System and method for generating and executing insurance policies for foreign exchange losses
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1. A method of calculating a premium for a foreign exchange insurance policy, comprising the steps of:
- receiving, from a user, policy requirements for a foreign exchange insurance policy for a currency, the policy requirements including a user ID;
storing the policy requirements and the corresponding user ID;
accessing data corresponding to the currency and at least one current market condition of said currency;
estimating a currency volatility from the accessed data; and
determining a premium based on the currency volatility.
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Abstract
A system and method for providing a foreign exchange insurance policy that automatically considers factors such as the type of currency, exchange rate, amount of coverage, and period of coverage, to determine a premium. Users can access the system using credit cards, ATMs, banks or other media.
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1. A method of calculating a premium for a foreign exchange insurance policy, comprising the steps of:
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receiving, from a user, policy requirements for a foreign exchange insurance policy for a currency, the policy requirements including a user ID; storing the policy requirements and the corresponding user ID; accessing data corresponding to the currency and at least one current market condition of said currency; estimating a currency volatility from the accessed data; and determining a premium based on the currency volatility. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method of calculating an insurance adjustment for a foreign currency transaction under a foreign exchange insurance policy, comprising the steps of:
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receiving transaction data including a user ID, a transaction amount, and a transaction date; accessing a foreign exchange rate corresponding to the transaction date; accessing a policy exchange rate corresponding to the user ID; comparing the foreign exchange rate with the policy exchange rate; and determining the amount of an insurance adjustment using the transaction data and the compared exchange rates. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A method of calculating an insurance adjustment for a foreign currency credit card transaction under a foreign exchange insurance policy, comprising the steps of:
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receiving transaction data including a user ID, a credit card number, a transaction amount, and a transaction date; verifying the validity of the credit card number; accessing a foreign exchange rate corresponding to the transaction date; accessing a policy exchange rate corresponding to the user ID; comparing the foreign exchange rate with the policy exchange rate; and determining the amount of an insurance adjustment using the transaction data and the compared exchange rates. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25)
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26. A method of processing a transaction at a data processor, based on instructions received from a central controller, relating to a foreign exchange insurance policy, comprising the steps of:
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receiving from a user a transaction request; receiving from the user transaction data including a tracking number of a foreign exchange insurance policy; transmitting the transaction data to the central controller; receiving from the central controller instructions for processing the transaction request; and processing the transaction request according to the received instructions. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28)
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29. A method of processing a transaction at an automatic teller machine (ATM), based on data received from a central controller, relating to a foreign exchange insurance policy, comprising the steps of:
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receiving from a user a transaction request at the ATM; receiving from the user transaction data including a tracking number of a foreign exchange insurance policy; transmitting the transaction data to the central controller; receiving from the central controller instructions for processing the transaction request; and processing the transaction request at the ATM according to the received instructions. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31)
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32. A system for calculating a premium for a foreign exchange insurance policy comprising:
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means for receiving, from a user, policy requirements for a foreign exchange insurance policy for a currency, the policy requirements including a user ID; a database storing the policy requirements and the corresponding user ID; means for accessing data corresponding to the currency and at least one current market condition of said currency; means for estimating a currency volatility from the accessed data; and means for determining a premium based on the currency volatility. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45)
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46. A system for calculating an insurance adjustment for a foreign currency transaction under a foreign exchange insurance policy comprising:
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means for receiving transaction data including a user ID, a transaction amount, and a transaction date; first accessing means for accessing a foreign exchange rate corresponding to the transaction date; second accessing means for accessing a policy exchange rate corresponding to the user ID; means for comparing the foreign exchange rate with the policy exchange rate; and means for determining the amount of an insurance adjustment using the transaction data and the compared exchange rates. - View Dependent Claims (47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52)
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53. A system of calculating an insurance adjustment for a foreign currency credit card transaction under a foreign exchange insurance policy comprising:
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means for receiving transaction data including a user ID, a credit card number, a transaction amount, and a transaction date; means for verifying the credit card number; first accessing means for accessing a foreign exchange rate corresponding to the transaction date; second accessing means for accessing a policy exchange rate corresponding to the user ID; means for comparing the foreign exchange rate with the policy exchange rate; and means for determining the amount of an insurance adjustment using the transaction data and the compared exchange rates. - View Dependent Claims (54, 55, 56)
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57. A system for processing a transaction, based on instructions received from a central controller, relating to a foreign exchange insurance policy, comprising:
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first receiving means for receiving from a user a transaction request; second receiving means for receiving from the user transaction data including a tracking number of a foreign exchange insurance policy; means for transmitting the transaction data to the central controller; third receiving means for receiving from the central controller instructions for processing the transaction request; and means for processing the transaction request according to the received instructions. - View Dependent Claims (58, 59)
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60. An automatic teller machine (ATM) for processing a transaction based on instructions received from a central controller for a foreign exchange insurance policy, comprising:
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first receiving means for receiving from a user a transaction request at the ATM; second receiving means for receiving from the user transaction data including a tracking number of a foreign exchange insurance policy; means for transmitting the transaction data to the central controller; third receiving means for receiving from the central controller instructions for processing the transaction request; and means for processing the transaction request at the ATM according to the received instructions. - View Dependent Claims (61, 62)
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63. A computer-readable medium for calculating a premium for a foreign exchange insurance policy, the computer-readable medium comprising:
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means for causing a data processor to receive, from a user, policy requirements for a foreign exchange insurance policy for a currency, the policy requirements including a user ID; means for causing a database to store the policy requirements and the corresponding user ID; means for causing the data processor to access data corresponding to the currency and at least one current market condition of said currency; means for causing the data processor to estimate currency volatility from the accessed data; and means for causing the data processor to determine a premium based on the currency volatility.
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64. A computer-readable medium for calculating a premium for a foreign exchange insurance policy, said computer-readable medium comprising:
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means for causing a data processor to receive, from a user, policy requirements for a foreign exchange insurance policy for a currency, the policy requirements including a user ID; means for causing the data processor to store in a data storage device the policy requirements and the corresponding user ID; means for causing the data processor to access data corresponding to the currency and at least one current market condition of said currency; means for causing the data processor to estimate currency volatility from the accessed data; and means for causing the data processor to determine a premium based on the currency volatility.
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