| SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION |
| Washington, D.C. 20549 |
SCHEDULE 13G
(Rule 13d-102)
 
Information to be Included in Statements Filed Pursuant to §240.13d-1(b), (c) and (d) and Amendments Thereto Filed Pursuant to §240.13d-2.
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. 4)*
 
CNinsure Inc.
(Name of Issuer)
Ordinary Shares
(Title of Class of Securities)
G2352K 108
(CUSIP Number)
December 31, 2011
(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)
Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule is filed:
o | Rule 13d-1(b)
o | Rule 13d-1(c)
x | Rule 13d-1(d)
 
*The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person’s initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter disclosures provided in a prior cover page.
 
The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).

 
 
CUSIP No. G2352K 108 |

1

Name of Reporting Person
Yinan Hu

| 2 | Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group |
| | (a) | o |
| | (b) | x |
| 3 | SEC Use Only |

4

Citizenship or Place of Organization
People’s Republic of China

Number of
Shares
Beneficially
Owned by
Each
Reporting
Person With

5

Sole Voting Power
0

6

Shared Voting Power
183,198,110 ordinary shares

7

Sole Dispositive Power
0

8

Shared Dispositive Power
183,198,110 ordinary shares

9

Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
183,198,110 ordinary shares

| 10 | Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares o | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

11

Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row 9
18.3%

12

Type of Reporting Person
IN

2

 
CUSIP No. G2352K 108 |

1

Name of Reporting Person
Sea Synergy Limited

| 2 | Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group |
| | (a) | o |
| | (b) | x |
| 3 | SEC Use Only |

4

Citizenship or Place of Organization
British Virgin Islands

Number of
Shares
Beneficially
Owned by
Each
Reporting
Person With

5

Sole Voting Power
183,198,110 ordinary shares.

6

Shared Voting Power
0

7

Sole Dispositive Power
183,198,110 ordinary shares.

8

Shared Dispositive Power
0

9

Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
183,198,110 ordinary shares

| 10 | Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares o | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

11

Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row 9
18.3%

12

Type of Reporting Person
CO

3

 
CUSIP No. G2352K 108 |

1

Name of Reporting Person
Kingsford Resources Limited

| 2 | Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group |
| | (a) | o |
| | (b) | x |
| 3 | SEC Use Only |

4

Citizenship or Place of Organization
British Virgin Islands

Number of
Shares
Beneficially
Owned by
Each
Reporting
Person With

5

Sole Voting Power
36,203,560 ordinary shares

6

Shared Voting Power
0

7

Sole Dispositive Power
36,203,560 ordinary shares

8

Shared Dispositive Power
0

9

Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
36,203,560 ordinary shares

| 10 | Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares o | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

11

Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row 9
3.6%

12

Type of Reporting Person
CO

4

 
CUSIP No. G2352K 108 |

1

Name of Reporting Person
High Rank Investments Limited

| 2 | Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group |
| | (a) | o |
| | (b) | x |
| 3 | SEC Use Only |

4

Citizenship or Place of Organization
British Virgin Islands

Number of
Shares
Beneficially
Owned by
Each
Reporting
Person With

5

Sole Voting Power
0

6

Shared Voting Power
36,203,560 ordinary shares

7

Sole Dispositive Power
0

8

Shared Dispositive Power
36,203,560 ordinary shares

9

Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
36,203,560 ordinary shares

| 10 | Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares o | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

11

Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row 9
3.6%

12

Type of Reporting Person
CO

5

 
CUSIP No. G2352K 108 |

1

Name of Reporting Person
Qiuping Lai

| 2 | Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group |
| | (a) | o |
| | (b) | x |
| 3 | SEC Use Only |

4

Citizenship or Place of Organization
People’s Republic of China

Number of
Shares
Beneficially
Owned by
Each
Reporting
Person With

5

Sole Voting Power
0

6

Shared Voting Power
36,203,560 ordinary shares

7

Sole Dispositive Power
0

8

Shared Dispositive Power
36,203,560 ordinary shares

9

Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
36,203,560 ordinary shares

| 10 | Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares o | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

11

Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row 9
3.6%

12

Type of Reporting Person
IN

6

 
CUSIP No. G2352K 108

Item 1(a).

Name of Issuer:

CNinsure Inc.

Item 1(b).

