System and method for automatically generating automobile insurance certificates from a remote computer terminal

• US 20030004759A1
• Filed: 01/24/2002
• Published: 01/02/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 06/10/1999
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Cigna Insurance Company (CIGNA Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Cigna Insurance Company (CIGNA Corporation)
• Inventors: Chu, Patrick, Dean, Lloyd M., Chapman, Ellen, Isherwood, Kathy L.
• Application Number:
  US10/057,794
• Publication Number:
  US 20030004759A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/4
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 40/08 Insurance

Abstract

A system for generating automobile insurance certificates from a remote computer terminal connected by a computer network to a central computer, wherein an expiring automobile insurance policy is identified by viewing on the remote computer terminal data, stored on the central computer, relating to expiring policies and an automobile insurance certificate relating to the expiring policy is ordered electronically, in response to such identification, from the remote computer terminal.

Claims

1. A method of generating automobile insurance certificates from a remote computer terminal connected by a computer network to a central computer, comprising the steps of:

identifying an expiring automobile insurance policy by viewing on the remote computer terminal data, stored on the central computer, relating to expiring policies; and

electronically ordering, in response to said identifying step, an automobile insurance certificate relating to the expiring policy from the remote computer terminal.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the automobile insurance certificate is a renewal form.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the automobile insurance certificate is a form providing evidence of insurance.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the automobile insurance certificate is an FH1 form.

9. A method in accordance with any of claims 1 through 8, further comprising the step of:

printing the automobile insurance certificate.

10. A method in accordance with any of claims 1 through 8, wherein the automobile insurance policy relates to a black car.

5. A method of generating an automobile insurance certificate from a remote computer terminal connected by a computer network to a central computer, comprising the steps of:

inputting, into the central computer, data relating to an expiring automobile insurance policy from the remote computer terminal; and

electronically ordering an automobile insurance certificate relating to the expiring policy from the remote computer terminal.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the automobile insurance certificate is a cancellation form.

7. The method of claim 5, wherein the automobile insurance certificate is an FH4 form.

8. The method of claim 5, wherein said step of inputting comprises inputting data into a database stored on the central computer denoting the cancellation of the automobile insurance policy.

11. A system for generating automobile insurance certificates from a remote computer terminal connected by a computer network to a central computer, comprising:

means for identifying an expiring automobile insurance policy by viewing on the remote computer terminal data, stored on the central computer, relating to expiring policies; and

means for electronically ordering an automobile insurance certificate from the remote computer terminal relating to the expiring policy in response to the identification of the expiring policy.

12. A system for generating automobile insurance certificates from a remote computer terminal connected by a computer network to a central computer, comprising:

a remote computer terminal;

a central computer;

a database stored on said central computer in which data relating to automobile insurance policies are stored;

a software interface for viewing data stored in said database from said remote computer terminal; and

a computer network connecting said remote computer terminal with said central computer;

wherein said software interface allows a user of said remote computer terminal to identify an expiring automobile insurance policy by viewing on said remote computer terminal data, stored on said central computer, relating to expiring policies; and

wherein, said software interface allows the user of said remote computer terminal to order electronically, in response to the identification of the expiring policy, an automobile insurance certificate from said remote computer terminal relating to the expiring policy.