Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
MARKEL ANTHONY F
   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
HILB ROGAL & HOBBS CO [HRH] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director _____ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
4551 COX RD		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
05/01/2007
(Street)

GLEN ALLEN, VA 23060		 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock 05/01/2007   A   873 (1) A $ 43 26,699 D  
Common Stock               8,674.45 (2) I Deferred Plan, Held in Trust

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)		 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)		 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)		 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Options (Right to buy) $ 8.813             11/06/1998 05/06/2008 Common Stock 10,000   10,000 D  
Stock Options (Right to buy) $ 10.813             12/09/1999 06/09/2009 Common Stock 10,000   10,000 D  
Stock Options (Right to buy) $ 14.375             11/03/2000 05/03/2010 Common Stock 10,000   10,000 D  
Stock Options (Right to buy) $ 19.875             11/02/2001 05/02/2011 Common Stock 10,000   10,000 D  
Stock Options (Right to buy) $ 35.95             11/07/2003 05/07/2010 Common Stock 10,000   10,000 D  
Stock Options (Right to buy) $ 36.2             11/05/2004 05/05/2011 Common Stock 10,000   10,000 D  
Stock Options (Right to buy) $ 36.49             11/04/2005 05/04/2012 Common Stock 10,000   10,000 D  
Stock Options (Right to buy) $ 38.45             11/08/2002 05/08/2009 Common Stock 10,000   10,000 D  
Stock Options (Right to buy) $ 40.96             11/03/2006 05/03/2013 Common Stock 10,000   10,000 D  
Stock Options (Right to buy) $ 43 05/01/2007   A   2,789   11/01/2007 05/01/2014 Common Stock 2,789 (3) $ 43 2,789 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
MARKEL ANTHONY F
4551 COX RD
GLEN ALLEN, VA 23060		   X      

Signatures

 Walter L. Smith   05/03/2007
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Issuance of stock as payment for director fees.
(3) Director Nonqualified Stock Option - vests in full six months after date of grant, pursuant to terms of shareholder approved plan.
(2) Directors' Deferred Plan purchases common stock of Company, which is held in trust under the terms of the Hilb, Rogal and Hamilton Amended and Restated Outside Directors Deferral Plan. Directors electing to receive 100% of compensation in common stock receive a 30% bonus grant of stock to encourage maximazation of at-risk compensation. Dividends are reinvested by the trustee. Deferred stock will be paid out in shares at the time selected by the director, either a lump sum or a series of distributions over a period of years.

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