Phil Hobbs

Biography

Phil Hobbs is President and Managing Director of Liberty International Insurance (LII), Liberty Mutual’s international commercial and retail business outside of North America. LII comprises our commercial and specialty business, Liberty Specialty Markets (LSM) and our Asia retail business Liberty Insurance. LSM is a $5 bn* has a network of offices in more than 20 countries covering all the major international insurance hubs and includes one of the largest Lloyd’s syndicates. Our Asia retail business is a $1.5 bn* personal and retail lines insurer trading across six countries.

Phil was previously LSM Deputy Managing Director and CUO for five years and a board member of our Company and Syndicate platforms. He has been with the organisation for more than 15 years and was the Chief Actuary for the first 10 of those.  He was a member of the International Association of Underwriters from 2019, serving as Chair from 2023-2024.

During his time on the Executive team at LSM the organisation has significantly increased its impact in the market in which it operates and continues to enhance its offering to the customers it serves.  Having made the dynamic moves from Chief Actuary to Underwriting to President he has always been committed to developing talent and moving the business into the future.