BNET Industries

Last Fiscal Year Sales:$442.5M
  • Private
  • US
Dow Jones Description

Hub International is limited to North America. Founded in 1998 and headquartered in Chicago, IL, Hub International Limited (NYSE: HBG) is a provider of casualty, life, health and property insurance. It also provides clients with claims management, risk finanace structuring, coverage analysis and contract review services, all offered through retailers, wholesalers and call-centers. The company had 2005 revenue of about $442.6 million and employs approximately 3,200 people. In May 2006, the company announced the purchase of Westar Insurance Managers based Kirkland, WA, for an undisclosed amount.

Number of Employees 3,200
Contact Information

55 E Jackson Blvd

Chicago, Illinois 60604

www.hubinternat...

(312) 922-5000

NAICS Code Insurance Agencies and Brokerages: 524210

Recent Events

  • 9 Insurers Affected by Ratings Changes

    10/27/09 - Bond / Stock Rating - View Story

  • Canadian Direct inks deal to sell with HUB

    10/22/09 - Joint Venture / Alliance - View Story

News & Analysis

hub international ltd. and marsh inc. - All News and Analysis

Decision Makers

Name (plus bio) Position
Lawrence J. Lineker CEO
Martin P. Hughes CEO
Roy H. Taylor CEO
Richard A. Gulliver President
Bruce D. Guthart Chief Operations Officer
John P. Graham Chief Financial Officer and Vice President
Kirk James Vice President & Secretary & Chief Corp Development Officer
Marianne D. Paine Chief Legal Officer
W. Kirk James Chief Corporate Development Officer
John R. Curran Vice President, Marketing
Julie A. Zimmer Vice President, Sales
Peter L. Scavetta Vice President, Finance
Roz Wishinski Vice President, Marketing
Andrew M. Daino Director, Trng & Education
Michael P. Sabanos Director, Mergers & Acq
Angela M. Yazvac Assistant General Counsel
Anthony F. Griffiths Committee Member
Bob Wilson Head, Practice Group
Byron G. Messier Committee Member
Frank S. Wilkinson Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee Charter
Bradley P. Martin Director
Edward E. Lyman, JR. Director
John T. Ahern, JR. Director

Board of Directors

Name (plus bio) Position
Edward W. Lyman Board of Directors
James W. McElvany Board of Directors
Paul Murray Board of Directors
Paul Murry Board of Directors
Stuart Ross Board of Directors

Organization Position Status
HUB International Limited CEO Current
HUB International TOS Ltd. President and Chief Executive Officer Former
HUB International Limited President, Central Region Former
HUB International Limited Chief Sales Officer Former
HUB International Limited Vice President Former

Martin P. Hughes has served as our Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and a director since December 1999. In 1973, Mr. Hughes joined Mack and Parker, Inc. (now a part of HUB International Midwest Limited), where he served as Chairman from 1999 to 2001 and as President from 1990 to 1999. Mr. Hughes previously served as Chairman of Assurex International, a worldwide insurance service organization, as director of the Assurex Marketing Group and as a director of the Council of Insurance Agents and Brokers.

Organization Position Status
HUB International Limited CEO Current
HUB International Limited Chairman, Board of Directors Current
HUB International Limited President Former
HUB International Limited Director Former
The Council of Insurance Agents & Brokers Director Former

Organization Position Status
HUB International Limited CEO Current
Provident Financial Holdings, Inc. Chairman, Personnel, Compensation Committee Current
Talbot Insurance Agency, Inc. President Former
HUB International Limited Regional President, West Region Former
Provident Financial Holdings, Inc. Director Former

Organization Position Status
HUB International Limited President Current
HUB International Limited Director Current
HUB International Limited CEO Former
The HUB Group (Ontario) Inc. President Former
HUB International Limited Coo Former

Bruce D. Guthart has served as our Chief Operating Officer since January 2004 and a director since August 2001. Mr. Guthart served as our President, U.S. Operations, from August 2001 to January 2004. Prior to joining HUB, Mr. Guthart held the position of President of Kaye Group Inc. (now HUB International Group Northeast Inc.) since its formation in 1993. He was appointed CEO in 1996 and Chairman in 1997. Mr. Guthart also served as an officer, director and stockholder of Kaye KINV, Inc., the managing general partner of Kaye Investments, L.P.

Organization Position Status
HUB International Limited Chief Operations Officer Current
Kaye Group, Inc. Chairman Current
HUB International Limited Director Current
Kaye Group, Inc. CEO Former
HUB International Limited President, U.S. Operations Former
Kaye Group, Inc. President Former

Mr. John P. Graham, age 41, is the vice-president and chief financial officer of Hub International Limited. He most recently served as senior vice president finance, treasurer and assistant secretary at Career Education Corporation (NASDAQ: CECO) from March 2002 to October 2006. Earlier in his career, from November 2000 to February 2002, Mr. Graham served as a senior consultant at The Johnsson Group, a Chicago based financial consulting firm, and from February 1994 to March 2000, as vice-president investor relations and financial reporting at Newell Rubbermaid in Rockford, Illinois. Prior thereto, he was a manager of financial planning and analysis at Kraft General Foods and an audit supervisor at Deloitte Haskins and Sells (now Deloitte & Touche) in Chicago.

Organization Position Status
HUB International Limited Chief Financial Officer and Vice President Current
Career Education Corporation Senior Vice President Former
Newell Rubbermaid Inc. Vice President Former
The Johnsson Group, Inc. Senior Consultant Former
Career Education Corporation Assistant Secretary Former

Organization Position Status
HUB International Limited Vice President & Secretary & Chief Corp Development Officer Current

Marianne D. Paine has served as our Chief Legal Officer, Vice President and Assistant Secretary since April 2004. Ms. Paine received her undergraduate degree from Brown University and her law degree from Stanford University. She is admitted to practice law in California and Illinois . She spent approximately 30 years in the private practice of law before joining HUB.

