Determining insurance policy modifications using informatic sensor data

• US 10,713,726 B1
• Filed: 11/30/2016
• Issued: 07/14/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 01/13/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: United Services Automobile Association
• Original Assignee: United Services Automobile Association
• Inventors: Allen, Michael J., Devereaux, Ramsey, Read, Spencer, Franck, David S., Limas, Shanna, Chandler, William, Wheeler, Daniela, Swain, Kathleen L., Burgess, Cleburne R.
• Primary Examiner(s): Tran, Hai
• Application Number:
  US15/365,706
• Time in Patent Office: 1,322 Days
• Field of Search: 705 4
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 40/08 Insurance

Abstract

A system may include sensors associated with structures, such that the sensors acquire data sets associated with the structures. The processor receives the data sets from the sensors, determines environmental conditions associated with the structures over a period of time, and determines a structural condition associated with one of the structures based on the data sets. The processor also determines a maintenance condition associated with the one of the structures based on one of the data sets, determines operating parameters associated with appliances within the structure based on the one of the data sets, and determines habits of occupants associated with the one of the structures based on the one of the data sets. The processor then adjusts properties of an insurance policy associated with the one of the structures based on the environmental conditions, the structural condition, the maintenance condition, the operating parameters, the habits, or any combination thereof.

Claims

1. A system, comprising:

a plurality of sensors associated with a plurality of structures, wherein the plurality of sensors is configured to acquire a plurality of data sets associated with the plurality of structures;

a processor configured to;

receive the plurality of data sets from the plurality of sensors;

determine one or more environmental conditions associated with the plurality of structures over a period of time, wherein the processor is configured to determine the one or more environmental conditions based on an average wind speed of a plurality of wind speeds and/or seismic data acquired via the plurality of sensors over a period of time;

determine a structural condition associated with one of the plurality of structures based on the plurality of data sets;

determine a maintenance condition associated with the one of the plurality of structures based on an age, a type, or any combination thereof associated with the one of the plurality of structures;

determine one or more operating parameters associated with one or more appliances within the one of the plurality of structures based on the plurality of data sets;

determine one or more habits of one or more occupants associated with the one of the plurality of structures based on the plurality of data sets; and

adjust one or more properties of an insurance policy associated with the one of the plurality of structures based on the one or more environmental conditions, the structural condition, the maintenance condition, the one or more operating parameters, and the one or more habits.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the plurality of data sets comprises temperature data, wind data, air quality data, humidity data, or any combination thereof.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the plurality of sensors comprises a temperature sensor, a humidity sensor, a sound sensor, a wind speed sensor, or any combination thereof.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the processor is configured to determine the structural condition based on whether the plurality of data sets indicates that the one of the plurality of structures has been affected by a hurricane, a storm surge, an earthquake, a volcano, a landslide, or any combination thereof.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the processor is configured to determine the maintenance condition based on air flow data acquired via the plurality of data sets.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the plurality of sensors comprises at least one thermal image sensor associated with the one of the plurality of structures.

7. A method, comprising:

receiving, via a processor, a plurality of data sets from a plurality of sensors associated with a plurality of structures, wherein the plurality of sensors is configured to acquire the plurality of data sets;

determining, via the processor, one or more environmental conditions associated with the plurality of structures over a period of time, wherein the processor is configured to determine the one or more environmental conditions based on an average wind speed of a plurality of wind speeds and/or seismic data acquired via the plurality of sensors over a period of time;

determining, via the processor, a structural condition associated with one of the plurality of structures based on the plurality of data sets;

determining, via the processor, a maintenance condition associated with the one of the plurality of structures based on an age, a type, or any combination thereof associated with the plurality of structures;

determining, via the processor, one or more operating parameters associated with one or more appliances within the one of the plurality of structures based on the plurality of data sets;

determining, via the processor, one or more habits of one or more occupants associated with the one of the plurality of structures based on the plurality of data sets; and

adjusting, via the processor, one or more properties of an insurance policy associated with the one of the plurality of structures based on at least two of;

the one or more environmental conditions;

the structural condition;

the maintenance condition;

the one or more operating parameters; and

the one or more habits.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the plurality of sensors comprises a motion sensor, a temperature sensor, a humidity sensor, a gas detection sensor, a smoke detector sensor, a water pressure sensor, a water flow sensor, a leak detection sensor, a wind speed sensor, an air pressure sensor, an electrical system sensor, a structural sensor, an environmental sensor, a camera sensor, or any combination thereof.

9. The method of claim 7, wherein the one or more appliances comprise a washing machine, a dryer, a dishwasher, an oven, a stove, an air conditioner, a fan, a water heater, a heater, a vacuum system, a coffee machine, a microwave, a toaster oven, a dehumidifier, a refrigerator, a clothing iron, a radiator, a sewing machine, or any combination thereof.

10. The method of claim 7, comprising detecting a performance degradation of the one or more appliances based on whether the operating parameters are outside a threshold range of values.

11. The method of claim 7, wherein the one or more habits is based on one or more usage patterns of the one or more appliances.

12. The method of claim 7, wherein the one or more properties of the insurance policy comprise one or more coverage limits, one or more premium adjustments, one or more discount modifications, or any combination thereof.

13. The method of claim 7, wherein adjusting the one or more properties of the insurance policy comprises:

determining whether a coverage gap is present in the insurance policy based on the plurality of data sets; and

adjusting the one or more properties of the insurance policy based on the plurality of data sets.

14. A computer-readable medium comprising computer-executable instructions configured to cause a processor to:

receive a plurality of data sets from a plurality of sensors associated with a plurality of structures, wherein the plurality of sensors is configured to acquire the plurality of data sets associated with the plurality of structures;

determine one or more environmental conditions associated with the plurality of structures over a period of time, wherein the processor is configured to determine the one or more environmental conditions based on an average wind speed of a plurality of wind speeds and/or seismic data acquired via the plurality of sensors over a period of time;

determine a structural condition associated with one of the plurality of structures based on the plurality of data sets;

determine a maintenance condition associated with the one of the plurality of structures based on an age, a type, or any combination thereof associated with the one of the plurality of structures;

determine one or more operating parameters associated with one or more appliances within the one of the plurality of structures based on the plurality of data sets;

determine one or more habits of one or more occupants associated with the one of the plurality of structures based on the plurality of data sets; and

adjust one or more properties of an insurance policy associated with the one of the plurality of structures based on the one or more environmental conditions, the structural condition, the maintenance condition, the one or more operating parameters, and the one or more habits.

15. The computer-readable medium of claim 14, wherein the computer-executable instructions are configured to cause the processor to adjust the one or more properties by:

determining a replacement cost coverage of the one of the plurality of structures based on the plurality of data sets; and

adjusting the one or more properties based on the replacement cost.

16. The computer-readable medium of claim 14, wherein the computer-executable instructions are configured to cause the processor to send a notification indicative of the one or more properties to a computing device after the one or more properties are adjusted.

17. The computer-readable medium of claim 14, wherein the one or more properties are associated with coverage of the one or more appliances based on the one or more operating parameters.