Address of Issuer’s Principal Executive Offices:

22/F, Yinhai Building
No. 299 Yanjiang Zhong Road
Guangzhou, Guangdong 510110
People’s Republic of China

Item 2(a).

Name of Person Filing:

Yinan Hu
Sea Synergy Limited
Kingsford Resources Limited
High Rank Investments Limited
Qiuping Lai

Item 2(b).

Address of Principal Business Office or, if none, Residence:

Yinan Hu
Sea Synergy Limited
CNinsure Inc.
22/F, Yinhai Building
No. 299 Yanjiang Zhong Road
Guangzhou, Guangdong 510110
People’s Republic of China
 
Kingsford Resources Limited
High Rank Investments Limited
Qiuping Lai
c/o CNinsure Inc.
22/F, Yinhai Building
No. 299 Yanjiang Zhong Road
Guangzhou, Guangdong 510110
People’s Republic of China

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CUSIP No. G2352K 108

Item 2(c)

Citizenship:

Yinan Hu – People’s Republic of China
Sea Synergy Limited - British Virgin Islands
 
Kingsford Resources Limited – British Virgin Islands
High Rank Investments Limited – British Virgin Islands
Qiuping Lai – People’s Republic of China

Item 2(d).

Title of Class of Securities:

Ordinary Shares

Item 2(e).

CUSIP Number:

G2352K 108

Item 3. | Not Applicable
Item 4. | Ownership:
| The following information with respect to the ownership of the ordinary shares of the CNinsure Inc. (the “ Issuer ”) by each of the reporting persons is provided as of December 31, 2011:

Reporting Person

Amount
beneficially
owned:

Percent
of class:

Sole power
to vote or
direct the
vote:

Shared
power to
vote or to
direct
the vote:

Sole power to
dispose or to
direct the
disposition
of:

Shared power
to dispose or to
direct the
disposition of:

| Yinan Hu(1)(2) | | 183,198,110 | | 18.26 | % | 0 | | 183,198,110 | | 0 | | 183,198,110 |
| Sea Synergy Limited(2) | | 183,198,110 | | 18.26 | % | 183,198,110 | | 0 | | 183,198,110 | | 0 |
| Kingsford Resources Limited(1)(3)(4)(6) | | 36,203,560 | | 3.6 | % | 36,203,560 | | 0 | | 36,203,560 | | 0 |
| High Rank Investments Limited(1)(3)(5) | | 36,203,560 | | 3.6 | % | 0 | | 36,203,560 | | 0 | | 36,203,560 |
| Qiuping Lai(1)(6) | | 36,203,560 | | 3.6 | % | 0 | | 36,203,560 | | 0 | | 36,203,560 |

| (1) | This Amendment No. 4 on Schedule 13G/A supersedes the Schedule 13D filed by Yinan Hu, Kingsford Resources Limited, High Rank Investments Limited and Qiuping Lai with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on May 16, 2011, as amended by Amendment No. 1 thereto filed with the SEC on September 15, 2011.
| (2) | The 183,198,110 ordinary shares of the Issuer beneficially owned by Yinan Hu consist of 183,198,110 ordinary shares that are directly held by Sea Synergy Limited (“ Sea Synergy ”). Mr. Hu and his wife, Mrs. Hu, hold approximately 98.6% and 1.4% of the total outstanding shares, respectively, of Sea Synergy. Pursuant to Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “ Exchange Act ”), and the rules promulgated thereunder, Mr. Hu may be deemed to beneficially own all of
 
