Hub International News

Hub International Buys Maryland Broker Marketing Management Associates

Global insurance broker Hub International has acquired the assets of Marketing Management Associates, Inc. of Landover, Maryland. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Marketing Management Associates is a commercial and personal lines insurance agency. The Marketing Management Associates team …

Hub, Bold Penguin to Acquire Small-Business Digital Agency Insureon

Brokerage Hub International and insurtech Bold Penguin have agreed to acquire digital agency Insureon Holdings. Chicago-based Insureon calls itself the top independent marketplace for online delivery of small-business insurance. It was one of the original insurtechs launched to serve small …

Takeaways from Our Conversation on Insuring Cannabis in 2022

Insurance rates in key lines for cannabis businesses may be heading up 10% or more next year. That was one of the predictions made by an expert in the final Insuring Cannabis podcast of the year in which we interviewed …

Hub International Acquires Canadian Employee Benefits Broker Rogersworks Inc.

Hub International Ltd., the Chicago-based global insurance brokerage and financial services firm, announced it has acquired the assets of Rogersworks Inc. Financial details of the transaction were not disclosed. Located in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, Rogersworks is an independent benefits …

Hub International Acquires Quebec’s H.W. Hollinger (Canada)

Hub International Ltd., a Chicago-based insurance broker and financial services firm, announced it has acquired H.W. Hollinger (Canada) Inc. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, H.W. Hollinger is an independent insurance agency providing commercial …

Hub International Completes Purchase of Canada’s National Home Warranty Group

Hub International Ltd., a Chicago-based broker and financial services firm, announced it has completed the acquisition of the assets of National Home Warranty Group Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Aviva Canada Inc. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. …

Hub International Agrees to Buy Aviva Canada Unit, National Home Warranty Group

Hub International Ltd., the Chicago-based insurance broker, announced that it has signed a purchase agreement to acquire the assets of National Home Warranty Group Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Aviva Canada Inc. Terms of the agreement were not disclosed. …

People Moves: Carpenter Names Willis Re’s Harden President of APAC; HUB Appoints Stait to Lead Canada Cannabis Specialty; Riega Is Fidelis’ Head of Sustainability

This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Guy Carpenter, HUB International and Fidelis Insurance. A summary of these new hires follows here. Guy Carpenter Names Willis Re’s Harden as President of Asia Pacific Guy Carpenter & Co., the …

HUB Launches Employee Benefits Captive for Cannabis Organizations

Chicago-based HUB International Limited (HUB), a global insurance broker and financial services firm, unveiled its newly created Cannabis Benefits Captive, an exclusive employee benefits group captive for cannabis organizations. The captive is designed for cannabis clients and prospects looking for …

P/C Agency Mergers Rise 10% in First Half of 2021: OPTIS Partners

There were 339 announced property/casualty insurance agency mergers and acquisitions during the first half of 2021, up from 307 in 2020. According to OPTIS Partners’ M&A report, It was the highest recorded total for the first half of the year. …