SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING INSURANCE DECISIONS BASED ON SOCIAL NETWORK DATA
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1. A computer system for determining insurance decisions by an insurance entity, comprising:
- a communication device configured to receive rating data from one or more community or social network sites, the rating data generated by one or more users, other than the insurance entity, of the one or more community or social network sites, and associated with an entity;
one or more insurance computer processors coupled to the communication device; and
one or more memory storage devices in communication with said one or more insurance computer processors and storing computer-readable instructions, which when executed by said one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to;
apply one or more weighting factors to the community or social network rating data, to determine weighted community or social network rating data, wherein said one or more weighting factors comprise at least one of;
a community or social network site credibility rating factor applicable to all rating data from a community or network site, a reviewer'"'"'s credibility factor applicable to all rating data from one of the users of the one or more community or social network sites, an amount of reviews or amount of ratings factor applicable to all rating data from one of the users of the one or more community or social network sites, a current or dated information factor, and a specificity of data factor; and
determine an insurance decision relating to the entity based at least in part on the weighted community or social network rating data.
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Abstract
A system for underwriting using community and/or social networking based data includes an automated insurance underwriting platform for rating and pricing insurance policies through the accessing and evaluating of community, social and business network based information. Community or social network rating data may be analyzed and weighting factors may be applied to the community or social network rating data. An underwriting decision for the potential entity to be insured may then be transmitted based at least in part on the community or social network rating data.
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1. A computer system for determining insurance decisions by an insurance entity, comprising:
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a communication device configured to receive rating data from one or more community or social network sites, the rating data generated by one or more users, other than the insurance entity, of the one or more community or social network sites, and associated with an entity; one or more insurance computer processors coupled to the communication device; and one or more memory storage devices in communication with said one or more insurance computer processors and storing computer-readable instructions, which when executed by said one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to; apply one or more weighting factors to the community or social network rating data, to determine weighted community or social network rating data, wherein said one or more weighting factors comprise at least one of;
a community or social network site credibility rating factor applicable to all rating data from a community or network site, a reviewer'"'"'s credibility factor applicable to all rating data from one of the users of the one or more community or social network sites, an amount of reviews or amount of ratings factor applicable to all rating data from one of the users of the one or more community or social network sites, a current or dated information factor, and a specificity of data factor; anddetermine an insurance decision relating to the entity based at least in part on the weighted community or social network rating data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A computer-implemented method for determining insurance decisions by an insurance entity, comprising:
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receiving, by a communication device, rating data from one or more community or social network sites, the rating data generated by one or more users, other than the insurance entity, of the one or more community or social network sites, and associated with an entity; applying, by one or more insurance computer processors coupled to the communication device, one or more weighting factors to the community or social network rating data, to determine weighted community or social network rating data, wherein said one or more weighting factors comprise at least one of;
a community or social network site credibility rating factor applicable to all rating data from a community or network site, a reviewer'"'"'s credibility factor applicable to all rating data from one of the users of the one or more community or social network sites, an amount of reviews or amount of ratings factor applicable to all rating data from one of the users of the one or more community or social network sites, a current or dated information factor, and a specificity of data factor; anddetermining, by the one more computer processors, an insurance decision relating to the entity based at least in part on the weighted community or social network rating data. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, having computer-readable instructions stored thereon, which instructions, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to:
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receive rating data from one or more community or social network sites, the rating data generated by one or more users, other than the insurance entity, of the one or more community or social network sites, and associated with an entity; apply one or more weighting factors to the community or social network rating data, to determine weighted community or social network rating data, wherein said one or more weighting factors comprise at least one of;
a community or social network site credibility rating factor applicable to all rating data from a community or network site, a reviewer'"'"'s credibility factor applicable to all rating data from one of the users of the one or more community or social network sites, an amount of reviews or amount of ratings factor applicable to all rating data from one of the users of the one or more community or social network sites, a current or dated information factor, and a specificity of data factor; anddetermine an insurance decision relating to the entity based at least in part on the weighted community or social network rating data. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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