Data science

Even the best predictive analytics platforms will still need a human mind to tackle high-level analysis. Look for major changes in almost all human roles to come.

Insurers are face challenges navigating GDPR and dealing with many different repositories of information, among others.

Many firms are their own worse enemy at landing and keeping key staff such as software developers, data scientists and cyber security pros.

The program is intended to help calm the waters and prepare the CDO for success in what can be an uncomfortable C-suite role early on.

Gains are especially being made near UC Berkeley, one of the major research universities in the Bay Area.

Skilled developers, data science and security professionals remain in high demand, putting increased pressure on organizations to offer the benefits, culture and work opportunities that will keep them on board.

The evolution of these centers are best depicted by insurers’ growing focus on making consumers’ daily lives easier, while building out capabilities addressing core business problems.

Organizations are struggling to fill critical IT, analytics and security jobs, especially in the advanced skills and management ranks. The job is made harder by job seekers that only want consultant roles.

These industry newcomers from Plug & Play's summer program are focused on providing solutions that insurers in any line of business can use.

CIOs are now pulling in quarter-million dollar paychecks, while the top salaries start at $150,000 and are all geared toward management roles.

MIT has announced seven new courses added to its 2018 Short Programs, covering such technologies as artificial intelligence, machine learning, automation and computational design.

Other high-demand roles include application programmers, business system analysts and database administrators.

Britain’s largest insurer is benefiting from an expanding middle class and growing insurance coverage in Asia, where it gets about a third of its earnings.

The insurer will leverage the university's research in the Internet of Things, data science and machine learning to help improve the life underwriting process.

Analytics skills are in short supply, but demands for data-driven results are not. Here are Forrester’s top tips on how chief data officers can drive business strategy.

It's crucial that insurers develop clear career-path options for these valuable staff, because there will be lots of competition for the skills.

The growth in digital transformation efforts is driving the need for more CDOs. Forrester Research looks at how strategy, governance and execution separate the best from the rest.

Software and application developers were cited as the number one most in-demand job role by employers last month, according to the latest BLS numbers.

Business users can more easily learn to use and benefit from modern analytics and business intelligence tools, enabling them to take the lead role in this area by 2019, says Gartner.

Moves from Allstate units Answer Financial and Arity, as well as MassMutual, illustrate increasing value of analytics expertise outside core insurance products.