United Heartland Names Hobbs VP of Claims and Managed Care

United Heartland, based in New Berlin, Wis., has appointed Rick Hobbs as vice president of Claims and Managed Care.

Hobbs joined United Heartland’s executive team and is responsible for creating, implementing, and monitoring the strategic direction and executing operational plans for continual improvement to the United Heartland Claims department. His main focus will be on field claims and supporting United Heartland policyholders and agents.

Hobbs has 25 years of commercial casualty insurance experience in claims, underwriting and loss control with Wausau Insurance and Liberty Mutual Insurance Cos., serving 20 of those years in claims leadership roles.

Hobbs has earned the Charter Property Casualty Underwriter (CPCU); Associate in Claims (AIC) and Associate in Management (AIM) designations.

Source: United Heartland