ICW to Launch Improved Web 2.0 Agent New Business Platform
8/27/2008Enhancements to ICW Group's SNAP Web-based workers comp distributor platform include straight through processing for small workers' comp and improved interactive features.
Profile of Anthony O'Donnell
Blog Posts: 2240Anthony 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.
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posted in August 2008
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Enhancements to ICW Group's SNAP Web-based workers comp distributor platform include straight through processing for small workers' comp and improved interactive features.
Peak Hurricane Season Arrives
8/27/2008A second tropical storm is in currently in the neighborhood, as former Hurricane Gustav was weakened by slamming into the unfortunate island of Hispaniola. However, Gustav is predicted to gain enough strength to qualify as a hurricane again by tomorrow and is headed toward the Gulf Coast. It remains to be seen whether the storm's path and intensity will be enough to call claims executives back from their vacations.
Lori Beer Named WellPoint CIO, EVP
8/25/2008Former CTO will balance innovation and simplification while cultivating greater strategic alignment between IT and the buisness.
Chu Resigns SVP & E-Business Position at The Hartford
8/19/2008John Chu has resigned from his position of senior vice president, e-business & technology at The Hartford's property casualty company. According to a memo circulated internally at The Hartford, Chu has chosen to spend more time with his family. According to sources, Chu's contract with The Hartford had expired and he declined to renew it.
Explaining Coverage to the Consumer
8/18/2008The next step for efforts such as Allstate's "Coverage Checkup" will be for them to rise from being a gimmick to attract customers to being a standard service by which insurers can further differentiate themselves. This service will likely develop as have others in the e-commerce realm, appearing early on in the form of tools in the hands of CSRs and distributors, and later as self-service functionality available through the carrier's customer portal.
Need to Speed up U.S. Broadband
8/18/2008The speed at which Americans access the Internet has declined from first place to 15th since the network came into existence, according to Speed Matters, a Communications Workers of America union (CWA) non-profit outlet that just published its second annual state-by-state survey of broadband speeds. InformationWeek's report on the survey noted that while the median download speed enjoyed by Americans is 2.35 Mbps, Japan's speed is 63.6 Mbps. That decimal point is not misplaced.
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8/16/2008New Aetna chief technology officer Michael Mathias will focus on the insurer's integrated platform strategy, services-oriented architecture, business process optimization and improved technology delivery.
Mapping the World of Risk
8/12/2008Risk atlases can be useful to companies in all industries seeking to expand their geographical footprint. These resources can also be valuable to insurers as the industry globalizes further, or simply as P&C companies consider selling lines of business covering executives who travel to places like Colombia or Pakistan.
Christopher Maguire Prioritizes IT at Philadelphia Insurance Companies
8/8/2008Newly appointed COO Christopher Maguire will oversee the delivery of straight-through processing and the establishment of manufacturing-standard capabilities in Philadelphia Insurance Companies' IT organization.
Policy Admin System Replacement: Insurers Shift Focus From Systems to Functionalities
8/7/2008The age of monolithic policy admin systems may be over as carriers recognize that capabilities, not systems, create a modern, competitive insurance organization.
Fiserv/Trident IV Deal Demonstrates Investor Confidence in Insurance Tech Spending
8/5/2008The acquisition of a majority share of Fiserv's insurance business demonstrates continued confidence in the insurance technology vendor market.
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