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Donald Light, based in
Celent's San Francisco office, is a Senior Analyst in the firm's insurance
group. Mr. Light's research focuses on claims, underwriting and policy
administration, reinsurance, product life cycle management, business
process and rules solutions, and accounting.
He is the author of
reports on claims technology, underwriting, product development, insurance
accounting solutions, fraud mitigation technology, business rules, and
business process management. His recent consulting work includes
developing a strategic IT plan for a specialty insurer, a build vs. buy
analysis, and several vendor selection processes.
Mr. Light has been
widely quoted in the press and media, including The Wall Street Journal,
The New York Times, Financial Times, The Economist,
NBC Evening News, CNBC, National Public Radio, Business News Network
(Canada), Bloomberg TV and Radio, USA Today, Reuters, AP, CNNMoney,
Dow Jones, and Best's Review. He has written columns for Insurance
Networking News and Insurance & Technology.
He is a frequent presenter at industry conferences including those
sponsored by ACORD LOMA, IASA, and ISOTech.
Prior to joining
Celent, Mr. Light was a consultant with Sapient and for his own
firm Donald Light Consulting, where he advised senior managers at
major insurers and other financial institutions. He has been a research
associate at the Allstate Insurance Research and Planning Center.
Mr. Light has a B.A.
cum laude in economics from Princeton University and an M.B.A. from
the University of California, Berkeley. He is a CPCU and has served
as Chair of the National Society's Research Committee.
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