Risk Assessment Company
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1. A method for providing a binding offer of life or health insurance coverage, said method comprising:
- a) accepting a subscription from an individual causing said individual to become an individual subscriber of a Risk Assessment Company (RAC) wherein said individual subscriber'"'"'s participation will involve said individual subscriber providing or agreeing to have provided to said RAC data and information relative to risks to which said individual subscriber is exposed and wherein said individual subscriber agrees to update said data and information per a periodic schedule;
b) receiving in a secure electronic database, the Risk Profile Data Base (RPDB), said data and information provided to the RAC and periodically updated per the individual subscriber agreement;
c) calculating an unbundled risk assessment result wherein said risk assessment result was derived solely from data and information stored in the RPDB and wherein said risk assessment result is stored in the RPDB;
d) receiving a request from a user subscriber insurance company for a risk assessment result relative to an individual subscriber wherein said request was initiated by an application for insurance made by said individual subscriber;
e) comparing said risk assessment result to said insurance company'"'"'s underwriting requirements in order to produce an underwriting decision consistent with said underwriting requirements wherein said underwriting decision consists of either a rejection of insurance or an offer of insurance in a specified underwriting class for a specified premium;
f) transmitting said underwriting decision to said insurance company and, if said underwriting decision results in an offer of insurance, also transmitting a binding offer of insurance to said individual subscriber.
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A Risk Assessment Company (RAC) maintains an up to date Risk Profile Data Base (RPDB) on its members based on their normal periodic updates to the RPDB. The Risk Assessment Company, therefore, can provide risk assessment results which can be utilized by a plurality of insurance carriers to determine an appropriate underwriting class for individual user subscribers who apply for insurance. The Risk Assessment Company can also provide a member with a risk assessment result report containing suggestions on how said person can better manage his or her risk exposure.
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1. A method for providing a binding offer of life or health insurance coverage, said method comprising:
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a) accepting a subscription from an individual causing said individual to become an individual subscriber of a Risk Assessment Company (RAC) wherein said individual subscriber'"'"'s participation will involve said individual subscriber providing or agreeing to have provided to said RAC data and information relative to risks to which said individual subscriber is exposed and wherein said individual subscriber agrees to update said data and information per a periodic schedule; b) receiving in a secure electronic database, the Risk Profile Data Base (RPDB), said data and information provided to the RAC and periodically updated per the individual subscriber agreement; c) calculating an unbundled risk assessment result wherein said risk assessment result was derived solely from data and information stored in the RPDB and wherein said risk assessment result is stored in the RPDB; d) receiving a request from a user subscriber insurance company for a risk assessment result relative to an individual subscriber wherein said request was initiated by an application for insurance made by said individual subscriber; e) comparing said risk assessment result to said insurance company'"'"'s underwriting requirements in order to produce an underwriting decision consistent with said underwriting requirements wherein said underwriting decision consists of either a rejection of insurance or an offer of insurance in a specified underwriting class for a specified premium; f) transmitting said underwriting decision to said insurance company and, if said underwriting decision results in an offer of insurance, also transmitting a binding offer of insurance to said individual subscriber. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A system, said system being specifically modified to carry out the steps of:
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a) accepting a subscription from an individual causing said individual to become an individual subscriber of a Risk Assessment Company (RAC) wherein said individual subscriber'"'"'s participation will involve said individual subscriber providing or agreeing to have provided to said RAC data and information relative to risks to which said individual subscriber is exposed and wherein said individual subscriber agrees to update said data and information per a periodic schedule; b) receiving in a secure electronic database, the Risk Profile Data Base (RPDB), said data and information provided to the RAC and periodically updated per the individual subscriber agreement; c) calculating an unbundled risk assessment result wherein said risk assessment result was derived solely from data and information stored in the RPDB and wherein said risk assessment result is stored in the RPDB; d) receiving a request from a user subscriber insurance company for a risk assessment result relative to an individual subscriber wherein said request was initiated by an application for insurance made by said individual subscriber; e) comparing said risk assessment result to said insurance company'"'"'s underwriting requirements in order to produce an underwriting decision consistent with said underwriting requirements wherein said underwriting decision consists of either a rejection of insurance or an offer of insurance in a specified underwriting class for a specified premium; f) transmitting said underwriting decision to said insurance company and, if said underwriting decision results in an offer of insurance, also transmitting a binding offer of insurance to said individual subscriber. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8)
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