Phil Hobbs News

People Moves: Int’l Underwriting Assoc. Names LSM’s Hobbs as Chair, Succeeding Kuchinski; Howden Appoints Lehmann as Head of Climate Analytics

Phil Hobbs, president and managing director of Liberty Special Markets (LSM), has been elected as the new chair of the International Underwriting Association (IUA). He replaces Rob Kuchinski, head of Commercial Insurance at Zurich UK, who is retiring. Hobbs has …

International Underwriting Association Elects Zurich’s Kuchinski as Chairman

Robert Kuchinski, head of Commercial Insurance at Zurich UK, has been elected as the new chairman of the International Underwriting Association (IUA). He replaces Patrick Tiernan who recently announced he would be leaving his role as managing director UK Commercial …

Liberty Specialty Markets Appoints Hobbs, Winkel, Short & Smith to Senior Roles

London-based Liberty Specialty Markets (LSM), part of Liberty Mutual Insurance, has announced the appointment of four senior roles (subject to regulatory approval). Phil Hobbs has been named deputy managing director. Hobbs previously was chief actuary. Dieter Winkel has been named …