Zego reveals ambitious growth plans
InsurTech Futures: Start-up broker's CEO, Sten Saar, discusses expanding the team, developing products and the possibility of making acquisitions.
Start-up broker Zego is targeting expansion both in the UK and across Europe, according to co-founder and chief executive, Sten Saar.
Speaking to Insurance Age Saar detailed the InsurTech start-up’s plans for the future, stating: “In 2020 we will be increasing the team again, at the same pace that we are doing now.
“We will also be expanding numerous European markets and we will adapt the focus and within those markets, grow rapidly.”
He added that currently the firm is hiring someone new
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