NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 27, 2005--Hub International Limited (NYSE:HBG)(TSX:HBG) announced that Thomas (Thom) Mangan has joined the firm as President of the Employee Benefits Division at HUB International Northeast (HUB Northeast), a subsidiary of the insurance brokerage. Mr. Mangan will be based in the Woodbury, Long Island office.
"We are pleased to welcome Thom to our organization," said Marc I. Cohen, president and chief executive officer of HUB International Northeast. Given his many years of experience and vast knowledge of the industry, we are confident that he will help further build and expand our employee benefits division."
Mr. Mangan has more than 15 years experience in employee benefits sales and servicing, having most recently served as Senior Vice President and Employee Benefits Practice Leader for the South-Central Region of the Willis Group. He was also formerly the CEO of Willis' Fort Worth, Texas office.
Prior to joining Willis, he headed the Employee Benefits Division of one of the largest independent brokers in Texas, McQueary Henry Bowles Troy. While at McQueary, he grew the department by 400 percent in four years. He has also worked for Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Georgia, and Pacific Life. Overall, he has served a broad portfolio of clients, including major national and middle market accounts.
Mr. Mangan is a founding member of the Council of Employee Benefit Executives, a sub-sector of the Council of Insurance Agents and Brokers (CIAB), where he served as a Board Member. He sits on the National Consultant Advisory Council for both Aetna and First Health, and holds Advisory Council Seats with United Healthcare and Cigna.
Mr. Mangan earned both a Bachelor's and Master's degree in Business Administration. In addition, he is one of only 130 non-physicians to have received a Certified Managed Care Executive Designation (CMCE) from Northwestern University. He has also been published in a leading Insurance and Risk Management textbook.
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.