Profile of Anthony O'Donnell
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Anthony O'Donnell has covered technology in the insurance industry since 2000, when he joined the editorial staff of Insurance & Technology. As an editor and reporter for I&T and the InformationWeek Financial Services of TechWeb he has written on all areas of information technology in the property/casualty, life and health insurance industries, following the trends and issues faced by senior technology executives. In addition to reporting and editorial duties for I&T, O'Donnell also serves as a moderator and speaker at industry events and broadcasts. He began his editorial career in the healthcare industry where he reported and edited for medical publications with a variety of audiences, from the general public to physicians and researchers. He has also worked in the healthcare field as a media relations professional and Spanish/English interpreter/translator, and has taught English composition and conversation classes to native speakers of Spanish, both in the United States and in Latin America. O'Donnell lives in the Portland, Oregon area with his wife and two sons.
Articles by Anthony O'Donnell
posted in November 2009
11/26/2009
Under the terms of the settlement, the parties have agreed to release each other from all claims, including any claims by Greenberg and Smith against AIG for indemnification of future legal fees and expenses or settlement costs.
11/24/2009
The pan-European consolidation initiative involved migrating 15 million client policies, billing and claims data amounting to 2 billion rows or three terabytes of data from five separate systems to a single TIA Technology policy administration system.
11/24/2009
The implementation of the FINEOS claims system will help WCB reduce the number of supported technologies, as well as positioning WCB's technology infrastructure to improve the electronic exchange of information with employers, care-givers and other third parties.
11/24/2009
Renewed M&A activity in the insurance software space in the latter half of 2009 presages a plethora of deals in the coming year, according to a new report by the New York-based research and advisory firm.
11/23/2009
HCL will provide an end-to-end solution, including policy administration, financial, actuarial services, IT operational support and call center services.
11/20/2009
The deal unites AgencyPort's front-end solutions and client base with Sword's core processing and CRM capabilities.
11/19/2009
The P&C carrier's best-of-breed automated underwriting solution leverages service-oriented architecture to support long-term profitability in small-commercial and other lines of business.
11/18/2009
Leveraging Pegasystems BPM software, Farmers' HERO first-notice-of-loss application links to back-office systems to power sequenced questions for call center reps, resulting in improved call handling and CSR training.
11/16/2009
Main Street America Group's surety bond platform delivers ease of use for agents writing bond business, resulting in a 25 percent increase in new business.
11/16/2009
The argument about the limits of mere efficiency appear to be supported by Deloitte's report that despite major improvements in labor productivity over the last four decades, many US industries - including insurance - have experienced alarming decreases in their return-on-assets.
11/16/2009
The fraternal organization will use the enterprise applications to support long-term growth through core systems consolidation and process automation.
11/13/2009
The Exigen PolicyCore and BillingCore solutions are aimed at helping AAA Northern California, Nevada and Utah transition from its legacy systems and gain the systems agility needed to support rapid expansion.
11/12/2009
The Brainshark Insurance Network enables carriers to share on-demand, voice-enriched presentations for product education and marketing outreach with distributors using the site.
11/12/2009
The latest salvos in the Accenture/Guidewire legal battle have been fired, with Accenture filing a new suit on Nov. 10 in the Delaware District Court adding to the exiting case before Judge Sue L. Robinson. Guidewire fired back the next day with a press statement alleging, in essence, that Accenture was engaging in what observers of the software industry and others have sometimes termed "competition by litigation." Accenture has now reacted to Guidewire's statement.
11/11/2009
Let's say your brother-in-law nearly drove his business into the ground. You step in as an investor for the sake of the family, pouring in a significant portion of your own money into the enterprise. To punish your B-in-L for being such a good-for-nothing, you proceed cut the salaries of all the company's sales reps, even though they can command a better salary at competitors. No one in his right mind would do this, including the decision-makers of the federal government. But then they're not i
11/11/2009
The PRO Financial application will be hosted in the StoneRiver data center, and Olympus financial personnel will operate the systems via secure Web access.
11/10/2009
The Project Ignition insurance solution framework exemplifies an expanded relationship that will make Blaze Advisor an integral part of the overal StoneRiver insurance product portfolio.
11/10/2009
The individual annuity writer will will use the software to track key metrics and proactively address rapidly changing market conditions.
11/9/2009
Happy customers are more likely to stick around, and when insurers take trouble to communicate their value proposition, those customers are more likely to stay customers even when premium prices are raised.
11/9/2009
Windsor, Conn.-based Insource, which provides management consulting with an IT component, will be able to expand its offerings by becoming a wholly owned subsidiary of Virtusa.
11/9/2009
Noonan will work closely with DTCC subsidiaries' direct regulators " the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York and the New York State Banking Department " and with regulators globally on systemic risk issues.
11/6/2009
Scene Genesis' offerings include SceneExchange, a Web-based marketplace that encourages open communication among all parties involved in the repair process; and SceneAccess, an end-to-end Web-based claims handling solution.
11/6/2009
Celent surveyed several hundred respondents across different insurance sectors during the first, second and third quarters of 2009. When asked to assess their company's outlook from present to third quarter to a year from responding, respondents consistently reported a stable outlook growing rosier with time. While enthusiasm for the future moderated somewhat by the third quarter survey, optimism remained intact.
11/5/2009
Johnson is responsible for overall business development for the division's products, which include income and investment annuities, long-term care insurance and mutual funds, with an emphasis on defined contribution plans and 401(k) rollover options.
11/5/2009
The Northwest/Intermountain regional health insurer has enriched interactive capabilities to enable members using the My Community social media site to share experiences with other members.
11/4/2009
The contract calls for Mutual of Omaha to deploy full iGO electronic applications and drop tickets for its term life business.
11/3/2009
Experienced consultant and former senior manager of enterprise technology for Arbella Insurance will address P&C and health insurance issues.
11/1/2009
Customers using "Just Press Play" can create a video within 15 days to assist benefit plan members during the open enrollment season.
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