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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 June 2004

Prudence Over Paranoia: Using Wireless LANs Securely

6/30/2004
Wireless local area networks are proliferating both within enterprises and in public spaces, giving employees greater flexibility and availability. Those benefits carry risks, but a prudent approach to wireless LAN can neutralize the threats.

Room for Improvement

6/16/2004
Insurers should be more aggressive in managing outsourcing's risks and reaping its rewards as part of an overall sourcing strategy.

New Contracts

6/16/2004
HMSA Picks Verity; FergTech Contract; Winterthur/FileNET; Independence/FMG; BCBSSC Taps Esker

Insurers Lag on HIPAA Security Rule

6/16/2004
Companies that linked security to privacy have a jump on their peers, which fall short on identifying the proper scope for risk analysis.

Insurers Explore BPO: I&T Talks to Accenture’s Keith Johnson

6/2/2004
IT outsourcing may have reached the mainstream but insurers are still tentative in their approaches to business process outsourcing. Insurance & Technology editor Anthony O'Donnell talks to Keith Johnson, Accenture's lead partner for BPO in North America.

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