Kaye Insurance Associates, Inc. Renamed Hub International Northeast Limited; Strengthened Client Capabilities Cited

Business Wire, Nov 15, 2004

NEW YORK -- Kaye Insurance Associates, Inc. (Kaye), a subsidiary of Hub International Limited (NYSE:HBG)(TSX:HBG), announced today it is being renamed Hub International Northeast Limited and will be doing business as HUB International Northeast (HUB Northeast). The name change is a result of a corporate-wide effort to build stronger national brand awareness and thereby enhance the firm's effectiveness in servicing its clients throughout North America.

Kaye Insurance Associates has been part of the Hub International group of companies since June 2001. Founded in 1952, Kaye is a major northeast regional broker offering personal and commercial coverage with offices in Manhattan; Woodbury, New York; Westport, Connecticut; as well as Parsippany, Bordentown, and Iselin, all in New Jersey.

Marc I. Cohen, HUB Northeast President and Chief Executive Officer commented, "Our mission is to provide our clients with the most effective combination of risk management products and services available in the insurance marketplace. To the extent that rebranding raises our recognition in that marketplace and increases the various carriers' and other suppliers' awareness of Hub's strengths, we will fulfill that mission more effectively and competitively."

Headquartered in Chicago, IL, Hub International Limited is a leading North American insurance brokerage that provides a broad array of property and casualty, life and health, employee benefits, investment and risk management products and services through offices located in the United States and Canada.