Fusion Specialty announces new hires in its London office
Strategic hires underscore Fusion’s commitment to attracting top talent, supporting its strategic growth globally
London, May 7, 2024 – Fusion Specialty (Fusion), a leading MGA platform within Pop Group Holdings (POP), is pleased to announce the appointment of two additional members to its Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) team in London: Alexander (Alex) Mackay will join Fusion UK as a Partner and Tom Hopkins will join as an Associate, driving the further development of broker relationships and expanding Fusion UK’s underwriting capability.
Alex joins Fusion after having spent some five years working in M&A insurance with a number of leading insurance companies in the London market. During his time with these companies, he was also responsible for developing key broker relationships within the London market and across international markets, on which he will capitalise in this new role at Fusion.
Tom joins Fusion from a legal background, having worked in several top firms, most recently with international law firm Orrick, Herrington and Sutcliffe in its venture capital practice.
Alex and Tom join Samuel Shirley, Fusion Managing Partner, UK M&A and both will be working closely with Fusion’s London-based team of M&A underwriters. In announcing the new appointments, Samuel said: “We are delighted to welcome Alex and Tom to Fusion as we continue to expand our footprint in the specialty M&A insurance sector both here in the UK as well as in our other key markets in the US, Europe, Australia and Asia.
“We are always seeking to identify and hire team members who have the unique skills for our specialty insurance business. Alex and Tom both have proven backgrounds in M&A, giving us the underwriting expertise to support our growing business,” he added.
Commenting on the appointments, Katherine Simmonds, CEO, Fusion International, said: “We are thrilled to welcome Alex and Tom to Fusion. These appointments, as well as others we will soon be announcing globally, align with Fusion’s commitment to investing in talent and enabling innovation in product design and technology.
Alex and Tom are joining us at an exciting time and will be integral in helping us drive Fusion’s future success and further solidify our position as a market leader in the transactional liability insurance sector globally.”
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For media inquiries, please contact:
Fusion Specialty UK
Samuel Shirley, Managing Partner
Sandpiper Communications:
Louise Humphreys-Australia
+61 417428434
Lee Jingyi-Asia
+65 9648 9977
About Fusion Specialty
Established in 2018, Fusion Specialty is the leading specialist underwriting agency (MGA) focussed on providing innovative, tech-driven and sustainable insurance solutions, primarily to the small and medium-sized business market. Fusion has underwritten more M&A deals than any other insurer across the APAC region since 2019 and has since built successful operations in the UK, Europe and USA. Backed by large global insurance partners, Fusion has rapidly expanded globally and is the first truly global M&A insurance MGA with a local presence in each key M&A market.
About POP Holdings
POP Group Holdings is an owner of/investor in M&A and specialist, data & technology-enabled insurance businesses. POP is building a unique specialist insurance ecosystem that transforms the insurance experience for customers, through partnerships, products, services and technology.
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Strategic hires underscore Fusion’s commitment to attracting top talent, supporting its strategic growth globally London, May 7, 2024 – Fusion Specialty (Fusion), a leading MGA platform within Pop Group Holdings (POP), is pleased to announce the appointment of two additional members to its Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) team in London: Alexander (Alex) Mackay will […]
