Systems and methods for providing a cash value adjustment to a life insurance policy

• US 8,612,263 B1
• Filed: 12/19/2008
• Issued: 12/17/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 12/21/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Genworth Holdings, Inc. (Genworth Financial Incorporated)
• Original Assignee: Genworth Holdings, Inc. (Genworth Financial Incorporated)
• Inventors: Stiff, Geoffrey S., Atkinson, Landis W. III, Smith, Kevin G.
• Primary Examiner(s): Bartley, Kenneth
• Application Number:
  US12/339,822
• Time in Patent Office: 1,824 Days
• Field of Search: 705/4
• US Class Current: 705/4
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 40/08 Insurance

Abstract

A method and system for performing a cash value adjustment to a life insurance policy issued by an insurer and owned by a policy owner, the method performed by a computer processing system. The method may include (1) inputting parameters of a life insurance policy, the parameters including controlling parameters, and the controlling parameters including: (i) a constraint dictated parameter of the life insurance policy; and (ii) a driven parameter of the life insurance policy. The method may further include analyzing the relationship between the constraint dictated parameter and the driven parameter; and performing a re-underwriting of the life insurance policy using the parameters of the life insurance policy and a set of re-underwriting criteria. The method may further include generating re-underwritten policy data to constitute a re-underwritten policy. The method may include providing an annuity.

Claims

1. A computer processing system that performs a cash value adjustment to a life insurance policy issued by an insurer and owned by a policy owner, the computer processing system comprising:

a computer processor executing;

a communication portion;

a relationship processing portion;

a re-underwriting analysis portion; and

a cash value adjustment portion;

the communication portion inputs parameters of a life insurance policy, the parameters including controlling parameters, and the controlling parameters including;

a constraint dictated parameter of the life insurance policy; and

a driven parameter of the life insurance policy;

the relationship processing portion analyzes a relationship between the constraint dictated parameter and the driven parameter;

the re-underwriting analysis portion performs a re-underwriting of the life insurance policy using the parameters of the life insurance policy and a set of re-underwriting criteria, the set of re-underwriting criteria including a constraint relationship, the constraint relationship constituting a relationship between certain of the parameters of the life insurance policy, the re-underwriting analysis portion generating re-underwritten policy data to constitute a re-underwritten policy;

the relationship processing portion determining a magnitude of change, resulting from the re-underwriting, in the constraint dictated parameter;

the cash value adjustment portion performs an adjustment of the driven parameter based on the magnitude of change, before and after the re-underwriting, in the constraint dictated parameter, the adjustment being performed to maintain the relationship between the constraint dictated parameter and the driven parameter under a formula agreed upon by the life insurance policy insurer and the policy owner; and

the communication portion outputting the re-underwritten policy data of the re-underwritten policy along with the adjusted constraint dictated parameter and the adjusted driven parameter; and

wherein the computer processing system is in a form of a computer processing system that processes insurance related information.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the cash value adjustment portion uses a net single premium (NSP) as the constraint dictated parameter.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the cash value adjustment portion uses a cash surrender value (CSV) as the driven parameter.

4. The system of claim 3, wherein the cash value adjustment portion uses a net single premium (NSP) as the constraint dictated parameter.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the relationship processing portion determining a magnitude of change, resulting from the re-underwriting, in the constraint dictated parameter includes:

determining a percentage change in the value of the constraint dictated parameter before the re-underwriting vis-à

-vis a value of the constraint dictated parameter after the re-underwriting.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the re-underwriting analysis portion further determines a change in cost of insurance (COI rates) that are associated with the re-underwritten life insurance policy.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the cash value adjustment portion determines an available amount based on the driven parameter, and the communication portion outputs the available amount.

8. The system of claim 7, further including an annuitization portion, the annuitization portion determining, based on the amount available, an annuity product for the policy owner.

9. The system of claim 8, wherein the available amount is output by the communication portion in a form of the annuity product.

10. The system of claim 1, wherein the relationship is a legally mandated relationship.

11. The system of claim 1, wherein the relationship is a relationship agreed upon by the insurer and the policy owner.

12. A method to perform a cash value adjustment to a life insurance policy issued by an insurer and owned by a policy owner, the method performed by a computer processing system, the method comprising:

inputting parameters of a life insurance policy, by the computer processing system, the parameters including controlling parameters, and the controlling parameters including;

a constraint dictated parameter of the life insurance policy; and

a driven parameter of the life insurance policy;

the computer processing system analyzing a relationship between the constraint dictated parameter and the driven parameter;

the computer processing system performing a re-underwriting of the life insurance policy using the parameters of the life insurance policy and a set of re-underwriting criteria, the set of re-underwriting criteria including a constraint relationship, the constraint relationship constituting a relationship between certain of the parameters of the life insurance policy;

