Data processing system for providing an efficient market for insurance and reinsurance

• US 6,594,635 B1
• Filed: 04/22/1999
• Issued: 07/15/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 10/24/1998
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Goknown LLC
• Original Assignee: Marketcore.com, Inc.
• Inventors: Erlanger, Michael David
• Primary Examiner(s): Rimell, Sam
• Application Number:
  US09/296,573
• Time in Patent Office: 1,545 Days
• Field of Search: 704/1, 704/2, 704/3, 704/4
• US Class Current: 705/4
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0207 Discounts or incentives, e.g. coupons or rebates
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0224 based on user history
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0283 Price estimation or determination
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 40/00 Finance; Insurance; Tax strategies; Processing of corporate or income taxes
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 40/02 Banking, e.g. interest calculation or account maintenance credit or loans G06Q40/03
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 40/03 Credit; Loans; Processing thereof
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 40/04 Trading; Exchange, e.g. stocks, commodities, derivatives or currency exchange
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 40/06 Asset management; Financial planning or analysis
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 40/08 Insurance

Abstract

A data processing system is disclosed that provides an efficient market for: (1) the provision of insurance and reinsurance between insurers and those seeking insurance and reinsurance, and (2) the sale of insurance between reinsurers. In particular, the data processing system provides an efficient market for the provisioning of insurance and reinsurance that not only invites insurers, insurance seekers, and reinsurers to patronize the system, but whose conventions induce them to patronize the system.

An embodiment of the present invention comprises: receiving at a data processing system an underwriting standard from each of a plurality of insurers; compiling a first set of statistics in the data processing system based on the underwriting standards from each of the plurality of insurers; and outputting from the data processing system the first set of statistics to a selected insurer at a price that is based on a measure of fees earned with respect to the selected insurer.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

receiving at a data processing system an underwriting standard from each of a plurality of insurers;

compiling a first set of statistics in said data processing system based on said underwriting standards from each of said plurality of insurers;

calculating a measure of fees earned with respect to a selected insurer;

outputting from said data processing system said first set of statistics to a selected insurer; and

calculating a price for outputting said first set of statistics to said selected insurer that is based on said measure of fees earned with respect to said selected insurer.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein said price decreases as said measure of fees increases.

3. The method of claim 1 further comprising the step of outputting from said data processing system an indicium that a portion of said measure of fees is to be remitted to said selected insurer.

4. The method of claim 3 wherein said fees are earned from said selected insurer within a given interval.

5. The method of claim 1 further comprising the steps of:

calculating fees incurred by said selected insurer for reinsurance;

crediting a portion of said measure of fees against said fees incurred by said selected insurer for reinsurance;

outputting from said data processing system an indicium that said portion of said measure of fees is to be credited against said fees incurred by said selected insurer for reinsurance.

6. The method of claim 5 wherein said fees are earned from said selected insurer within a given interval.

7. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

receiving at said data processing system an insurance solicitation from each of a plurality of insurance seekers;

compiling a second set of statistics in said data processing system based on said insurance solicitations from each of said insurance seekers; and

outputting from said data processing system said second set of statistics to said selected insurer.

8. The method of claim 1 further comprising the steps of:

outputting from said data processing system said first set of statistics to a reinsuree; and

receiving at said data processing system from said reinsuree a bid to buy reinsurance.

9. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

outputting from said data processing system said first set of statistics to a reinsurer; and

receiving at said data processing system from said reinsurer an offer to sell reinsurance.

10. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

compiling a second set of statistics in said data processing system based on said underwriting standards from each of said plurality of reinsurers;

outputting from said data processing system said second set of statistics to a reinsurer; and

receiving at said data processing system from said reinsurer an offer to sell reinsurance.