Women to bolster Fusion’s APAC underwriting team

These new senior appointments will power the firm's M&A underwriting business.

Small and medium sized business specialty insurer Fusion announced the appointments of three women senior executives, Danielle Eliatamby, Lillian Chau, and Sabrina Chia as Associate Directors in Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) Underwriting.

The three will be based in Sydney, Hong Kong, and Singapore, respectively. They are to lead the underwriting of M&A deals in Asia Pacific and facilitate the issuance of policies to buyers or sellers across a broad range of industries.

Danielle, who is based in Sydney, will be responsible for driving Fusion’s continued growth in the highly developed M&A insurance markets across Australia and New Zealand, as well as in Asia. Previously a lawyer in Herbert Smith Freehills’ Corporate M&A practice group, Danielle brings with her extensive corporate law and M&A experience, having advised clients on market leading transactions across the region. She was recognised as a rising star of the legal industry by Australasian Lawyer in 2020.

Meanwhile, Lillian Chau joins the Fusion team in Hong Kong, where she will further expand the company’s venture into the North Asian market as part of its regional competitive advantage. Prior to joining Fusion, Lillian was a corporate M&A lawyer at Norton Rose Fulbright in Hong Kong and Melbourne. She has significant experience advising insurers and clients on cross-border M&A transactions. She has also had experience with client secondments at leading financial institutions.

Lastly, Sabrina Chia will be based in Singapore, where she will spearhead Fusion’s consolidation of its Singapore hub and add to the company’s continued regional growth. Sabrina is a Singapore qualified lawyer, having started her career in Corporate M&A at Allen & Gledhill. In addition, she has over 14 years of experience as legal counsel with global and listed corporations with presence across the ASEAN region in a diverse range of global markets.

Established in 2018, Fusion is a specialist underwriting agency focussed on providing insurance solutions to SMEs.