Method and system for providing insurance policies via a distributed computing network
First Claim
1. A system for providing an insurance policy via a distributed computing network, comprising:
- a server computer maintaining a virtual insurance producer Web site available via said distributed computing network, and wherein said virtual producer Web site is operative to;
receive a request for a bindable premium quotation for an insurance policy;
receive information relating to the insurability of an individual to be insured by said insurance policy and information relating to the coverage to be provided by said insurance policy in response to said request;
gather underwriting information from one or more outside information resources based upon the identify of said individual;
determine whether said insurance policy may be underwritten;
to calculate a premium for said insurance policy and to provide said premium to a requestor of said premium quotation as a bindable insurance premium quotation;
receive a request to purchase said insurance policy according to said bindable insurance premium quotation;
re-intermediate an insurance agent; and
issue said insurance policy.
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Abstract
A virtual insurance producer Web site is provided at which a prospective insurance customer may request a bindable premium quotation for an insurance policy. If the policy may be underwritten, the Web site calculates a premium for the insurance policy. The premium is displayed to the prospective customer as a bindable quotation that binds the insurance company providing the policy and that may be purchased on-line immediately. The prospective customer may purchase the insurance policy according to the provided bindable premium quotation through the virtual insurance producer Web site. If the prospective customer elects to purchase the policy, the virtual insurance producer Web site may re-intermediate an insurance agent into the sales process and transmit the insurance policy to the customer in electronic form.
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10 Claims
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1. A system for providing an insurance policy via a distributed computing network, comprising:
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a server computer maintaining a virtual insurance producer Web site available via said distributed computing network, and wherein said virtual producer Web site is operative to; receive a request for a bindable premium quotation for an insurance policy; receive information relating to the insurability of an individual to be insured by said insurance policy and information relating to the coverage to be provided by said insurance policy in response to said request; gather underwriting information from one or more outside information resources based upon the identify of said individual; determine whether said insurance policy may be underwritten; to calculate a premium for said insurance policy and to provide said premium to a requestor of said premium quotation as a bindable insurance premium quotation; receive a request to purchase said insurance policy according to said bindable insurance premium quotation; re-intermediate an insurance agent; and issue said insurance policy. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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