"Alper Consultoria e Corretora de Seguros S.A." (B3 "Novo Mercado": APER3) ("Company") hereby informs the shareholders, the market in general and other interested parties that it has signed an international strategic cooperation agreement with the Chinese insurance broker Jiang Tai Insurance Brokers Co. Ltd. to generate, develop and support B2B businesses in Brazil.
Jiang Tai Insurance Brokers Co. Ltd., established in June 16th, 2000 and headquartered in Beijing, is one of China’s largest insurance brokers, with 67 branches covering all provinces and has 2,600 employees.
Jiang Tai has provided insurance brokerage and risk management services to Chinese companies that go global such as energy, equipment manufacturing, overseas contracting projects and employee benefits.
According to the latest Bimonthly Newsletter on Chinese Investments in Brazil from the "Ministry of Planning, Development and Management", since 2010 the confirmed Chinese investments in Brazil reached US$ 53.6 billion, an average of approximately US$ 6.0 billion per year. China is currently the largest foreign investor country in Brazil.
Alper will act as a representative partner of Jiang Tai in Brazil, focusing on capturing, developing and serving new businesses with Chinese companies operating in the national territory, in line with its strategic plan to generate profitability and increase its relevance in all the Companys markets.
Alper, listed in Brazil’s stock exchange B3 ("APER3") is one of the largest insurance brokers and consulting firms in Brazil, managing over R$ 1.5 billion in premiums and a portfolio of more than 15,000 corporate clients and 100,000 individual clients.
São Paulo, January 29th, 2019.