the computer processing system generating re-underwritten policy data to constitute a re-underwritten policy, in conjunction with using the re-underwritten policy data to adjust the constraint dictated parameter;

the computer processing system;

determining a change in the constraint dictated parameter associated with the re-underwritten policy;

determining a magnitude of change in the constraint dictated parameter;

performing an adjustment of the driven parameter based on the magnitude of change, before and after the re-underwriting, in the constraint dictated parameter, the adjustment being performed to maintain the relationship between the constraint dictated parameter and the driven parameter under a formula agreed upon by the life insurance policy insurer and the policy owner; and

determining an available amount, based on at least one of the controlling parameters; and

outputting, by a communication portion, the available amount; and

wherein the computer processing system is in a form of a computer processing system that processes insurance related information.

13. The method of claim 12, further including the communication portion also outputting the re-underwritten policy data of the re-underwritten policy along with the constraint dictated parameter as adjusted and the adjusted driven parameter.

14. The method of claim 12, wherein the computer processing system is maintained by the insurer of the life insurance policy.

15. The method of claim 12, wherein the computer processing system is maintained by a third party that is not the insurer of the life insurance policy.

16. The method of claim 12, wherein the computer processing system is maintained by a third party that is not the insurer of the life insurance policy, the computer processing system communicating with an insurer computer processing system, which is maintained by the insurer of the life insurance policy, so as to apply the method to the life insurance policy.

17. The method of claim 12, wherein the formula is agreed upon by the life insurance policy insurer and the policy owner after the issuance of the policy.

18. The method of claim 12, further including the computer processing system determining, based on the amount available, a premium for an annuity product for the policy owner.

19. The method of claim 18, wherein the available amount is output by the communication portion as the premium for the annuity product.

20. The method of claim 19, wherein the annuity is provided by a third party that is different than the insurer.

21. The method of claim 12, further including a third party, vis-à

-vis the insurer, performing the method, the third party acquiring the life insurance policy from the insurer; and

wherein the life insurance policy, acquired by the third party, is insured by the third party, and in turn by the insurer through reinsurance, such reinsurance constituted by a policy from the insurer to the third party for the life insurance policy.

22. The method of claim 12, further including a third party, vis-à

-vis the insurer, performing the method, the third party obtaining a settlement value from the insurer for the life insurance policy.

23. The method of claim 12, the life insurance policy constituting an existing life insurance policy;

and

further comprising a third party, vis-à

-vis the insurer, performing the method, the third party extending a further life insurance policy to the policy owner, and the third party retaining the existing life insurance policy, owned by the insurer, as insurance for the further life insurance policy.

24. The method of claim 12, wherein:

the constraint dictated parameter is constituted by a net single premium (NSP) value, and

the driven parameter is constituted by a cash surrender value (CSV).

25. A computer processing system to perform a cash value adjustment to a life insurance policy issued by an insurer and owned by a policy owner to effect a settlement option in a form of an annuity contract, the computer processing system comprising:

a computer processor executing;

a communication portion;

a relationship processing portion;

a re-underwriting analysis portion;

a cash value adjustment portion; and

an annuitization portion;

the communication portion inputs parameters of a life insurance policy, the parameters including controlling parameters, and the controlling parameters including;

a constraint dictated parameter of the life insurance policy; and

a driven parameter of the life insurance policy;

the relationship processing portion analyzes a relationship between the constraint dictated parameter and the driven parameter;

the re-underwriting analysis portion performs a re-underwriting of the life insurance policy using the parameters of the life insurance policy and a set of re-underwriting criteria, the set of re-underwriting criteria including a constraint relationship, the constraint relationship constituting a relationship between certain of the parameters of the life insurance policy, the re-underwriting analysis portion generating re-underwritten policy data to constitute a re-underwritten policy, the re-underwriting analysis portion using the re-underwritten policy data to adjust the constraint dictated parameter so as to generate an adjusted constraint dictated parameter;

the relationship processing portion determining a magnitude of change, resulting from the re-underwriting, in the constraint dictated parameter;

the cash value adjustment portion performs an adjustment of the driven parameter based on the magnitude of change, before and after the re-underwriting, in the constraint dictated parameter, the adjustment being performed to maintain a mathematical relationship between the constraint dictated parameter and the driven parameter under a formula agreed upon by the life insurance policy insurer and the policy owner; and

the communication portion outputting the re-underwritten policy data of the re-underwritten policy along with the adjusted constraint dictated parameter and the adjusted driven parameter; and

the annuitization portion determines an adjusted cash value, based on such output, to determine a premium of an annuity contract.

26. The computer processing system of claim 25, wherein the annuity contract is a single premium immediate annuity contract.