Exhibit 23.1


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                                                      PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
                                                           Chartered Accountants
                                                                       PO Box 82
                                                   Royal Trust Tower, Suite 3000
                                                         Toronto Dominion Centre
                                                                Toronto, Ontario
                                                                  Canada M5K 1G8
                                                       Telephone +1 416 863 1133
                                                       Facsimile +1 416 365 8215





The Board of Directors

Hub International Limited

55 East Jackson Blvd.
Chicago, IL 60604 U.S.A.

March 20, 2002


Dear Sirs:

We hereby consent to the use in this Registration Statement on Form S-1 of our
report dated March 18, 2002 relating to the financial statements and financial
statement schedules of Hub International Limited, which appear in such
Registration Statement. We also consent to the references to us under the
headings "Experts" and "Selected historical consolidated financial data" in such
Registration Statement.

Yours truly,



/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
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    PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
    Chartered Accountants







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