2006

LEADING LOS ANGELES INSURANCE BROKERS KAGAN AND KOZBERG JOIN HUB INTERNATIONAL LOS ANGELES ñ March 17, 2006: Hub International Limited (NYSE/TSX: HBG) today announced that two of Californiaís best known insurance brokers have joined the companyís regional hub in the Los Angeles area. Richard Kagan and Roger Kozberg are forming a new division of Hub…

Centennial Bank Holdings sells First Mainstreet Insurance Denver, CO, March 2, 2006 ñ First MainStreet Insurance is once again locally owned and independently operated from their offices in Downtown Longmont. Tom Chapman, President & CEO of First MainStreet Insurance, announced that an employee ownership group, headed by himself, has purchased the agency from its former…

Hub International Limited to purchase insurance brokerages from Citizens Financial Group CHICAGO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–March 1, 2006–Hub International Limited (NYSE:HBG – News; TSX:HBG – News) announced today that it has agreed to enter into a strategic alliance with Citizens Financial Group, Inc. (“CFG”). The alliance will be a professional arrangement of the two industry specialists, leveraging their…

CROWN INSURANCE AGENCY OF NORTH TONAWANDA, NY JOINS THE NIA GROUP, LLC PARAMUS, NJ, February 2, 2006 – The Crown Insurance Agency, located at 31 Weber Street, North Tonawanda, NY 14120 has joined The NIA Group, a leading insurance and financial services organization, effective January 1, 2006. In addition to Dale Peter, Crownís president, several…

PERPETUATION MATTERS Agents of Westfield Insurance get a big boost in planning for the future By Elisabeth Boone, CPCU Westfield Insurance partners from around the Midwest gathered at Westfield’s Blair Conference Center, where keynote speaker Kevin Donoghue (left), along with members of a five-person panel, discussed agency perpetuation needs and options. A company that’s been…