, which is mainly due to the loan borrowed from related parties and third parties. During the year ended December 31, 2014, net cash provided by financing activities was $391,812, which is mainly due to the loan borrowed from Shu-Fen Lee, the Series A Director of the company, in the amount of $314,644 to AHFL.

The following table represents a comparison of the net cash provided by operating activities, net cash provided by (used in) investing activities, and net cash provided by (used in) financing activities for the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013:

Operating activities

Net cash provided by operating activities during the year ended December 31, 2014 was $469,470, significantly decreased in comparison with $10,411,924, net cash provided by operating activities during the year ended December 31, 2013. The decrease is mainly because AHFL entered into a Strategic Alliance Agreement (the “Alliance Agreement”) with AIA International Limited Taiwan Branch (“AIATW”) in June 2013. Then AHFL received an Execution Fee of approximately $8.3 million from AIATW, which is recorded as unearned revenue by the Company. In addition, compared with the year ended December 31, 2013, the Company’s income from operations decreased by approximately $3.2 million, which is the other factor that result in the decrease of net cash provided by the operating activities.

Investing activities

Net cash provided by investing activities was $1,205,962 during the year ended December 31, 2014, which is mainly due to selling investment of approximately $1.6 million in current deposit and cash of approximately $0.2 million obtained by acquisition of PFAL. During the year ended December 31, 2013, net cash used in investing activities was $1,706,555, which is mainly due to the investment in purchase of marketable securities. In addition, compared with the year ended December 31, 2013, during the year ended December 31, 2014, the Company’s investment in property, plant and equipment decreased by approximately $0.3 million.

Financing activities

Net cash provided by financing activities was $391,812 during the year ended December 31, 2014, which is mainly due to the loan borrowed from Shu-Fen Lee, the Series A Director of the Company, in the amount of $314,644 (NTD10 million) to AHFL. The term for the loan is from December 23, 2014 to December 22, 2015 with a fixed interest rate at 1.5%. In January 2015, the principal amount of this loan together with the accrued interests was fully repaid by AHFL.

During the year ended December 31, 2013, net cash used in financing activities was $1,071,853, which is mainly due to the repayment for the borrowing from the related parties.

Related Party Loan and Loans to Unrelated Third Parties

Anhou Registered Capital Increase

On April 27, 2013, the China Insurance Regulatory Commission (“CIRC”) issued the Decision on Revising the Provisions of the Supervision and Administration of Specialized Insurance Agencies (the “Decision on Revising the Agency Provisions”), pursuant to which, CIRC mandated any insurance agency established subsequent to the Decision on Revising the Agency Provisions to meet a minimum registered capital requirement of RMB50 million (approximately $ 8 million). On May 16, 2013, CIRC issued Notice for Further Clarification on Related Issues of Access to Professional Insurance Intermediary Market (the “Notice”), pursuant to which, professional insurance agencies established prior to the issuance of the Decision on Revising the Agency Provisions, with registered capital less than RMB50 million (approximately $8 million) can continue to operate its existing business within the provinces where they have a registered office or branch office, but shall not set up any new branches in any provinces where it has no registered office or a branch office.

Prior to the capital increase, Anhou, a professional insurance agency with a PRC nationwide license, used to have a registered capital of RMB10 million (approximately $1.6 million). The branch offices of Anhou currently were all in Henan province. To better implement its expansion strategies, Anhou intended to increase its registered capital to RMB50 million (approximately $8 million) to meet the requirement of CIRC so that it can set up new branches in any province beyond its current operations in Mainland China.

Due to certain restrictions on direct foreign investment in insurance agency business under current PRC legal regime, Anhou has sought certain investments made by the Investor Borrowers and they may need funds through individual loans. Upon the completion of the contemplated increase of registered capital of Anhou, each Investor Borrower shall, or cause their designated persons to, enter into the Variable Interest Entities Agreement with CU WFOE, Anhou and other parties so as to consolidate any additional VIE interest generated from the said registered capital increase into the Company.

On June 9, 2013, AHFL entered into a Loan Agreement (the “Company Loan Agreement”) with CU Hong Kong.

Under the Company Loan Agreement, AHFL agreed to provide a loan to the CU Hong Kong with the principal amount equal to the US Dollar equivalent of RMB40,000,000 ($6,389,925). The term for such was ten years which could be extended upon the agreement of the parties. The amount of such loan was remitted to the account of CU Hong Kong on August 30, 2013.

In August 2013, the CU Hong Kong entered into several Loan Agreements (collectively, the “Investor Loan Agreements”) with the following unrelated parties: Able Capital Holding Co., Ltd., a limited liability company established and registered in Hong Kong, Mr. Li Chen and Ms. Jing Yue, both PRC citizens (collectively, the “Investor Borrowers”).

Under the Investor Loan Agreements, the Investor Borrowers loaned cash from CU Hong Kong for their investment in Anhou and CU Hong Kong agreed to provide certain loans to each of the Investor Borrowers with an aggregate principal amount equal to the US Dollar equivalent of RMB40,000,000 ($6,389,925). The term for such loans was ten years which could be extended upon the agreement of the parties. Pursuant to the Investor Loan Agreements, each of the Investor Borrowers covenants to enter into certain Variable Interest Entities Agreements with Anhou, CU WFOE and certain existing shareholders of Anhou. The proceeds received from the said loans by the Investor Borrowers shall be solely used to increase the registered capital of Anhou, and CU Hong Kong may determine the repayment methods including transferring of the Investor Borrowers’ corresponding registered capital in Anhou or through other manner as full payment of the loans subject to terms and conditions therein in the event that the Investor Borrowers fails to repay the loan in currency to CU Hong Kong.

