Utilizing credit and informatic data for insurance underwriting purposes

• US 10,614,525 B1
• Filed: 11/09/2017
• Issued: 04/07/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 03/05/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: United Services Automobile Association
• Original Assignee: United Services Automobile Association
• Inventors: Devereaux, Ramsey, Franck, David S., Moritz, Karen M., Read, Spencer, Wheeler, Daniela, Vaith, Eric, McCaw, Erin E., Norman, Christopher, Healy, Jodi J., Prasad, Bharat, Swain, Kathleen L., Allen, Michael J.
• Primary Examiner(s): Baird, Edward J
• Application Number:
  US15/807,735
• Time in Patent Office: 880 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 40/03 Credit; Loans; Processing thereof
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 40/08 Insurance

Abstract

A computer device and method for processing risk or loss related data to determine insurance underwriting, pricing, or other decisions contingent upon informatic and credit score data. An insurance underwriting decision is identified which is to be rendered regarding an insured. Informatic data is received from one or more of an insured property and vehicle associated with the insured. Credit score data relating to the insured is also received. Analytics is performed on the received informatic data and credit score data to determine the insurance underwriting, pricing, or other decision.

Claims

1. A sensor system comprising:

a dwelling sensor device configured to;

capture dwelling data comprising an attribute of a dwelling associated with a user, and

transmit the attribute;

a telematics device configured to;

capture telematics data relating to a vehicle associated with the user, and

transmit the telematics data;

a computer management module coupled to the dwelling sensor and the telematics device through a network, the computer management module programmed to;

receive the attribute of the dwelling from the dwelling sensor;

receive the telematics data from the telematics device;

determine a state of activity of the dwelling based on an analysis of the dwelling data, wherein the state of activity indicates spikes in activity or frenetic activity in the dwelling;

determine driving behaviors of the user based on an analysis of the telematics data;

determine maintenance performed to the dwelling based on the analysis of the dwelling data;

determine an indication of risk associated with the user based on an analysis of the state of activity of the dwelling, an analysis of the maintenance performed to the dwelling, and the driving behaviors of the user; and

render an insurance decision based at least in part upon the indication of risk.

2. The sensor system of claim 1, wherein the computer management module is further configured to render a decision regarding the user contingent on the indication of risk associated with the user.

3. The sensor system of claim 2, wherein the decision relates to at least one of health insurance products, property insurance products, life insurance products, vehicle insurance products, and long term disability insurance products.

4. The sensor system of claim 1, further comprising:

a data storage component wirelessly coupled to the dwelling sensor device through the network, the data storage component configured to;

receive the attribute of the dwelling from the dwelling sensor device over a first period of time, and

aggregate the attribute of the dwelling received over the first period of time; and

a communication component coupled to the data storage component configured to transmit the aggregated attribute of the dwelling to the computer management module.

5. The sensor system of claim 1, the computer management module further programmed to determine repair needs and preventive maintenance needs for the dwelling based on the determined maintenance performed to the dwelling and the analysis of the dwelling data.

6. The sensor system of claim 1, wherein the determined driving behaviors include at least one of preferred driving speed, preferred driving speed for a particular roadway, preferred driving speed for a particular speed limit, preferred cruise control speed, preferred lane change frequency, preferred headway distance, and preferred lane change space.

7. The sensor system of claim 1, wherein the dwelling data is collected over a first period of time, wherein the determined state of activity of the dwelling by the user is during the first period of time, wherein the telematics data is collected over a second period of time, and wherein the determined driving behaviors of the user are during the second period of time.

8. The sensor system of claim 7, wherein the first period of time and the second period of time are the same.

9. A computer-implemented method executed by one or more processors, the method comprising:

receiving dwelling data from a dwelling sensor device, the dwelling data relating to a dwelling associate with a user;

receiving telematics data from a telematics device, the telematics data relating to a vehicle associated with the user;

determining a state of activity of the dwelling over a first period of time based on an analysis of the dwelling data collected over the first period of time, wherein the state of activity indicates spikes in activity or frenetic activity in the dwelling over the first period of time;

determining driving behaviors of the user over a second period of time based on an analysis of the telematics data collected over the second period of time;

determining maintenance performed to the dwelling based on the analysis of the dwelling data;

determining an indication of risk associated with the user based on an analysis of the state of activity of the dwelling over the first period of time, an analysis of the maintenance performed to the dwelling, and the driving behaviors of the user over the second period of time; and

rendering an insurance decision based at least in part upon the indication of risk.

10. The computer-implemented method of claim 9, further comprising rendering a decision regarding the user contingent on the indication of risk associated with the user.

11. The computer-implemented method of claim 9, further comprising determining maintenance performed to the dwelling over the first period of time based on the analysis of the dwelling data collected over the first period of time, wherein the indication of risk associated with the user is further determined based an analysis of the maintenance performed to the dwelling over the first period of time.

12. The computer-implemented method of claim 11, further comprising determining repair needs and preventive maintenance needs for the dwelling based on the determined maintenance performed to the dwelling and the analysis of the dwelling data.

13. The computer-implemented method of claim 9, further comprising determining maintenance performed to the vehicle over the second period of time based on the analysis of the telematics data collected over the second period of time, wherein the indication of risk associated with the user is further determined based an analysis of the maintenance performed to the vehicle over the second period of time.

14. One or more non-transitory computer-readable storage media coupled to one or more processors and having instructions stored thereon which, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform operations comprising:

receiving dwelling data from a dwelling sensor device, the dwelling data relating to a dwelling associate with a user;

determining a state of activity of the dwelling based on an analysis of the dwelling data, wherein the state of activity indicates spikes in activity or frenetic activity in the dwelling over a first period of time;

receiving telematics data from a telematics device, the telematics data relating to a vehicle associated with the user;

determining maintenance performed to the dwelling based on an analysis of the dwelling data collected;

determining driving behaviors of the user based on an analysis of the telematics data;

determining an indication of risk associated with the user based on an analysis of the determined maintenance performed to the dwelling, an analysis of the state of activity of the dwelling, and the driving behaviors of the user; and

rendering an insurance decision based at least in part upon the indication of risk.

15. The non-transitory computer-readable storage media of claim 14, wherein the operations further comprise rendering a decision regarding the user contingent on the indication of risk associated with the user.

16. The non-transitory computer-readable storage media of claim 14, wherein the determined maintenance performed includes a maintenance interval for an appliance in the dwelling.

17. The non-transitory computer-readable storage media of claim 14, wherein the determined maintenance performed indicates a promptness of leak detection in the dwelling.

18. The non-transitory computer-readable storage media of claim 14, wherein the operations further comprise determining repair needs and preventive maintenance needs for the dwelling based on the determined maintenance performed to the dwelling and the analysis of the dwelling data.