Transforming the specialist insurance experience
SME Focus
Fusion offers specialist SME Insurance designed by and for Entrepreneurs.
Expertise
Fusion offers you the benefits of a highly experienced and knowledgeable team, with an excellent track record in delivering specialist insurance. The Team has worked on over 500 M&A policies over the past decade.
Power of Personalization
Fusion’s Team applies its expertise to create bespoke solutions and policies that match the specific needs of individual customers, taking into account the risk profiles of each.
Power of Partnership
Fusion is part of a unique specialist insurance ecosystem of Partnerships between Entrepreneurs, Insurers, Investors, Distributors, Technologists and other Service Providers – each dedicated to transforming the specialist insurance experience for customers.
Financial Rating
Fusion underwrites and issues policies on behalf of the highest rated, reputable and trustworthy insurers.
Service Levels
Alternative & Local Solutions
Fusion offers an independent, flexible and viable alternative to in-house insurer capacity for highly specialized insurance protections such as M&A insurance. We operate from hubs in Sydney, Melbourne, Hong Kong, Singapore and San Francisco; delivering expertise, solutions and admitted policies in conjunction with our partners in local countries.
Data & Technology Enablement
Fusion is leveraging InsurTech, LegalTech and data intelligence to provide a better insurance experience and service. These capabilities are applied to semi/automate specialist insurance for Small Business ( Fusion M&A, Financial Lines, Cyber) and to build efficiencies across the insurance value chain, including distribution, underwriting and services.
Locations
The latest news from Fusion
Fusion Specialty Americas adds R&W, Tax, and Contingent Capacity with HDI Global Specialty SE
June 26, 2024
Expansion strengthens global partnership and enhances M&A insurance capabilities in the region New York, June 20, 2024 – Fusion Specialty (“Fusion”) is proud to announce the expansion of its global partnership with leading specialty insurer HDI Global Specialty SE (“HDI”) to the Americas, adding further capacity for its R&W, Tax, and Contingent insurance business. […]
Fusion Specialty announces new hires in its London office
May 7, 2024
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 […]
Fusion Specialty appoints Steven Harwood as Managing Partner, APAC
February 29, 2024
London, February 28, 2024 – Fusion Specialty (Fusion), a leading MGA platform within Pop Group Holdings (POP), is pleased to announce the appointment of Steven Harwood as Managing Partner, M&A, Fusion Asia Pacific (APAC). In his role, Steven will spearhead the Fusion M&A Team in the APAC region, overseeing operations from New Zealand to India. […]
People
The Fusion Team is a highly committed group of Founder entrepreneurs & Partners with a unique mix of expertise, knowledge and experience as M&A advisors, M&A and specialty underwriters, claims experts, marketers and distributors.
Collectively, the Team has worked on over 500 M&A insurance polices over the past decade.
David Rogers
Co-founder
& Executive Partner
David has enjoyed a 25-year global insurance career developing start-up specialty insurance businesses in Bermuda, North America and Asia-Pacific. He has successfully launched the M&A product for multiple global insurers in Asia Pacific. As an entrepreneur, David is focused on activities that deliver real value to customers and develop lasting innovation-driven ecosystems and partnerships.
Killian McDermott
Co-founder
& Executive Partner
Killian has 30+ years’ experience as an entrepreneur and expert in international insurance start-ups. He has led the development of specialty & M&A, structured / alternative risk transfer and affinity portfolios, partnership distribution, and data & technology enabled insurance, across MGAs, global insurers, captives and reinsurance start-ups.
Katherine Simmonds
Managing Partner
Fusion M&A
Katherine is a recognised leader in the insurance industry with a keen focus on driving value for customers and business partners. Before joining Fusion, Katherine held roles as Managing Director and Group Executive for global insurer and broker firms. Bringing experience, expertise and energy to Fusion, Katherine’s ambition is to offer innovation and ultimately to grow a fantastic business that delivers on its promises. Katherine is a qualified corporate lawyer, and holds a B.Com, Dip. Languages and Juris Doctor from The University of Melbourne, and serves on not for profit boards as a non executive director.
