Personnel risk management system and methods

• US 7,783,500 B2
• Filed: 02/28/2005
• Issued: 08/24/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 07/19/2000
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: WorldAware, Inc.
• Original Assignee: iJET International, Inc
• Inventors: Meyer, Mark Gregory, McIndoe, Darrell Bruce
• Primary Examiner(s): OUELLETTE, JONATHAN P
• Application Number:
  US11/067,666
• Publication Number:
  US 20050182722A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,003 Days
• Field of Search: 705/1, 705/1.1
• US Class Current: 705/1.1
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/06 Resources, workflows, human or project management; Enterprise or organisation planning; Enterprise or organisation modelling
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/0635 Risk analysis of enterprise or organisation activities
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/102 Bill distribution or payments
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 40/08 Insurance

Abstract

A method and system for providing expatriate risk management are disclosed. The method includes receiving intelligence from at least one intelligence source, receiving asset information, and generating a risk assessment report based on the intelligence and an employee profile.

Claims

1. An expatriate risk management method comprising:

monitoring a plurality of intelligence sources and receiving intelligence from at least one intelligence source so as to identify one or more risks;

receiving asset information from at least one asset information source, wherein the asset information includes expatriate profile information; and

generating a risk assessment report by a computer based on the intelligence and the expatriate profile information so as to enable an expatriate to take evasive action in response to the risk.

2. The expatriate risk management method of claim 1, wherein the asset information further includes a primary profile, a trip and assignment profile, and a travel leg profile.

3. The expatriate risk management method of claim 1, wherein the expatriate profile includes one or more passport countries, a primary e-mail contact address, at least one emergency contact, and a physical description of an expatriate.

4. The expatriate risk management method of claim 3, wherein the expatriate profile further includes personal vehicle information, a head photograph, and a handwriting sample.

5. The expatriate risk management method of claim 4, wherein the expatriate profile further includes a life verification question and answer.

6. The expatriate risk management method of claim 1, further comprising:

establishing an assignment for the expatriate;

notifying one or more users of changes in assignment information for the expatriate according to business rules; and

outputting an electronic message to the expatriate including a link to a risk management website.

7. The expatriate risk management method of claim 1, in which the expatriate is a Very Important Person (VIP).

8. The expatriate risk management method of claim 1, in which the expatriate is a dependent.

9. The expatriate risk management method of claim 6, further comprising:

outputting a world map display including an indication of the location of one or more expatriates.

10. The expatriate risk management method of claim 1, wherein the asset information includes geographic location information.

11. The expatriate risk management method of claim 10, wherein the geographic location information includes a set of Global Positioning System coordinates associated with an expatriate.

12. The expatriate risk management method of claim 10, wherein the geographic location information includes a set of coordinates for a geographic information system associated with an expatriate.

13. The expatriate risk management method of claim 1, wherein the intelligence includes geocodes.

14. The expatriate risk management method of claim 1, further including assigning a set of expatriate profiles to a group based on at least one common characteristic.

15. An expatriate risk management system comprising:

at least one travel intelligence source selected form a plurality of travel intelligence sources which are being repeatedly monitored;

at least one asset information source, wherein the asset information includes expatriate profile information; and

a risk management module including an analysis engine coupled to the at least one travel intelligence source and the at least one asset information source so as to identify one or more risks, the analysis engine configured to provide a risk assessment report using the expatriate profile information so as to enable an expatriate to take evasive action in response to the risk.

16. The expatriate risk management system of claim 15, further comprising a risk mitigation toolbox configured to identify related intelligence maintained using the at least one travel intelligence source and related information maintained using the at least one asset information source.

17. The expatriate risk management system of claim 15, wherein the asset information includes geographic location information.

18. The expatriate risk management system of claim 17, wherein the geographic location information includes a set of coordinates for a geographic information system associated with an expatriate.

19. The expatriate risk management system of claim 15, wherein the expatriate profile information includes one or more passport countries, a primary e-mail contact address, at least one emergency contact, and an expatriate physical description.

20. The expatriate risk management system of claim 19, wherein the expatriate profile further includes personal vehicle information, a head photograph, a handwriting sample, and a life verification question and answer.

21. An expatriate risk management method comprising:

monitoring a plurality of intelligence sources and receiving intelligence from at least one intelligence source;

identifying one or more risks that will adversely affect an expatriates;

receiving asset information from at least one asset information source, wherein the asset information includes expatriate profile information including primary overseas work and residence location information, and past, present, and future travel information for one or more trips; and

generating a risk assessment report by a computer_based on the intelligence and the expatriate profile information so as to enable an expatriate to take evasive action from the adverse affect that the risk may have on them, their family, or performing their work.