-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, O0zLxYOvpOxkFtuGeVrBbvqX+MK/Jq4Tu3BNK3XNDrjRY0ocnBpPeGcn4zUxGuco XdQLrDD9xaQMrAKJ4D109w== 0001157523-04-003754.txt : 20040426 0001157523-04-003754.hdr.sgml : 20040426 20040423193840 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001157523-04-003754 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20040423 ITEM INFORMATION: Regulation FD Disclosure FILED AS OF DATE: 20040426 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: HUB INTERNATIONAL LTD CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001133016 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: INSURANCE AGENTS BROKERS & SERVICES [6411] IRS NUMBER: 364412416 STATE OF INCORPORATION: A6 FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-31310 FILM NUMBER: 04752374 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 8 NELSON STREET WEST STREET 2: 6TH FLOOR CITY: BRAMPTON STATE: A6 ZIP: L6X 4J2 BUSINESS PHONE: 905.866.5200 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 55 EAST JACKSON BOULEVARD STREET 2: FLOOR 14A CITY: CHICAGO STATE: IL ZIP: 60604 8-K 1 a4624216.txt HUB INTERNATIONAL 8-K DOCUMENT SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, DC 20549 FORM 8-K CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): April 23, 2004 HUB INTERNATIONAL LIMITED ---------------------------------------------------------------- (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter) ONTARIO -------------------------------------------------------- (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) 1-31310 36-4412416 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Commission File Number) (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) 55 EAST JACKSON BOULEVARD, CHICAGO, IL 60604 -------------------------------------------------------- (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code) (877) 402-6601 ------------------------------------------------------------- (Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code) n/a ----------------------------------------------------------------- (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report) Item 9. Regulation FD Disclosure Hub International Limited issued a press release on April 23, 2004, the full text of which is attached as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated by reference. The information in this report (including the exhibit) is furnished pursuant to Item 9 and shall not be deemed "filed" for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section. 2 SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized. HUB INTERNATIONAL LIMITED (Registrant) Date: April 23, 2004 By: /s/ W. Kirk James ------------------------------------- Name: W. Kirk James Title: Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel 3 Exhibit Index Exhibit No. Description 99.1 Press release dated April 23, 2004 4 EX-99.1 3 a4624216ex99.txt PRESS RELEASE Exhibit 99.1 Kaye Insurance Receives Notice that State of New York Seeks Information Regarding Compensation Agreements Between Insurance Brokers and Insurance Companies CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 23, 2004--Kaye Insurance Associates, Inc., a subsidiary of Hub International Limited (NYSE:HBG)(TSX:HBG), has received from the Office of the Attorney General of the State of New York a subpoena seeking information regarding certain compensation agreements between insurance brokers and insurance companies. Such compensation agreements, also known as contingent agreements, between insurance companies and brokers are a long-standing and common practice within the insurance industry. Kaye Insurance now discloses such arrangements on its invoices to clients and on its web site (www.kinsurancecenter.com). In addition, Hub International discloses the arrangements in it public filings. Hub International and Kaye Insurance will fully cooperate with the inquiry. Headquartered in Chicago, IL, Hub International 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. This press release may contain forward-looking statements which reflect our current views with respect to future events and financial performance. These forward-looking statements relate, among other things, to our plans and objectives for future operations and are subject to uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from such statements. These uncertainties and other factors include, but are not limited to, risks associated with implementing our business strategies, identifying and consummating acquisitions, integrating acquired brokerages, attaining greater market share, developing and implementing effective information technology systems, recruiting and retaining qualified employees, fluctuations in the premiums charged by insurance companies with corresponding fluctuations in our premium-based revenue, any loss of services of key executives, industry consolidation, increased competition in the industry, fluctuations in the demand for insurance products and the passage of new legislation subjecting our business to regulation in jurisdictions where we operate. We caution readers not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this press release. Additional information regarding these risks and other factors that could cause Hub International's actual results to differ materially from our expectations is contained in the company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Except as otherwise required by federal securities laws, Hub International undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. CONTACT: Hub International Limited, Chicago W. Kirk James, 312-279-4881 Vice President, Secretary and Chief Development Officer email: kjames@hubinternational.com -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----