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| | the ordinary shares of the Issuer held bySea Synergy. Mr. Hu disclaims beneficial ownership of all of the ordinary shares of the Issuer held by Sea Synergy except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.
| (3) | High Rank Investments Limited (“High Rank”) holds approximately93.3% of the total outstanding shares of Kingsford Resources Limited  (“Kingsford”)  which directly holds the ordinary shares of the Issuer. Mr. Hu previously held approximately 87.6% of the total outstanding shares of High Rank, and Mrs. Hu previously held 17.6% of the total outstanding shares of Better Rise Investments Limited (“ Better Rise ”), which, in turn, owns approximately 6.7% of the total outstanding shares of Kingsford. In December 2011, Kingsford transferred all of the ordinary shares of the Issuer beneficially owned by Mr. Hu and Mrs. Hu to Sea Synergy. Mr. Hu’s shares in High Rank and Mrs. Hu’s shares in Better Rise were subsequently cancelled. Mr. Hu remains one of three directors of Kingsford.
| | In December 2011, Kingsford also transferred all of the ordinary shares of the Issuer beneficially owned by a former executive officer of the Issuer to Smart Appeal Limited (“ Smart Appeal ”), which is wholly owned by such executive officer. Such executive officer previously owned 7.2% of the total and outstanding shares in Better Rise, which shareholding was cancelled after the transfer. As a result of the share transfers to Sea Synergy and Smart Appeal, the number of ordinary shares of the Issuer directly held by Kingsford decreased from 219,441,430 to 36,203,560.
| (4) | The 36,203,560 ordinary shares of the Issuer are directly held by Kingsford. The 36,203,560 ordinary shares include 23,883,560 ordinary shares of the Issuer and 12,320,000 ordinary shares of the Issuer in the form of American Depositary Shares, each representing 20 ordinary shares of the Issuer.
| (5) | High Rank holds approximately 93.3% of the total outstanding shares of Kingsford (whereas Better Rise, which is wholly owned by officers of the Issuer, holds the remaining 6.7% of the total outstanding shares of Kingsford). Pursuant to Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the rules promulgated thereunder, High Rank may be deemed to beneficially own all of the ordinary shares of the Issuer held by Kingsford. High Rank disclaims beneficial ownership of the ordinary shares of the Issuer held by Kingsford except to the extent of its pecuniary interest therein.
 
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| (6) | After the cancellation of Mr. Hu’s shares in High Rank,Qiuping Laibecame the sole shareholder of High Rank. Pursuant to Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the rules promulgated thereunder, Mr. Lai may be deemed to beneficially own all of the ordinary shares of the Issuer held by Kingsford. Mr. Lai disclaims beneficial ownership of the ordinary shares of the Issuer held by Kingsford except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.
 
Item 5. | Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class:
| As of December 31, 2011, Kingsford, High Rank and Mr. Qiuping Lai ceased to be beneficial owners of more than five percent of ordinary shares of the Issuer.
Item 6. | Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person:
| Not applicable
Item 7. | Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on By the Parent Holding Company or Control Person:
| Not applicable
Item 8. | Identification and Classification of Members of the Group:
| Not applicable
Item 9. | Notice of Dissolution of Group:
| Not applicable
Item 10. | Certification:
| Not applicable
 
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SIGNATURE
 
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

Dated: February 13, 2012 |
Yinan Hu | /s/ Yinan Hu
| Yinan Hu
Sea Synergy Limited | By: | /s/ Yinan Hu
| Name: | Yinan Hu
| Title: | Director
Kingsford Resources Limited | By: | /s/Qiuping Lai
| Name: | Qiuping Lai
| Title: | Director
High Rank Investments Limited | By: | /s/Qiuping Lai
| Name: | Qiuping Lai
| Title: | Director
Qiuping Lai | /s/Qiuping Lai
| Qiuping Lai
 
[Signature Page to Schedule 13G - CNinsure]
 
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LIST OF EXHIBITS
 
Exhibit No. | | Description
99.1 | | Joint Filing Agreement
 
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Exhibit 99.1
 
Joint Filing Agreement
 
In accordance with Rule 13d-1(k) promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the undersigned hereby agree to the joint filing with all other Reporting Persons (as such term is defined in the Schedule 13G referred to below) on behalf of each of them of a statement on Schedule 13G (including amendments thereto) with respect to the Ordinary Shares of CNinsure Inc., a Cayman Islands exempted company, and that this Agreement may be included as an Exhibit to such joint filing.  This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same instrument.
 
[Signature page to follow]

 
Signature Page
 
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned hereby execute this Agreement as of February 13, 2012.
 
Yinan Hu | /s/ Yinan Hu
| Yinan Hu
Sea Synergy Limited | By: | /s/ Yinan Hu
| Name: | Yinan Hu
| Title: | Director
Kingsford Resources Limited | By: | /s/Qiuping Lai
| Name: | Qiuping Lai
| Title: | Director
High Rank Investments Limited | By: | /s/Qiuping Lai
| Name: | Qiuping Lai
| Title: | Director
Qiuping Lai | /s/Qiuping Lai
| Qiuping Lai
 
[Signature Page to Joint Filing Agreement to Schedule 13G - CNinsure]