System for analyzing and managing equity participation life insurance and annuity contracts

• US 6,343,272 B1
• Filed: 12/30/1999
• Issued: 01/29/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 01/21/1994
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Fdi/Genesis
• Original Assignee: Fdi/Genesis
• Inventors: Todd, Melvin George, Verrier, Marc Guy, Stracka, John Anthony, Payne, Richard Christopher, Mann, Richard Wallace
• Primary Examiner(s): Poinvil, Frantzy
• Application Number:
  US09/475,163
• Time in Patent Office: 761 Days
• Field of Search: 705/1, 705/3, 705/4, 705/35, 705/36, 705/38, 283/54, 707/10, 707/100-104
• US Class Current: 705/4
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 40/08 Insurance
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 40/10 Tax strategies

Abstract

A system for analyzing and managing a plurality of specified life insurance policies and annuity contracts on behalf of an insurance carrier. The life insurance policies or annuity contracts depend on stock market performance in that the account value increase is determined as a percentage of the performance of a stock market index, with set caps and floors. The percentage is adjusted according to the yield on fixed rate assets. The system manages the increased risk from participation in the stock market by periodically monitoring assets and liabilities and determining the purchase and sale of stock options and other hedging instruments to cover the risks. The system also provides cash and profit determinations from the life insurance policies and annuity contracts.

Claims

1. A computer system comprising:

collection means for collecting and inputting an initial premium value for at least one account at a first time period;

said at least one account comprises an account value, wherein at said first time period said account value is based on said initial premium value, and during successive time periods said account value varies at a value rate when said value rate is greater than a floor rate and said account value varies at said floor rate when said value rate is less than said floor rate;

wherein said value rate comprises the product of a participation rate and a change in a value of a predetermined stock index, wherein the participation rate is a predetermined percentage;

input means for receiving said values of said predetermined stock index;

account valuation and hedge factor means for determining an account value of said account and for determining a benefit hedge factors from at least said participation rate and said floor rate;

transfer command means for outputting a transfer command to transfer assets to at least one fixed rate instrument and at least one hedging instrument relative to said benefit hedge factors; and

participation rate determining means for determining said participation rate in at least one of said successive periods according to;

2. A computer system as claimed in claim 1 further comprising:

a second account with a second participation rate and a second floor rate, wherein said account valuation and hedge factor means determine a hedge factor from at least said participation rate, said second participation rate, said floor rate and said second floor rate.

3. A computer system as claimed in claim 2, wherein said account value of said at least one account, during successive periods, varies at a value rate when said value rate is greater than a floor rate and less than a cap rate, said account value varies at said floor rate when said value rate is less than said floor rate and said account value varies at a cap rate when said value rate exceeds said cap rate, and

said account value of said second account, during successive periods, varies at a second value rate when said second value rate is greater than said second floor rate and less than a second cap rate, said account value of said second account varies at said floor rate when said second value rate is less than said floor rate and said second account value varies at a second cap rate when said second value rate exceeds said cap rate.

4. A computer system as claimed in claim 1, wherein said account valuation and hedge factor means determines said hedge factor from at least said participation rate, said floor rate and an interest rate change factor.

5. A computer system as claimed in claim 1, further comprising:

net cash flow determining means for comparing projected profits and target profits;

participation rate adjustment means for increasing said participation rate if said projected profits exceed said target accumulated profits and for decreasing said participation rate when said target profits exceed said projected profits.

6. A computer system as claimed in claim 1, wherein said account value during successive periods varies at a value rate when said value rate is greater than a floor rate and less than a cap rate, said account value varies at said floor rate when said value rate is less than said floor rate and said account value varies at a cap rate when said value rate exceeds said cap rate.

7. A computer system as claimed in claim 1, wherein said successive time periods are predetermined time intervals.

8. A computer system as claimed in claim 7, wherein said predetermined time intervals are one year.

9. A computer system as claimed in claim 1, wherein said predetermined stock index comprises a stock index.

10. A computer system as claimed in claim 1, wherein said hedging instrument comprises an option.

11. A computer system as claimed in claim 1, wherein said hedging instrument comprises a swap.

12. A computer system as claimed in claim 1, wherein said hedging instrument comprises a call option.

13. A computer system as claimed in claim 1, wherein said hedging instrument comprises a reinsurance contract.

14. A computer system as claimed in claim 1, wherein said at least one hedging instrument comprises a stock index future.

15. An insurance policy computer system comprising:

collection means for collecting and inputting an initial premium value for an insurance policy account at a first time period;

said insurance policy account comprises an account value, wherein at said first time period said account value is based on said initial premium value, and during successive time periods said account value varies at a value rate when said value rate is greater than a floor rate and said account value varies at said floor rate when said value rate is less than said floor rate;

wherein said value rate comprises the product of a participation rate and a change in a value of a predetermined stock index, wherein the participation rate is a predetermined percentage;

input means for receiving said values of said predetermined stock index;

account valuation and hedge factor means for determining an account value of said insurance policy account and for determining a benefit hedge factors from at least said participation rate and said floor rate;

transfer command means for outputting a transfer command to transfer assets to at least one fixed rate instrument and at least one hedging instrument relative to said benefit hedge factors; and

participation rate determining means for determining said participation rate in at least one of said successive periods according to;

 

1=E+OC+1/(1+Y)

 

wherein E is a percentage of premium expense factor, OC is a cost of an equity participation option based on said participation rate, and Y is a yield on fixed rate instruments with a maturity equal to said hedging instrument.

16. An insurance policy computer system as claimed in claim 15 further comprising:

a second insurance policy account with a second participation rate and a second floor rate, wherein said account valuation and hedge factor means determine a hedge factor from at least said participation rate, said second participation rate, said floor rate and said second floor rate.

17. An insurance policy computer system as claimed in claim 16, wherein said account value of said insurance policy account, during successive periods, varies at a value rate when said value rate is greater than a floor rate and less than a cap rate, said account value varies at said floor rate when said value rate is less than said floor rate and said account value varies at a cap rate when said value rate exceeds said cap rate, and

said account value of said second insurance policy account, during successive periods, varies at a second value rate when said second value rate is greater than said second floor rate and less than a second cap rate, said account value of said second insurance policy account varies at said floor rate when said second value rate is less than said floor rate and said second account value varies at a second cap rate when said second value rate exceeds said cap rate.

18. An insurance policy computer system as claimed in claim 15, wherein said account valuation and hedge factor means determines said hedge factors from at least said participation rate, said floor rate and an interest rate change factor.

19. An insurance policy computer system as claimed in claim 15, further comprising:

net cash flow determining means for comparing projected profits and target profits;

participation rate adjustment means for increasing said participation rate if said projected profits exceed said target profits and for decreasing said participation rate when said target profits exceed said projected profits.

20. An insurance policy computer system as claimed in claim 15, wherein said account value during successive periods varies at a value rate when said value rate is greater than a floor rate and less than a cap rate, said account value varies at said floor rate when said value rate is less than said floor rate and said account value varies at a cap rate when said value rate exceeds said cap rate.

21. An insurance policy computer system as claimed in claim 15, wherein said successive time periods are predetermined time intervals.

22. An insurance policy computer system as claimed in claim 20, wherein said predetermined time intervals are one year.

23. An insurance policy computer system as claimed in claim 15, wherein said predetermined stock index comprises a stock index.

24. An insurance policy computer system as claimed in claim 15, wherein said hedging instrument comprises an option.

25. An insurance policy computer system as claimed in claim 15, wherein said hedging instrument comprises a swap.

26. An insurance policy computer system as claimed in claim 15, wherein said hedging instrument comprises a call option.

27. An insurance policy computer system as claimed in claim 15, wherein said hedging instrument comprises a reinsurance contract.

28. An insurance policy computer system as claimed in claim 15, wherein said at least one hedging instrument comprises a stock index future.