UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

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                                    FORM 8-K


                                 CURRENT REPORT
                     Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
                         Securities Exchange Act of 1934
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        Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): April 27, 2006

                            HUB INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
             (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

                                     Canada
                 (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

         1-31310                                      36-4412416
(Commission File Number)             (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)

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               55 East Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois 60604
                                 (877) 402-6601
                   (Address of principal executive offices and
                     telephone number, including area code)




                                       n/a
          (Former name or former Address, if changed since last Report)

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Item 2.02.  Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

         On April 27, 2006, Hub International Limited issued a press release
announcing its financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2006. A
copy of the press release is attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K as
Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

         The foregoing information, including the information contained in the
press release, is being furnished pursuant to this Item 2.02 and shall not be
deemed to be "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
or Sections 11 and 12(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.





                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit    Description

99.1       Press release of Hub International Limited dated April 27, 2006.







                                    SIGNATURE

                  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.

Date:    April 27, 2006

                                HUB INTERNATIONAL LIMITED


                                By:      /s/ Marianne D. Paine
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                                Name:    Marianne D. Paine
                                Title:   Chief Legal Officer