Integrated suite of products/services for conducting business online

• US 20020198744A1
• Filed: 10/26/2001
• Published: 12/26/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 10/26/2000
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: American International Group Incorporated
• Original Assignee: American International Group Incorporated
• Inventors: Sagalow, Ty, Berg, Ray
• Application Number:
  US10/045,658
• Publication Number:
  US 20020198744A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/4
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 40/08 Insurance

Abstract

An online suite of products and services to facilitate conducting business online includes web content insurance, network security insurance, goods inspection services, cargo insurance, trade credit insurance and services, identity assurance services, and an online process for the sale of such products. The inventive suite of products and services is not only applicable to the Internet, but also to other network environments, such as a LAN or a WAN.

Claims

1. A suite of products and services for facilitating an online business transaction, said suite comprising:

a. an Internet insurance product for said online business transaction,

a. an online sale process for said Internet insurance product,

b. a goods inspection service for said online business transaction,

c. a cargo insurance product for said online business transaction,

d. a trade credit insurance product for said online business transaction, and

e. an identity assurance product for said online business transaction,

wherein said suite of products and services are accessible online.

2. The suite of products and services of claim 1 wherein said Internet insurance product covers web content liability.

3. The suite of products and services of claim 1 wherein said Internet insurance product covers professional errors and omissions.

4. The suite of products and services of claim 1 wherein said Internet insurance product covers network security liability.

5. The suite of products and services of claim 1 wherein said Internet insurance product covers cyber extortion.

6. The suite of products and services of claim 1 wherein said goods inspection service comprises inspection, testing, certification and quality assurance.

7. The suite of products and services of claim 1 wherein said cargo insurance product is purchased online for a single shipment.

8. The suite of products and services of claim 7 wherein said cargo insurance product covers air, sea, road, rail and barge shipments.

9. The suite of products and services of claim 1 wherein said trade credit insurance product comprises online services, including credit analysis, risk management, portfolio monitoring, billing and recovery services.

10. The suite of products and services of claim 1 wherein said identity assurance product comprises authenticated identification of participants in said online business transaction.

11. The suite of products and services of claim 1 wherein said suite is accessible in a network environment, such as a LAN or a WAN.

12. The suite of products and services of claim 1 wherein said suite is in digital media form.