Data Scientist

Nearly half plan to grow their workforce in response to new and emerging technologies.

The insurer's strategy has been to incubate tech businesses and then spin them off, while incorporating the technology in its main operations.

Recent IT job studies continue to paint a tight labor market for certain high-demand jobs such as IT security pros, data scientists and software developers.

The company has invested $40 million and partnered with local universities to encourage homegrown analytics talent.

The largest premiums paid out to IT pros over the past 12 months went to those involved with apps development tools and platforms, at 4 percent for the 92 skills tracked.

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.