Property insurance risk assessment processing system and method

• US 8,027,850 B1
• Filed: 11/28/2005
• Issued: 09/27/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 11/28/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Millenium Technology Services Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Millennium Information Services
• Inventors: Pietrzak, Steven J.
• Primary Examiner(s): Kalinowski; Alexander
• Assistant Examiner(s): Onyezia; Chuks
• Application Number:
  US11/287,649
• Time in Patent Office: 2,129 Days
• Field of Search: 705/4
• US Class Current: 705/4
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 40/08 Insurance

Abstract

Disclosed herein is a method of facilitating an insurance coverage determination for a property based on a plurality of characteristic elements relevant to the insurance coverage determination. The method includes receiving property data indicative of attributes of the property for the plurality of characteristic elements, determining a property risk score for the property based on the property data, and supporting the insurance coverage determination with the property risk score.

Claims

1. A computing device comprising:

a processor;

a memory; and

an insurance coverage routine maintained in the memory and including a plurality of sub-routines each including a plurality of instructions executed on the processor to determine an insurance coverage policy for a property based on a plurality of characteristic elements of the property that are relevant to a disposition of the insurance coverage policy, the plurality of characteristic elements including a property characteristic and an attribute identified as a risk characteristic, the plurality of sub-routines including;

a risk score generation sub-routine including instructions for;

receiving a plurality of property data sets, each set obtained via a physical inspection of the property, conducted by an inspector other than an owner of the property, and including the plurality of characteristic elements;

determining a property risk score for each received property data set using an algorithm, the algorithm including an input of the plurality of characteristic elements, and the property risk score including an assessment of risk for a future insurance claim on the property under the insurance coverage policy; and

a stack code generation sub-routine including instructions for;

receiving the determined property risk score for each received property data set;

receiving a multiple-factor rule set including an insurer preference for the disposition of the insurance coverage policy based on the risk score; and

organizing each of the plurality of property data sets into at least one of a plurality of stacks based on a comparison of the property risk score and the multiple-factor rule set;

wherein a first rule of the multiple-factor rule set indicates that a property risk score below a threshold property risk score organizes the data set into a first stack for denial or further review of the insurance coverage policy, and a second rule of the multiple-factor rule set indicates that a property risk score above the threshold property risk score organizes the data set into a second stack for issue or renewal of the insurance coverage policy.

2. The computing device of claim 1, further comprising an instruction for generating an interface that presents displays the property data in one of the plurality of categories based on the property risk score.

3. The computing device of claim 1, wherein a multiple-factor rule set establishes the plurality of categories.

4. The computing device of claim 1, further comprising an instruction for determining whether an insurance policy will be made available for the property based on the property risk score.

5. The computing device of claim 1, wherein the property characteristic includes dwelling feature characteristics, dwelling condition characteristics, and surrounding area characteristics.

6. The computing device of claim 1, wherein the input of the algorithm includes an owner credit score.

7. The computing device of claim 6, wherein the risk characteristic includes a loss history for the property.

8. The computing device of claim 2, wherein the generating instruction comprises generating an underwriting referral for the property based on the property risk score.

9. The computing device of claim 2, wherein the generating instruction comprises updating a database to reflect the property risk score for the property.

10. The computing device of claim 9, further comprising instructions for receiving information regarding an outcome of the insurance coverage determination, and storing the outcome information in the database.

11. The computing device of claim 10, wherein the outcome information reflects an insurance claim made for the property.

12. The computing device of claim 1, wherein the insurance coverage determination comprises a pricing decision for a policy for the property.

13. The computing device of claim 2, wherein the insurance coverage determination comprises a disposition decision for the property.

14. The computing device of claim 13, wherein the generating instruction comprises assigning a category to the property.

15. The computing device of claim 1, wherein the risk score determining instruction comprises calculating an index that reflects a cumulative effect of the attributes of the property for the insurance coverage determination.

