Method and Apparatus for Behavior Based Insurance

• US 20150032481A1
• Filed: 07/26/2013
• Published: 01/29/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 07/26/2013
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Farmers Group Incorporated (Zurich Insurance Group AG)
• Original Assignee: Farmers Group Incorporated (Zurich Insurance Group AG)
• Inventors: Norling-Christensen, Stephen K., Decelle, Matthew J., Jha, Kamalesh K., Richards, Thomas P., Vollmer, Brent E.
• Application Number:
  US13/952,361
• Publication Number:
  US 20150032481A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/4
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 40/08 Insurance

Abstract

Methods, financial systems, and devices of administering insurance policies with premiums based on user behavior monitored by a communication device are provided.

Claims

1. A computer system for processing data related to an insurance policy, comprising:

a personal communication device for sensing and recording data related to selected characteristics indicative of an individual'"'"'s behavior; and

a processor in communication with the personal communication device the processor configured to;

communicate with the personal communication device to download said data related to selected characteristics,

for each characteristic, determine an appropriate actuarial class selected from at least one predetermined actuarial class,

determine a composite insurance score as a function of the at least one actuarial class, and

apply an insurance rating factor based on the composite insurance score to determine an insurance premium.

2. The computer system of claim 1, the insurance policy comprising a life insurance policy.

3. The computer system of claim 1, the insurance policy comprising a homeowners insurance policy.

4. The computer system of claim 1, the insurance policy comprising a vehicle insurance policy.

5. The computer system of claim 1, the insurance policy comprising a specialty insurance policy.

6. The computer system of claim 1, the insurance policy comprising a commercial insurance policy.

7. The computer system of claim 1, the processor further configured to:

determine at least one environmental characteristic based on the data related to the selected characteristics;

determine an environmental actuarial class for the environmental characteristic; and

determine the composite insurance score also as a function of the environmental actuarial class.

8. A computer system for processing data related to a vehicle insurance policy, comprising:

a personal communication device for sensing and recording data related to selected characteristics indicative of driver behavior, including geographic position, time of day, acceleration, deceleration, telephone call occurrence, and texting occurrence; and

a processor in communication with the personal communication device the processor configured to;

communicate with the personal communication device to download said data related to selected characteristics,

for each characteristic, determine;

an appropriate actuarial class selected from at least one predetermined actuarial class,

determine a composite driving score from the at least one actuarial class, and

apply an insurance rating factor based on the composite driving score to determine an insurance premium for a vehicle insurance policy.

9. The computer system of claim 8, the processor further configured to,

provide a report to the driver.

10. A computer-implemented method for processing data related to an automobile insurance policy, comprising:

monitoring one or more driving characteristics of a vehicle using a personal communication device physically located within the vehicle;

accessing the personal communications device by a processor;

using a set of predetermined actuarial classes to select, by the processor, one or more actuarial classes corresponding to monitored values of said driving characteristics;

determining by the processor a driving score based upon the respective selected actuarial classes; and

determining, by the processor, a premium for an automobile insurance policy based on the driving score.

11. The computer-implemented method of claim 11, driving characteristics including, harsh braking, harsh acceleration, speed, telephone call occurrences and texting occurrences.

12. The computer implemented method of claim 12, further comprising:

determining by the processor an environmental characteristic based upon the monitored values of said driving characteristics;

determining by the processor an actuarial class corresponding to the environmental characteristic; and

determining by the processor the driving score based upon the environmental actuarial class.

13. A non-transitory computer-readable medium, the computer-readable medium having processor-executable instructions stored thereon, which instructions, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to:

monitor at least one behavior characteristic of a user using a personal communication device physically located with the user;

access the personal communications device by a processor;

use a set of predetermined actuarial classes to select, by the processor, one or more actuarial classes corresponding to monitored values of said at least one behavior characteristic;

determine, by the processor, a behavior score based upon the selected actuarial classes; and

apply an insurance rating factor based on the behavior score to determine an insurance premium for an insurance policy.