Vivint Smart Home, Inc. announced that Ron Davies has been named chief insurance officer. In this newly created role, Davies will lead all aspects of Vivint's growing smart insurance business, including the development of its market strategy, the company's development of its MGA with proprietary products, as well as its insurance agency. Davies will report to Vivint CEO, David Bywater.

Davies has more than two decades of experience in the insurance industry. Most recently, Davies was the President, CEO and Director of Safe Auto Insurance Group, where over the course of his nine years he transformed the business from a founder-led company to a technology-driven industry leader. By incorporating data analytics that provided insights into customer acquisition and retention, the highly profitable company grew into an extremely capable franchise under Davies' watch, leading to its acquisition by Allstate in 2021.

Prior to his time at SafeAuto, Davies held a variety of executive and leadership positions with leading insurance brands, including Allstate and Progressive Insurance, as well as smaller more specialized companies. Davies will be joining forces with 25-year industry veteran Phil Brubaker, who recently came to Vivint from American Strategic Insurance (owned by Progressive Insurance) as Vice President of Insurance Product, and James Nuttall, Senior Director of Insurance Strategy and Planning.