Exhibit 23.1 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. May 2, 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 "Selected historical consolidated financial data" and "Experts" in such Registration Statement. Yours truly, /s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP - ------------------------------ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP Chartered Accountants PricewaterhouseCoopers refers to the Canadian firm of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP and other members of the worldwide PricewaterhouseCoopers organization.