Damian Lynch
Managing Partner
Fusion Financial Lines
Damian is widely recognised in APAC as a leading financial lines expert. He started his career as an insurance litigation solicitor and also worked as an in house counsel . He has led financial portfolios for global insurers in the region before joining Fusion. In his downtime you might find him in front of the cricket or with a camera in hand.
Brian Hayes
Managing Partner, Fusion Americas M&A and Financial Lines
Brian brings nearly 20 years of global financial lines insurance experience from AIG having spent the last 6 years underwriting Representation & Warranty insurance for complex M&A transactions throughout the Americas as part of their M&A Insurance Group. Prior to that, he was the Mid-West Zonal Manager for AIG’s Public Company Executive Liability Divisions. Brian graduated from Boston College with a B.A. in Economics and is based in Boston, Massachusetts.
Michael Mora
Sr. Partner, Fusion Americas Operations and Underwriter
Michael is a founding underwriter and looks after U.S. operations for the group. He is a U.S. Qualified Lawyer and CPA with over 20 years of experience in the insurance industry including senior roles in regulatory compliance, financial and operational audits, and underwriting
Michael Federer
Underwriting Partner,
Fusion Americas M&A
Michael has substantial M&A experience, both from the perspective of a private practice lawyer and that of in-house counsel, and therefore brings a unique viewpoint to Fusion North America’s M&A underwriting team. Michael, based in Dallas, TX, graduated with a B.S.B.A. in Finance from The Ohio State University and received his J.D. from the University of Notre Dame.
Danielle Eliatamby
Partner, M&A Underwriting
Based in Sydney, Danielle has extensive corporate law and M&A private practice experience advising on market-leading transactions across the APAC region. Danielle holds a Bachelor of Laws (Honours) and Bachelor of Science (Biotechnology, Distinction) from the University of New South Wales.
Lillian Chau
Partner, M&A Underwriting
Lillian is a Hong Kong-qualified lawyer with significant experience advising clients on cross-border M&A transactions and on W&I matters. She has also completed a number of client secondments at leading financial institutions. Lillian graduated from the University of Hong Kong (JD) and the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (BBA in Finance) and is based in Hong Kong.
Sabrina Chia
Partner, M&A Underwriting
Sabrina is a qualified M&A lawyer with over 14 years of M&A and corporate experience. She has previously worked in various in-house roles covering different industries in multinational companies in APAC. She loves connecting with people over a good meal. Sabrina graduated from the National University of Singapore and is based in Singapore.
Josh Cowen
Managing Partner, Fusion Specialty UK
Josh is a recognised leader in the M&A Insurance market. He started his career as an M&A solicitor in a top-tier London-city firm, and has since underwritten with and led M&A insurance businesses at market-leading global & FTSE 100 insurers.
Samuel Shirley
Senior Partner, Fusion Specialty UK
Sam is an experienced and highly regarded underwriter in the London and European M&A insurance market. Sam brings nearly 15 years of M&A legal and underwriting experience with top-tier city firms and market-leading global & FTSE 100 insurers.
Oliver Berridge
Director (Senior Underwriter),
Fusion Specialty UK
Established and highly regarded M&A underwriter with 7 years’ underwriting experience from market leading
UK / European carriers. Oli is bilingual English and French with particular expertise across UK and European domestic and cross-border M&A for a broad range of corporate and private equity clients.
Yinan Guo
Associate (Underwriter),
Fusion Specialty UK
Highly regarded junior M&A underwriter with 3 years’ underwriting experience from market-leading global & FTSE 100 insurer. Particular expertise in SME, technology and real estate.
Richard Liu
Underwriting Partner,
Fusion Americas M&A
Based in New York City, Richard is an experienced underwriter and broker with prior roles at a global insurance company and specialty brokerage firm. He holds both a US and Canadian JD in addition to an LLM in Taxation from Georgetown University. His previous roles include management consulting, tech start-up advisory and M&A within the Big Four.
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