Method for selling marine cargo insurance in a network environment
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1. A method for an insurer to automate the transaction of cargo insurance business on-line, comprising the steps of:
- a) in response to a customer request on-line for insuring a cargo shipment, generating a cargo insurance policy quotation on-line, b) upon acceptance of said cargo insurance policy quotation by said customer on-line, generating a bill on-line corresponding to said cargo insurance policy quotation, c) upon acceptance of said bill by said customer on-line, issuing a cargo insurance certificate on-line to said customer, d) determining a reinsurance portion of the value of said cargo insurance certificate automatically, and e) processing on-line a subsequent claim from said customer regarding said cargo shipment.
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A storage media and method for transacting cargo insurance business in a network environment includes the on-line automation of quoting, billing, certificate issuance, underwriting, and claims processing. Moreover, the method also includes customer qualification and support services, in addition to data collection and analysis, for management report generation.
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1. A method for an insurer to automate the transaction of cargo insurance business on-line, comprising the steps of:
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a) in response to a customer request on-line for insuring a cargo shipment, generating a cargo insurance policy quotation on-line, b) upon acceptance of said cargo insurance policy quotation by said customer on-line, generating a bill on-line corresponding to said cargo insurance policy quotation, c) upon acceptance of said bill by said customer on-line, issuing a cargo insurance certificate on-line to said customer, d) determining a reinsurance portion of the value of said cargo insurance certificate automatically, and e) processing on-line a subsequent claim from said customer regarding said cargo shipment. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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15. Storage media comprising a plurality of software routines for an insurer to automate the transaction of cargo insurance business, said plurality of software routines comprising:
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a) a first software routine for generating a cargo insurance policy quotation in response to a customer request to insure a cargo shipment, b) a second software routine for generating a bill corresponding to said cargo insurance policy quotation upon acceptance of said cargo insurance policy quotation by said customer, c) a third software routine for issuing a cargo insurance certificate to said customer upon acceptance of said bill by said customer, d) a fourth software routine for determining a reinsurance portion of the value of said cargo insurance certificate automatically, and e) a fifth software routine for processing a subsequent claim from said customer regarding said cargo shipment.
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