16. A computer program stored on a non-transitory computer-readable medium and adapted for implementation by a processor in connection with an insurance coverage policy for a property based on a plurality of characteristic elements relevant to a disposition of the insurance coverage policy, the computer program comprising:

an input routine to collect a plurality of property data sets, each set obtained via a physical inspection of the property, conducted by a person other than an owner of the property, and including attributes of the property for the plurality of characteristic elements, the attributes including one or more of a property characteristic and an attribute identified as a risk characteristic;

a processing routine to determine a property risk score for each received property data set using an algorithm, the algorithm including an input of the attributes of the property for the plurality of characteristic elements, and the property risk score including an assessment of risk for a future insurance claim on the property under the insurance coverage policy;

a sorting logic routine to;

receive the determined property risk score for each received property data set;

receive a multiple-factor rule set including an insurer preference for the disposition of the insurance coverage policy based on the risk score;

organize each of the plurality of property data sets into at least one of a plurality of categories based on a comparison of the property risk score and the multiple-factor rule set;

wherein a first rule of the multiple-factor rule set indicates that a property risk score below a threshold property risk score organizes the data set into a first stack for denial or further review of the insurance coverage policy and a second rule of the multiple-factor rule set indicates that a property risk score above the threshold property risk score organizes the data set into a second stack for issue or renewal of the insurance coverage policy; and

an output routine to display the property risk score and the sorted plurality of property data sets.

17. The computer program of claim 16, wherein the property risk score comprises an index that reflects a cumulative effect of the attributes of the property for the disposition of the insurance coverage policy.

18. The computer program of claim 16, wherein the output routine is configured to generate an underwriting referral for the property based on the property risk score.

19. The computer program of claim 16, further comprising a database management routine to update a database to reflect the property risk score for the property.

20. The computer program of claim 19, wherein the database management routine is configured to receive information regarding an outcome of the disposition of the insurance coverage policy and store the outcome information in the database.

21. The computer program of claim 20, wherein the outcome information reflects an insurance claim made for the property.

22. The computer program of claim 16, wherein the disposition of the insurance coverage policy comprises a pricing decision for a policy for the property.

23. A system to facilitate an disposition of the insurance coverage policy for a property based on a plurality of characteristic elements relevant to the disposition of the insurance coverage policy, the system comprising:

a processor;

a memory;

a database management routine stored in the memory and adapted to be implemented by the processor to store in a database a plurality of property data sets each set obtained via a physical inspection of the property conducted by a person other than an owner of the property, and including attributes of the property for the plurality of characteristic elements, the attributes including one or more of a property characteristic and an attribute identified as a risk characteristic;

a risk score computation routine stored in the memory and adapted to be implemented by the processor to process the property data sets to determine a property risk score for each received property data set based on the attributes of the property for the plurality of characteristic elements and the property risk score including an assessment of risk for a future insurance claim on the property under the insurance coverage policy; and

a sorting logic routine stored in the memory and adapted to be implemented by the processor to;

organize each of the plurality of property data sets into at least one of a plurality of categories;

wherein if a property risk score is below a threshold property risk score, the sorting logic routine organizes the data set into a first stack for denial or further review of the insurance coverage policy and if a property risk score is above the threshold property risk score, the sorting logic routine organizes the data set into a second stack for issue or renewal of the insurance coverage policy;

wherein the database management routine is configured to store the property risk score in the database in association with each organized property data set to support the disposition of the insurance coverage policy for the property.

24. The system of claim 23, wherein the property risk score comprises an index that reflects a cumulative effect of the attributes of the property for the disposition of the insurance coverage policy.

25. The system of claim 23, wherein the sorting logic routine is configured to generate an underwriting referral for the property based on the property risk score.

26. The system of claim 23, wherein the database management routine is configured to receive information regarding an outcome of the disposition of the insurance coverage policy and store the outcome information in the database.

27. The system of claim 26, wherein the outcome information reflects an insurance claim made for the property.

28. The system of claim 23, wherein the disposition of the insurance coverage policy comprises a pricing decision for a policy for the property.

29. The computer program of claim 23, further comprising an input routine to receive the disposition decision.