The specific amounts loaned to the Investor Borrowers were as follows:

Able Capital Holding Co., Ltd.: RMB29,500,000 ($4,712,570)

Mr. Chen: RMB3,000,000 ($479,244)

Ms. Yue: RMB7,500,000 ($1,198,111)

On October 20, 2013, the Investor Borrowers, through certain nominees, increased Anhou’s registered capital by RMB 40 million ($6,389,925).

Related Party Loan

On December 23, 2014, AHFL entered into a Loan Agreement (the “Loan Agreement”) with Shu-Fen Lee (“Ms. Lee”), the Series A Director of the Company. Pursuant to the Loan Agreement, Ms. Lee provided a loan in the amount of $314,644 (NTD10 million) (the “Loan”) to AHFL. The term for the Loan is from December 23, 2014 to December 22, 2015 with a fixed interest rate at 1.5%. The entire loan and interest amount of $314,928 (ND$10,009,041) have been paid off on January 14, 2015.

On December 25, 2015, the Company entered into a loan agreement (the “Short-term Loan Agreement) with Multiple Capital Enterprise Co., Ltd. The Short-term Loan Agreement provided for a $608,941 (NTD 20,000,000) loan to the Company. The Short-term Loan bore an interest rate of 1.5% per annum and the principle and interest are due on June 30, 2016. The entire loan and interest amount of $598,905(NT$20,014,795) have been paid off on January 11, 2016. Majority of Multiple Capital Enterprise shareholder are the Company’s management level.

Except for the two aforementioned loans, the advance arose from Due to related parties bore no interest and were payable on demand.

Due to related parties

The related parties listed below loaned money to the Company for working capital. Due to related parties consisted of the following as of December 31, 2015 and 2014:

On a going forward basis, the Company’s primary requirements for cash over the next 12 months consist of:

Contractual Obligations

Operating Leases

The Company has operating leases for its offices. Rental expenses for the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014, June 30, 2013 and for the six months ended December 31, 2013 were $1,735,521, $1,668,571, $1,410,945, and $754,029, respectively. At December 31, 2015, total future minimum annual lease payments under operating leases were as follows, by years:

Acquisition Agreement

On February 22, 2015, the Company and the selling shareholder of GHFL entered into an Amendment to the Acquisition Agreement dated February 13, 2015, pursuant to which if the Guaranteed Price per share is higher than the Average Price per share, then the Parties shall negotiate in good faith on an adjustment to the Purchase Price as necessary, if any.

Off Balance Sheet Arrangements

As of December 31, 2015, the Company had no off balance sheet arrangements.

ITEM 7A. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURE ABOUT MARKET RISK.

We are exposed to market risk in the ordinary course of our business. Market risk represents the risk of loss that may impact our financial position due to adverse changes in financial market prices and rates. Our market risk exposure is primarily a result of fluctuations in interest rates and foreign currency exchange rates.

Interest Rate Sensitivity

As of December 31, 2015, we had cash of RMB16.8 million, approximately $2.6 million, and NT$592.9 million, approximately $18.1 million. We hold our cash for working capital purposes. Declines in interest rates would reduce future interest income. For the year ended December 31, 2015, the effect of a hypothetical 10% increase or decrease in overall interest rates would not have had a material impact on our interest income.

Foreign Currency Risk

The functional currency for the subsidiaries in Taiwan is NT$ and the functional currency for the subsidiaries and CAE in PRC is RMB. The financial statements of the Company are in USD. The fluctuation of NT$ and RMB will affect our operating results expressed in USD. The Company reviews its foreign currency exposures. To date, we have not entered into any hedging arrangements with respect to foreign currency risk or other derivative financial instruments. The management does not consider its present foreign exchange risk to be significant.

ITEM 8. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA.

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

To the Board of Directors and Stockholders

China United Insurance Service, Inc.

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of China United Insurance Service, Inc. and Subsidiaries (collectively the “Company”) as of December 31, 2015 and 2014 and the related consolidated statements of operations and other comprehensive income (loss), changes in stockholders’ equity and cash flows for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014 and six months ended December 31, 2013. These consolidated financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these consolidated financial statements based on our audits.

We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the consolidated financial statements are free of material misstatement.  The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting.  Our audit included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.  An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the consolidated financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the consolidated financial statements.  We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the consolidated financial position of the Company at December 31, 2015 and 2014, and the results of its consolidated operations and its cash flows for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014 and six months ended December 31, 2013, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

/s/ Simon & Edward, LLP

Los Angeles, California

March 25, 2016

REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

To the Board of Directors and Shareholders of

China United Insurance Service, Inc.

We have audited the accompanying consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income (loss), changes in stockholder’s equity and cash flows for the year ended June 30, 2013 of China United Insurance Service, Inc. Management is responsible for these financial statements. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audit.

We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. Our audit included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the results of its operations and its cash flows for the year ended June 30, 2013, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

/s/ Goldman Kurland and Mohidin LLP

September 23, 2013

Encino, California

CHINA UNITED INSURANCE SERVICE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS