SYSTEM FOR DYNAMICALLY CALCULATING CLAIM ALLOCATIONS

• US 20160104246A1
• Filed: 10/09/2014
• Published: 04/14/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 10/09/2014
• Status: Active Application

• Current Assignee: Hartford Fire Insurance Company (The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Hartford Fire Insurance Company (The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.)
• Inventors: McLaughlin, Kelly J., McClure, Thomas William, Galia, Kathleen H.
• Application Number:
  US14/510,271
• Publication Number:
  US 20160104246A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/1057 Benefits or employee welfare, e.g. insurance, holiday or retirement packages
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 40/08 Insurance

Abstract

According to some embodiments, systems, methods, apparatus, computer program code and means may receive information about a party potentially entitled to receive a stream of future payments in connection with an insurance policy, such as a workers'"'"' compensation insurance policy, between an insurer and an insured. A computer processor of a present value calculation platform may automatically calculate a nominal value associated with the stream of future payments based at least in part on the information about the party potentially entitled to receive the stream of future payments and insurance risk factor data. A discount value may also be automatically calculated, such that reduction of the nominal value by the discount value results in a present value of the stream of future payments. A portion of the discount value to be allocated to the insured may be automatically determined, and an indication of that portion may be transmitted.

Claims

1. A system to dynamically calculate workers'"'"' compensation insurance claim amounts, the system comprising:

an insurance risk factor computer storage unit for receiving, storing, and providing insurance risk factor data;

a processor in communication with the insurance risk factor computer storage unit, wherein the processor is configured for;

receiving information about a worker potentially entitled to receive a stream of future workers'"'"' compensation payments, including injury information,

automatically determining payment values associated with the stream of future payments based at least in part on the injury information,

automatically calculating a nominal value associated with the stream of future workers'"'"' compensation payments based at least in part on the information about the worker potentially entitled to receive the stream of future workers'"'"' compensation payments, the automatically determined payment values, and insurance risk factor data,

calculating a discount value, wherein reduction of the nominal value by the discount value results in a present value of the stream of future workers'"'"' compensation payments,

calculating a portion of the discount value to be allocated to an insured employer that purchased a workers'"'"' compensation insurance policy from an insurer, and

transmitting an indication of the portion of the discount value to be allocated to the insured.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein processor is further configured for adjusting a premium associated with the workers'"'"' compensation insurance policy based at least in part on an ability to allocate the portion of the discount value to the insured employer, wherein the adjusting is associated with one of a credit or a debit for the premium.

3. The system of claim 2, wherein another party acts as a third party administrator of the workers'"'"' compensation insurance policy.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the insurance risk factor data includes mortality data and the information about the worker potentially entitled to receive the stream of future workers'"'"' compensation payments includes at least one of:

(i) a date of birth, (ii) an age, and (iii) a gender.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein calculating the discount value includes associating a first part of the stream of future payments with a medical inflation rate and a second part of the stream of future payments with a cost of living inflation rate.

6. The system of claim 5, wherein the cost of living inflation rate is automatically determined based on a location of the stream of future payments.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the insurance risk factor computer storage unit and the processor are associated with a computer executing a spreadsheet application template.

9. The system of claim 1, wherein the present value of the stream of future payments comprises at least one of a present cash value and a net present value.

10. The system of claim 1, wherein the processor is further configured for:

translating a single value that the insured is obligated to pay the insurer into a stream of future payments from the insured to the insurer.

8. The system of clam 7, wherein the spreadsheet application template is constructed to include a claim projection portion, a male mortality portion, a female mortality portion, and a state-by-state inflation rate portion.

11. A computerized method to dynamically calculate workers'"'"' compensation insurance claim amounts, the method comprising:

receiving information about a party potentially entitled to receive a stream of future payments in connection with the insurance policy;

automatically calculating, by a computer processor of a present value calculation platform, a nominal value associated with the stream of future payments based at least in part on the information about the party potentially entitled to receive the stream of future payments and insurance risk factor data;

automatically calculating, by the computer processor of the present value calculation platform, a discount value, wherein reduction of the nominal value by the discount value results in a present value of the stream of future payments,

automatically calculating, by the computer processor of the present value calculation platform, a portion of the discount value to be allocated to the insured, and

transmitting an indication of the portion of the discount value to be allocated to the insured.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein the insured is an employer and the insurance policy is associated with a workers'"'"' compensation insurance policy.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein another party acts as a third party administrator of the workers'"'"' compensation insurance policy.

14. The method of claim 11, wherein the insurance risk factor data includes mortality data and the information about the party potentially entitled to receive the stream of future payments includes at least one of:

(i) a date of birth, (ii) an age, and (iii) a gender.

15. The method of claim 11, wherein calculating the discount value includes associating a first part of the stream of future payments with a medical inflation rate and a second part of the stream of future payments with a cost of living inflation rate.

16. The method of claim 15, wherein the cost of living inflation rate is automatically determined based on a location of the stream of future payments.

17. The method of claim 11, wherein an insurance risk factor computer storage unit and the computer processor are associated with a computer executing a spreadsheet application template.

18. The method of clam 17, wherein the spreadsheet application template is constructed to include a claim projection portion, a male mortality portion, a female mortality portion, and a state-by-state inflation rate portion.

19. A system associated with an insurer, an insured, and a party potentially entitled to receive a stream of future payments in connection with an insurance policy, the system comprising:

an insurance risk factor computer storage unit for receiving, storing, and providing insurance risk factor data;

a processor in communication with the insurance risk factor computer storage unit, wherein the processor is configured for;

receiving information about the party,

automatically calculating a nominal value associated with the stream of future payments based at least in part on the information about the party and insurance risk factor data,

calculating a discount value, wherein reduction of the nominal value by the discount value results in a present value of the stream of future payments,

calculating a portion of the discount value to be allocated to the insured, and

transmitting an indication of the portion of the discount value to be allocated to the insured.

20. The system of claim 19, wherein another party acts as a third party administrator of the workers'"'"' compensation insurance policy.

21. The system of claim 20, wherein the insurance risk factor data includes mortality data and the information about the party potentially entitled to receive the stream of future payments includes at least one of:

(i) a date of birth, (ii) an age, and (iii) a gender.

22. The system of claim 21, wherein calculating the discount value includes associating a first part of the stream of future payments with a medical inflation rate and a second part of the stream of future payments with a cost of living inflation rate, wherein the cost of living inflation rate is automatically determined based on a location of the stream of future payments.