Organization Position Status
HUB International Limited Chief Legal Officer Current
HUB International Limited Vice President Former
HUB International Limited Assistant Secretary Former
Stanford University Law Degree Former
Brown University Undergraduate Degree Former

W. Kirk James was appointed Chief Corporate Development Officer in January 2004 and has served as our Vice President and Secretary since December 1999. Previously, he was our General Counsel from December 1999 to January 2004. Mr. James has practiced law for 24 years and is a member of the Law Society of Upper Canada (Ontario). Prior to joining HUB, Mr. James was a corporate lawyer in the private practice of law in Ontario, Canada.

Organization Position Status
HUB International Limited Chief Corporate Development Officer Current
HUB International Limited Secretary Current
HUB International Limited Vice President Former
HUB International Limited General Counsel Former

Organization Position Status
HUB International Limited Vice President, Marketing Current

Organization Position Status
HUB International Limited Vice President, Sales Current

Organization Position Status
HUB International NE Vice President, Finance Current
HUB International Limited Vice President, Finance Current

Organization Position Status
HUB International Limited Vice President, Marketing Current

Organization Position Status
HUB International Limited Director, Trng & Education Current
HUB International Limited Director, Trng & Education Former

Organization Position Status
HUB International NE CFO & Executive Vice President Current
HUB International Limited Director, Mergers & Acq Current
Program Brokerage Corporation CFO Former
HUB International Limited Director, Mergers & Acq Former

Organization Position Status
HUB International Limited Assistant General Counsel Current

Organization Position Status
Odyssey Re Holdings Corp. Corporate Director Current
HUB International Limited Committee Member Current
Dowling & Partners Current
Thunder Bay Terminals Chairman of the Board Current
Russel Metals Inc. Chairman Current
Governance, Inc. Chair Former
Jaguar Mining, Inc. Director Current
HUB International Limited Director Current
Vitran Corporation, Inc. Director Current
Alliance Atlantis Communications Inc. Director Current
Odyssey Re Holdings Corp. Board of Directors Current
Abitibibowater Inc. Board of Directors Current
Cunningham Lindsey Group, Inc. Director Current
Northbridge Financial Corporation Director Current
Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd. Director Current
Novadaq Corp Board of Directors Current
PreMD Inc. Board of Directors Current
Cunningham Lindsey Group, Inc. Corp Director & Independent Consultant Former
Odyssey Re Holdings Corp. Independent Business Consultant Former
Harris Corporation Broadcast Division Board of Directors Former
Harvard University MBA Former
Russel Metals Inc. Director Current

Organization Position Status
HUB International Limited Head, Practice Group Current

Byron G. Messier has served as a director since May 2006. Mr. Messier is managing partner of Forstar Capital, a private equity company, and has 40 years of experience in the property casualty insurance business. Mr. Messier began his career at Continental Insurance Company in 1966 and ultimately served as its President and Chief Executive Officer from 1991 to 1995. In 1995, Continental Insurance Company was acquired by Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited and renamed Lombard Insurance Company (Lombard). Mr. Messier served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Lombard until 2003, when Lombard was consolidated with three other companies to form Northbridge Financial Corporation. Mr. Messier served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Northbridge until his retirement on December 30, 2005.

Organization Position Status
HUB International Limited Committee Member Current
HUB International Limited Director Current
Continental Insurance Company CEO Former
Northbridge Financial Corporation President and Chief Executive Officer Former
Continental Insurance Company President Former
Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd. Former

Frank S. Wilkinson has served as a director since May 2003. Mr. Wilkinson was employed by E.W. Blanch Holdings, Inc., a publicly held corporation providing customized risk management solutions, from 1969 until 2000, where he held various titles including Executive Vice President before being named Vice Chairman in 1982. Mr. Wilkinson retired from E.W. Blanch in 2000 and is currently an independent business consultant and a director of United Fire Group, a property and casualty insurance company, and several not-for-profit organizations.

Organization Position Status
United Fire Group Business Consultant and Director Current
HUB International Limited Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee Charter Current
United Fire & Casualty Company Board of Directors Current
HUB International Limited Director Current
United Fire Group Director Current

Mr. Martin is a member of our board of directors. Mr. Martin has served as a Vice President of Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited since 1998 and as the Chief Operating Officer since November 2006. Mr. Martin is also on the board of directors of Northbridge Financial Corporation, and Crum & Forster Holdings Corp, both of which are affiliates of the Company. Mr. Martin served as a director of Hub International Limited from May 2002 to June 2007. Previously, Mr. Martin was a partner at the law firm of Torys LLP in Toronto, Canada. Mr. Martin is a resident of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Organization Position Status
Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd. Vice President Current
Northbridge Financial Corporation Board of Directors Current
Hudson Specialty Insurance Co. Board of Directors Current
Odyssey Re Holdings Corp. Board of Directors Current
HUB International Limited Director Current
Torys LLP Partner Former

Organization Position Status
HUB International Limited Director Current
Harris N.A. Vice Chair Former

Organization Position Status
HUB International Limited Board of Directors Current

Organization Position Status
HUB International Limited Board of Directors Current

Organization Position Status
DePaul University Professor, Accounting Current
HUB International Limited Director Current

Organization Position Status
HUB International Limited Board of Directors Current

Organization Position Status
HUB International Limited Board of Directors Current

Organization Position Status
HUB International Limited Board of Directors Current
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