Hub International News

Hub International Northeast Hires Giué as VP in New Jersey

Hub International Northeast, a division of Hub International Limited, has hired Ciro J. Giué as vice president and voluntary/worksite benefits practice leader of the Employee Benefits division. In this role, Giué will be responsible for developing and implementing the voluntary/worksite …

Hub International Acquires Florida’s Smith Watson Parker Insurance

Global insurance broker Hub International Limited said it has acquired the assets of Smith Watson Parker Insurance, a Hollywood, Florida-based independent insurance brokerage. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. The broker said Smith Watson Parker will become part of …

Hub International Acquires Canada-Based MGA Partners

Hub International Limited, a global insurance brokerage, announced that its subsidiary Hub Financial Inc. has acquired the shares of MGA Partners Inc., an Ontario Canada-based managing general agency. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. The acquisition broadens Hub’s footprint …

Hub International to Acquire Chicago-Based Laurus Strategies

Insurance brokerage Hub International Limited (Hub) announced its Chicago-area affiliate Hub International Midwest (Hub Midwest) plans to acquire Laurus Strategies (Laurus) from CSIG Holding Co. Laurus is an employee benefits, human resources, and human resource information system (HRIS) global benefits …

Hub International Acquires Florida’s Ballard Insurance

Chicago-based global insurance broker Hub International Limited has acquired the assets of Ballard Insurance Agency, a Melbourne, Florida-based insurance brokerage with coastal personal lines experience. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. Ballard will become part of the Hub International …

Program Brokerage Corp. Acquires South Carolina’s Sirles

Program Brokerage Corp. (PBC), a wholesale subsidiary of insurance broker Hub International Limited (Hub), sad it has acquired the assets of Sirles Insurance Group Inc., a South Carolina-based commercial insurance brokerage firm. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. In …

Hub Acquires Florida’s Connelly, Carlisle, Fields & Nichols

Global insurance broker Hub International Limited has acquired the assets of Connelly, Carlisle, Fields & Nichols (CCFN), a Clearwater, Florida-based insurance brokerage firm. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. The CCFN operations will form a new regional Hub doing …

Hub International in Chicago Passes from One Owner to Another

Ownership of the insurance broker Hub International is being passed from one private equity firm to another. Funds advised by Hellman & Friedman will buy a majority stake of the Chicago company in a deal that values Hub at $4.4 …

Insurance Broker Hub Intl. Acquired by Funds Manager in Deal Valued at $4.4 Billion

Global insurance broker Hub International Limited (Hub), said it has agreed to be acquired by funds advised by Hellman & Friedman LLC. The transaction values Hub at approximately $4.4 billion. Under the terms of the agreement, investment funds managed by …

Crystal & Co. Exec Moves to Hub International in New York

Chicago-based broker Hub International’s Northeast division hired Scott Konrad as senior vice president and not-for-profit business practice leader.Based in Hub’s New York City office, Konrad will be responsible to build, brand, grow and lead a specialty practice serving the insurance, …