Method and system of matching service providers with users based on user input
First Claim
1. A system for facilitating the selection and purchase of an insurance policy by a client from a broker, said system comprising:
- a computer;
a database accessible by said computer, said database having stored thereon broker benchmarks, the broker benchmarks comprising data indicative of at least one broker specialty for each broker;
computer executable instructions embodied on a computer readable medium for receiving from the client information relating to the client and relating to a desired insurance policy;
computer executable instructions embodied on a computer readable medium for comparing, based upon preselected criteria, the information relating to the client and relating to the desired insurance policy with the broker benchmarks to identify at least one appropriate broker;
computer executable instructions embodied on a computer readable medium for generating and transmitting to the at least one identified appropriate broker requests for manually prepared proposals individually tailored to the client;
computer executable instructions embodied on a computer readable medium for receiving proposals from the at least one identified appropriate broker in response to the requests for proposals; and
computer executable instructions embodied on a computer readable medium for transmitting the received proposals to the client.
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Abstract
A system for facilitating the selection and purchase of a service by a user from a service provider is provided. The system includes a computer and a database accessible by the computer, the database having stored thereon information relating to service provider benchmarks. Software is provided for receiving from the user information relating to a desired service. This information is compared, based upon preselected criteria, with the information relating to service provider benchmarks to identify at least one appropriate service provider. Software is also provided for receiving quotes from the at least one identified appropriate service provider in response to requests for proposals, and for transmitting the received quotes to the user.
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26 Claims
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1. A system for facilitating the selection and purchase of an insurance policy by a client from a broker, said system comprising:
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a computer;
a database accessible by said computer, said database having stored thereon broker benchmarks, the broker benchmarks comprising data indicative of at least one broker specialty for each broker;
computer executable instructions embodied on a computer readable medium for receiving from the client information relating to the client and relating to a desired insurance policy;
computer executable instructions embodied on a computer readable medium for comparing, based upon preselected criteria, the information relating to the client and relating to the desired insurance policy with the broker benchmarks to identify at least one appropriate broker;
computer executable instructions embodied on a computer readable medium for generating and transmitting to the at least one identified appropriate broker requests for manually prepared proposals individually tailored to the client;
computer executable instructions embodied on a computer readable medium for receiving proposals from the at least one identified appropriate broker in response to the requests for proposals; and
computer executable instructions embodied on a computer readable medium for transmitting the received proposals to the client. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A system for facilitating the selection and purchase of an insurance policy by a client from a broker, said system comprising:
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a computer;
a database accessible by said computer, said database having stored thereon broker benchmarks, the broker benchmarks comprising an alphanumeric SIC code indicative of at least one broker specialty for each broker;
computer executable instructions embodied on a computer readable medium for receiving from the client information relating to the client and relating to a desired insurance policy, the information relating to the client comprising an alphanumeric SIC code indicative of a business type of the client;
computer executable instructions embodied on a computer readable medium for comparing, based upon preselected criteria, the information relating to the client and relating to the desired insurance policy with the broker benchmarks to identify at least one appropriate broker, wherein a broker is identified as being appropriate only if the alphanumeric SIC code which comprises the data indicative of the at least one broker specialty matches the alphanumeric SIC code indicative of the business type of the client;
computer executable instructions embodied on a computer readable medium for generating and transmitting to the at least one identified appropriate broker requests for manually prepared proposals individually tailored to the client;
computer executable instructions embodied on a computer readable medium for receiving proposals from the at least one identified appropriate broker in response to the requests for proposals; and
computer executable instructions embodied on a computer readable medium for transmitting the received proposals to the client.
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14. A method for facilitating the selection and purchase of an insurance policy by a client from a broker, said method comprising the steps of:
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providing a database having stored thereon broker benchmarks, the broker benchmarks comprising data indicative of at least one broker specialty for each broker;
receiving from the client information relating to the client and relating to a desired insurance policy;
comparing, based upon preselected criteria, the information relating to the client and relating to the desired insurance policy with the broker benchmarks to identify at least one appropriate broker;
generating and transmitting to the at least one identified appropriate broker requests for manually prepared proposals individually tailored to the client;
receiving proposals from the at least one identified appropriate broker in response to the requests for proposals; and
transmitting the received proposals to the client. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A method for facilitating the selection and purchase of an insurance policy by a client from a broker, said method comprising the steps of:
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providing a database having stored thereon broker benchmarks, the broker benchmarks comprising an alphanumeric SIC code indicative of at least one broker specialty for each broker;
receiving from the client information relating to the client and relating to a desired insurance policy, the information relating to the client comprising an alphanumeric SIC code indicative of a business type of the client;
comparing, based upon preselected criteria, the information relating to the client and relating to the desired insurance policy with the broker benchmarks to identify at least one appropriate broker, wherein a broker is identified as being appropriate only if the alphanumeric SIC code which comprises the data indicative of the at least one broker specialty matches the alphanumeric SIC code indicative of the business type of the client;
generating and transmitting to the at least one identified appropriate broker requests for manually prepared proposals individually tailored to the client;
receiving proposals from the at least one identified appropriate broker in response to the requests for proposals; and
transmitting the received proposals to the client.
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