Insurtech provider Zywave has appointed Rob Stavrou as group vice president for carrier sales.
The firm said in a statement that Stavrou had moved to his new position at the beginning of the month and will be based in the US. Most recently, Stavrou was chief commercial officer (USA and APAC) at Verisk Specialty Business Solutions, having started his tenure with the firm in 2014 as sales and marketing director. Prior to that, he was with Northdoor PLC where he fulfilled business development manager, then director of consultancy roles for almost 20 years.
In his new role, Stavrou is charged with further extending the value proposition of Zywave’s solutions to insurance carriers in alignment with the success the firm’s solutions have had to date in the broker market.
Jon Maury, vice president of international operations at Zywave, said: “As a forward-thinking insurance technology provider, we are delighted to have an individual of Rob’s calibre on board. We look forward to growing our value proposition in carrier sales with him at the helm.”
Over the past few years, Zywave has embarked on an ambitious acquisition strategy to further strengthen its technology platform and allow it to continue to deliver the best possible solutions to its growing customer base. Amongst the notable acquisitions are ClarionDoor (2021), Advisen (2020), and WCL (2020). ClarionDoor provides intelligent insurance product distribution software for the Property and Casualty (P&C) market, and Advisen is a leading provider of data, media, and technology solutions for the commercial P&C market. WCL leads change in the industry through its technologies which make it easier to exchange critical information and simplify workflows.
Commenting on his appointment, Stavrou cited the innovation culture and the acquisition strategy as key motivational factors in joining Zywave.
He said: “I consider Zywave an exciting place to be. It’s exciting because of the people that work there, and because of the acquisition journey the company is on. I am attracted to the company’s ambitions to grow while maintaining a great experience for the customer. I look forward to working with the enterprise carrier sales team to expand our solutions offering in international markets.”
