System and method for providing corporate governance-related services

• US 20040019500A1
• Filed: 07/16/2003
• Published: 01/29/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 07/16/2002
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Michael Ruth
• Original Assignee: Michael Ruth
• Inventors: Ruth, Michael
• Application Number:
  US10/621,081
• Publication Number:
  US 20040019500A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/02 Reservations, e.g. for tickets, services or events
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/1057 Benefits or employee welfare, e.g. insurance, holiday or retirement packages
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/018 Certifying business or products

Abstract

The invention relates to a system and method for facilitating compliance with at least one corporate governance standard. The system and method include receiving information from a service provider. The system and method also include facilitating compliance with the corporate governance standard(s) for at least one of an accounting service, a legal service, a banking service, a corporate service, an insurance service, a health, medical, and welfare benefit service, and a government regulatory service.

Claims

1. A corporate governance system comprising:

(a) a receiving module that receives information from a service provider; and

(b) a memory module for storing at least one corporate governance standard; and

(c) a compliance module in communication with the receiving module to facilitate compliance with the at least one corporate governance standard for at least one of an accounting'"'"'service, a legal service, a banking service, a corporate service, an insurance service, a health, medical, and welfare benefit service, and a government regulatory service.

2. The corporate governance system of claim 1 wherein the service provider further comprises at least one of an external service provider and an internal service provider.

3. The corporate governance system of claim 1 wherein the service provider further comprises at least one of an accounting service, a legal service, a banking service, a corporate service, an insurance service, a health, medical, and welfare benefit service, and a government regulatory service.

4. The corporate governance system of claim 1 further comprising an account review module facilitating securing of insurance coverage.

5. The corporate governance system of claim 4 wherein the account review module facilitates completion of an insurance form to obtain the insurance coverage.

6. The corporate governance system of claim 4 wherein the insurance coverage further comprises at least one of corporate directors and officers insurance, employment practices liability insurance, and fiduciary liability insurance.

7. The corporate governance system of claim 4 wherein the account review module evaluates at least one of an insurance policy, an insurance carrier, an insurance agency, an insurance salesperson, a brokerage firm, a banking policy, a bank, a brokerage carrier, and a brokerage policy.

8. The corporate governance system of claim 1 wherein the compliance module facilitates compliance with at least one of a training standard and a corporate strategy.

9. The corporate governance system of claim 1 further comprising an employee benefits module facilitating development of an employee benefits program.

10. The corporate governance system of claim 1 further comprising at least one of an oversight component, a marketplace component, and a government oversight component.

11. The corporate governance system of claim 1 wherein the at least one corporate governance standard further comprises a plurality of corporate governance standards.

12. A computerized method for facilitating corporate governance comprising:

(a) receiving information from a service provider; and

(b) facilitating compliance with at least one corporate governance standard for at least one of an accounting service, a legal service, a banking service, a corporate service, an insurance service, a health, medical, and welfare benefit service, and a government regulatory service.

13. The computerized method of claim 12 further comprising facilitating training to comply with the at least one corporate governance standard.

14. The computerized method of claim 12 further comprising verifying the compliance with the at least one corporate governance standard.

15. The computerized method of claim 12 wherein the receiving step further comprises receiving information from at least one of an accounting service, a legal service, a banking service, a corporate service, an insurance service, and a health, medical, and welfare benefit service.

16. The computerized method of claim 12 further comprising facilitating securing of insurance coverage.

17. The computerized method of claim 16 further comprising evaluating at least one of an insurance policy, an insurance carrier, an insurance agency, an insurance salesperson, a brokerage firm, a banking policy, a bank, a brokerage carrier, and a brokerage policy.

18. The computerized method of claim 12 further comprising facilitating development of an employee benefits program in compliance with the at least one corporate governance standard.

19. The computerized method of claim 12 further comprising enabling a client to view information associated with at least one of the at least one corporate governance standard and the service provider.

20. The computerized method of claim 12 wherein the facilitating compliance with the at least one corporate governance standard further comprises facilitating compliance with a plurality of corporate governance standards.

21. A computerized method for facilitating corporate governance comprising:

(a) receiving instructions about at least one corporate governance standard from a client;

(b) using the instructions to train a user;

(c) facilitating compliance with the instructions; and

(d) verifying the compliance of the instructions.

22. A corporate governance system comprising:

(a) means for receiving information from a service provider;

(b) means for storing at least one corporate governance standard;

(c) means for facilitating compliance with the at least one corporate governance standard for at least one of an accounting service, a legal service, a banking service, a corporate service, an insurance service, and a health, medical, and welfare benefit service.