Sydney-based managing general agency Fusion Specialty Solutions has recruited Damian Lynch as Fusion Financial Lines Managing Partner and Partner in Fusion’s M&A Insurance. 

Mr Lynch was most recently Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty’s Singapore-based regional manager financial Lines Asia, according to his LinkedIn account. Before this, he was with Zurich as head of financial institutions and Management liability specialist Asia Pacific. 

He will focus on providing financial lines expertise and support for Fusion’s long-term distribution partnerships in the Australian and New Zealand markets. 

Fusion is a subsidiary of POP Insurance Holdings, which was established in 2018 by David Rogers, a former MD of Ironshore, and Killian McDermott.  

“The timing is right for a new entrant in the Australian financial lines market, with Fusion offering a differentiated proposition in demanding conditions,” Mr Rogers said. 

“[Mr Lynch] is ideally positioned to better serve our broker, clients and insurance company partners.”