Systems and Methods To Promote Computerized Insurance Premium Quotes for losses suffered by Crowd Funding Website Subscribers

• US 20140316823A1
• Filed: 01/31/2014
• Published: 10/23/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 01/31/2013
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Luke Cooper
• Original Assignee: Luke Cooper
• Inventors: Cooper, Luke
• Application Number:
  US14/170,559
• Publication Number:
  US 20140316823A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/4
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 40/08 Insurance

Abstract

A system and method for selling insurance products through crowdfunding websites is described. The system and method allow a provider to sell insurance products covering the risk of loss to a crowdfunding website subscriber, either directly or through a broker or aggregator, whereby a single GUI is used for the insurance and pledge or investment and the customer only has to enter their personal details once.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method for managing the purchase of insurance for losses arising from investments, loans, and pledges made on a crowdfunding portal through CF Transactions, comprising the steps of:

(a) receiving information from a subscriber about the subscriber'"'"'s desire to purchase insurance related to a CF transaction, where the information is received via the internet or by other inter-computer communication;

(b) searching a database of actuarial information that is stored on a computer to determine the appropriate price for an insurance with a specified indemnification account value for a CF transaction of the type that the subscriber desires to ensure;

(c) sending information about the cost of the selected insurance policy to the subscriber via the internet or by other inter-computer communication;

(d) receiving payment from the subscriber;

(e) associating an indemnification account value with the CF Payment, the indemnification account value representing a monetary indemnification amount conditionally payable to the subscriber upon the occurrence of a repayment condition related to the CF Transaction;

(f) receiving any information from the subscriber that the subscriber chooses to send, via the internet or other inter-computer communication, about the occurrence of a repayment condition;

(g) monitoring default data representing whether or not fundraiser is in default on a payment related to the CF Transaction, the default data being associated with the indemnification account value;

(h) examining the default data with a digital processor upon receipt of information from the subscriber that a repayment condition has occurred; and

(i) releasing at least a portion of the indemnification account value to the subscriber as a function of the examination of the default data by the digital processor.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein the step (i) comprises crediting at least a portion of the indemnification account value to a financial account of the subscriber when the default data monitored by the digital processor represents that one of the repayment conditions is in effect.

3. The method of claim 2 wherein the payment condition comprises full repayment of a principal and interest balance of a loan when the default data monitored by the digital processor represents that one of the repayment conditions is in effect.

4. The method of claim 2 wherein the crediting comprises a transfer of all of the indemnification account value to the borrower.

5. The method of claim 2 wherein the payment condition comprises non-completion of a particular principal or interest payment on a loan made on a crowdfunding portal.

6. The method of claim 1 wherein the step (i) releasing comprises cancelling the indemnification account value when the default data represents that the fundraiser has not been in default on a an obligation.

7. The method of claim 1 wherein the step (i) releasing comprises repayment of the indemnification account value when the default data represents that the fundraiser has been delinquent on an obligation and the subscriber has satisfied the payment condition during a grace period.

8. The method of claim 1 wherein the step (i) releasing comprises crediting at least a portion of the indemnification account value to a financial account of the subscriber when the delinquency data represents that the fundraiser has been delinquent on a payment to the subscriber and the subscriber has paid to maintain the insurance policy during a grace period.

9. The method of claim 1 further comprising the additional step of periodically crediting a financial account of the subscriber by a monetary amount during a term of the CF Transaction, the crediting being conditioned on a status of the repayment condition(s).

10. The method of claim 1 wherein the indemnification account value comprises a savings account and wherein the method further comprises receiving an initial deposit for the savings account from a subscriber.

11. The method of claim 10 further comprising receiving periodic deposits for the savings account from a sponsor entity during a term of the CF Transaction, when such deposits are made based on the status of the repayment condition(s).

