Martin P. Hughes

Hughes has more than 40 years of experience in the insurance brokerage industry. He currently serves as non-executive chair of the board of directors of HUB International, a privately held insurance brokerage firm that provides an array of property, casualty, risk management, life and health, employee benefits, investment, and wealth management products and services across North America.

Hughes began his career in 1973 as a producer at Mack and Parker, Inc., an independent insurance agency (now part of HUB), where he later served as president from 1990 to 1999, and as chair from 1999 to 2001. He subsequently rose to the position of chair and chief executive officer of HUB International, serving in that capacity from 1999 to 2018, including while it was a public, New York Stock Exchange-listed company, before its sale to private investors. Hughes led the firm through a period of strong growth. He also has served as chair of both the Council of Insurance Agents & Brokers, an association of the top commercial insurance and employee benefits intermediaries, as well as Assurex Global, a leading worldwide insurance services organization.