- On May 7, HUB acquired Les Avantages Sociaux Delta, which operates as The dElta Group in the greater Montreal area. The dElta Group team will join Hub Quebec, and d’Eschambault will report to Stephen Blais, president of Hub Quebec.
- In April, HUB bought ES3 Insurance Services Ltd., the parent company of ES3 Advisory, based in Vancouver, British Columbia. Led by Faizal Mitha, vice president of employee strategies, he will join Hub TOS and report to Dave Terry, president of Hub TOS.
- In April, HUB acquired The Benefits Company, a benefit and retirement brokerage based in Windsor, Ontario. TBC will join Hub Ontario, and Rob Tamblyn, president of TBC, will report to Greg Belton, executive chairman of Hub Ontario.
- In March, HUB purchased GMS Insurance, a benefit consultancy based in Kitchener, Ontario, where it services clients in Southwestern Ontario and the greater Toronto area.
- In February, HUB acquired Pointbreak Consulting Group Ltd., based in Burnaby, British Columbia. Kevin Jeffrey, Principal and CEO of Pointbreak, will join Hub TOS and report to Dave Terry, President of Hub TOS.
With its 500th brokerage purchase, HUB International eyes firms in Canada
Phil Albinus is a former executive editor of Employee Benefit Adviser and Employee Benefit News.