12. A computerized system for promoting repayment of crowdfunded transactions comprising:

a centralized computer which includes the following components;

(i) a computer readable data storage medium containing a database of actuarial information related to CF transactions of various types

(ii) means for connecting to other computers via the internet or other methods

(iii) a computer readable data storage medium containing a database of subscribers who have bought insurance policies for different CF transactions, and the terms of these policies, and the CF transactions which were insured;

an indemnification account value, the indemnification account value associated with a transaction and representing an indemnification amount payable to a subscriber upon default of a condition concerning the transaction;

a database including default data representing whether or not the fundraiser is in default on a payment concerning the transaction, the default data being associated with the indemnification account value; and

a computer readable data storage medium containing processor control instructions for controlling processing of the default data with a digital processor and for controlling releasing of the indemnification account value as a function of the default data.

13. The computerized system of claim 12 wherein the releasing comprises crediting at least a portion of the indemnification account value to a financial account of the subscriber when the delinquency data represents that the fundraiser has defaulted on an obligation related to the transaction and the subscriber has satisfied the payment condition.

14. The computerized system of claim 12 wherein the payment condition comprises non-payment of a principal and interest balance related to the transaction and the crediting comprises a transfer of all of the indemnification account value to the subscriber.

15. The computerized system of claim 12 wherein the payment condition comprises non-delivery of a product related to the transaction and the crediting comprises a transfer of all of the indemnification account value to the subscriber.

16. The computerized system of claim 12 wherein the payment condition comprises non-delivery of a service related to the transaction and the crediting comprises a transfer of all of the indemnification account value to the subscriber.

17. The computerized system of claim 12 further comprising a digital processor having a memory with processor control instructions, said processor control instructions controlling the processor to decrease the indemnification account value as a function of increase data, the increase data comprising an increase amount for the indemnification account value conditioned on a status of the default data.

18. The computerized system of claim 12 wherein the increasing occurs periodically during a term of the crowdfunding transaction.

19. A machine readable medium having processor control instructions, said processor control instructions control a processor for managing the sale of insurance on a crowdfunding website, the processor control instructions comprising:

processor control instructions for associating an indemnification account value with a transaction, the indemnification account value representing a indemnification amount payable to a subscriber on the default of a payment condition relating to the transaction;

processor control instructions for monitoring default data representing whether or not the fundraiser is in default on an obligation relating to the transaction, the default data being associated with the indemnification account value; and

processor control instructions for examining the default data and for releasing the indemnification account value as a function of the examination of the default data.

20. The machine readable medium of claim 19 wherein the releasing comprises crediting at least a portion of the indemnification account value to a financial account of the subscriber when the default data represents that the fundraiser has been delinquent on an obligation related to the transaction and the subscriber has satisfied the payment condition.

21. The machine readable medium of claim 19 wherein the payment condition comprises non-payment of a principal and interest balance of a loan and the crediting comprises a transfer of all of the indemnification account value to the subscriber.

22. The machine readable medium of claim 19 wherein the payment condition comprises non-delivery of a product and the crediting comprises a transfer of all of the indemnification account value to the subscriber.

23. The machine readable medium of claim 19 wherein the payment condition comprises non-delivery of an interest balance of a loan and the crediting comprises a transfer of all of the indemnification account value to the subscriber.

24. The machine readable medium of claim 19 wherein the releasing comprises crediting at least a portion of the indemnification account value to a financial account of the subscriber when the default data represents that the fundraiser has defaulted on an obligation related to the transaction and the fundraiser has not cured the default during a grace period.

25. The machine readable medium of claim 19 wherein the increasing occurs periodically during discrete terms of the transaction.

26. The machine readable medium of claim 19 further comprising periodically crediting a financial account of the subscriber by adding a monetary amount to the account during a term of the agreement, the crediting being conditioned on a status of the delinquency data.

27. The machine readable medium of claim 19 wherein the indemnification account value comprises a savings account and wherein the method further comprises receiving an initial deposit for the savings account from a sponsor entity.