BOSTON (March 19, 2026) - Liberty Mutual Insurance today announced that Phil Hobbs currently President, Liberty International Insurance, has been named president of Underwriting, Global Risk Solutions (GRS), effective April 1. Hobbs will report directly to GRS President Matthew Moore and will lead underwriting strategy, portfolio management and product leadership for the global property, casualty and specialty business.
“As head of our international business for the past four years, Phil brings a highly commercial and market-facing perspective. Combined with his actuarial and underwriting background, his expertise in underwriting complex risk will be central to delivering our strategy in the coming years,” said Moore, who was promoted from president of Underwriting to GRS president on March 6. “He brings a truly global outlook and understands what matters most to our brokers and clients faced with managing risk in an increasingly volatile and challenging business environment,” he added.
Hobbs has approximately 25 years of industry experience and has been with Liberty for 20 years in various roles including Chief Actuary, Deputy Managing Director and Chief Underwriting Officer, Liberty Specialty Markets, and President, Liberty International Insurance.
Hobbs will continue to lead the international business until a successor is announced. He will remain based in London.
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A Fortune 100 company with more than 40,000 employees in 27 countries and economies, we are the ninth largest global property and casualty insurer and generate more than $50 billion in annual consolidated revenue.
We operate through three strategic business units: US Retail Markets, providing auto, home, renters and other personal and small commercial lines property and casualty insurance to individuals and small businesses countrywide; Global Risk Solutions, delivering a full range of comprehensive commercial and specialty insurance, reinsurance and surety solutions to mid-size and large businesses worldwide; and Liberty Mutual Investments, deploying more than $100 billion of long-term capital globally across its integrated platform to drive economic growth, power innovation and secure Liberty Mutual’s promises.
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