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 new external data and analytics partnerships in collaboration with Marsh Digital Labs to use the latest data science and machine learning techniques.

Hickman brings 20 years of data science, risk modeling, and software development experience to the role. He joins Marsh from Experian DataLabs where he most recently served as vice president of Applied Research. Prior to that, Hickman held various risk management, analytics, and research and development roles at QVT Financial, Risk Management Solutions and Oliver Wyman.

He is based in New York and reports to Sastry Durvasula, Marsh’s chief digital officer and chief data and analytics officer.