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Experian’s Hickman Joins Marsh as Global Head of Data Science Unit

Global insurance broker Marsh has appointed Andrew Hickman as global head of Data Science within its broader Digital, Data and Analytics Practice. In this newly-created role, Hickman is responsible for advancing Marsh’s risk modeling and actuarial capabilities. He will build …

How, Why and Where Insurance Agencies Should Use Data Analytics

As the data insurance agencies and brokerages continues to grow, agency managers are faced with having to answer how, why and where they can successfully analyze and use all of this data. The answer to the “why” is simple: To …

IBM Sees Advantage in Client Owning Watson-Generated Knowledge

IBM Chief Executive Officer Ginni Rometty sees proprietary data combined with artificial intelligence technology as the competitive advantage for companies going forward. When International Business Machines Corp. works with clients, it trains a unique version of its artificial intelligence technology, …

Schul Joins Analytics Firm RiskMatch

Patrick Schul has joined RiskMatch, a Greenwich, Connecticut-based analytics firm for underwriters and brokers, as chief sales and marketing officer. Before joining RiskMatch, Schul was chairman and CEO of Schul Baker Partners, a firm he co-founded in 2011 to help …

Vertafore Partners to Expand Cloud, Data, Mobile Offerings

Insurance software provider Vertafore announced three new partnerships to expand its end-to-end technology offerings for the cloud, data, and mobile spaces at its user conference, NetVU15, now taking place in Indianapolis through Saturday. The company said the new partnerships are …

SNL Insurance Acquires Analytics Firm iPartners

SNL Insurance, a division of SNL, has acquired iPartners LLC, which offers analytics and reporting software and services that help insurers collect and analyze internal business data. Terms were not disclosed. SNL Insurance clients will be given the option to …