
Philip Hobbs
President & Managing Director
London
Biography
Phil Hobbs was appointed President and Managing Director, Liberty Specialty Markets (LSM) in April 2022. He is responsible for the leadership, long-term strategy, continued profitability and future success of the operation.
Before his appointment to his current position, Phil was Deputy Managing Director, Liberty Specialty Markets (LSM) with the responsibility for underwriting, enterprise risk management (ERM) and actuarial at LSM.
Phil joined Liberty in 2006. He joined from Deloitte where he was a manager and before that he was on Bacon & Woodrow’s graduate trainee programme.
He is a board member of the International Underwriting Association.
Articles

Insight
Model of change
Phil Hobbs shares the standout moments from his interview at a Unique Perspectives event with Dame Joanna Lumley, and the parallels we can draw between her achievements and our ever-changing industry.

Insight
Finding light in the dark
Phil Hobbs shares the standout moments from his interview at a Unique Perspectives event with John McCarthy CBE. Here, he highlights what the insurance industry can learn from John’s experience and how we can apply this to our personal and work lives, and in working together as an industry.