System and method for providing group dividends
First Claim
1. A system configured to provide a dividend to an insurance customer by an insurance company in relation to an insurance policy issued by the insurance company, the system comprising:
- a data storage device storing a database configured to store data regarding a plurality of insurance group dividend plans, including, with respect to each plan, eligibility criteria to be a member of the plan, a group of customers assigned to the plan, and premium payments and safety data associated with each customer of the group of customers assigned to the plan; and
a business logic computer processor configured to;
receive eligibility data related to a customer'"'"'s eligibility to be assigned to a group dividend plan;
identify a dividend group plan that a customer is eligible to join based on the received data and the eligibility criteria stored in the database;
assign the customer to the identified dividend group plan;
assign the customer to one of a plurality of tiers within the customer'"'"'s assigned group dividend plan;
identify a dividend percentage of the customer based on the tier to which the customer is assigned, andcalculate a dividend to provide to the customer based on the dividend plan to which the customer is assigned and the safety data stored in the database related to the customer, and wherein calculating the dividend comprises multiplying an eligible premium amount associated with the customer by the identified dividend percentage.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for providing dividends to customers are disclosed. The system includes a database for storing data and a business logic processor for determining a dividend to provide to a customer. The stored data includes eligibility criteria for membership in one of a plurality of group dividend plans, data about customers assigned to the plans, and premium payments associated with the customers. The business logic processor receives eligibility data related to a customer'"'"'s eligibility for assignment to a group dividend plan. The business logic processor uses the received data to identify a dividend group plan that a customer is eligible to join and assigns the customer to the identified plan. Finally, the business logic processor calculates a dividend to provide to the customer based on the assigned plan.
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25 Claims
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1. A system configured to provide a dividend to an insurance customer by an insurance company in relation to an insurance policy issued by the insurance company, the system comprising:
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a data storage device storing a database configured to store data regarding a plurality of insurance group dividend plans, including, with respect to each plan, eligibility criteria to be a member of the plan, a group of customers assigned to the plan, and premium payments and safety data associated with each customer of the group of customers assigned to the plan; and a business logic computer processor configured to; receive eligibility data related to a customer'"'"'s eligibility to be assigned to a group dividend plan; identify a dividend group plan that a customer is eligible to join based on the received data and the eligibility criteria stored in the database; assign the customer to the identified dividend group plan; assign the customer to one of a plurality of tiers within the customer'"'"'s assigned group dividend plan; identify a dividend percentage of the customer based on the tier to which the customer is assigned, and calculate a dividend to provide to the customer based on the dividend plan to which the customer is assigned and the safety data stored in the database related to the customer, and wherein calculating the dividend comprises multiplying an eligible premium amount associated with the customer by the identified dividend percentage. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A computerized method of providing a dividend to an insurance customer by an insurance company in relation to an insurance policy issued by the insurance company, the method comprising:
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storing data in a database regarding a plurality of insurance group dividend plans, including, each plan, eligibility criteria to be a member of the plan, a group of customers assigned to the plan, and premium payments and safety data associated with each customer of the group of customers assigned to the plan; receiving by a computer eligibility data related to a customer'"'"'s eligibility to be assigned to a group dividend plan; identifying by the computer a dividend group plan that a customer is eligible to join based on the received data and the eligibility criteria stored in the database; assigning by the computer the customer to the identified dividend group plan; assigning the customer to one of a plurality of tiers within the customer'"'"'s assigned group dividend plan; identifying a dividend percentage of the customer based on the tier to which the customer is assigned; and calculating by the computer a dividend to provide to the customer based on the dividend plan to which the customer is assigned and the safety data stored in the database related to the customer, and wherein calculating the dividend comprises multiplying an eligible premium amount associated with the customer by the identified dividend percentage. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A non-transitory computer readable medium storing computer executable instructions, which, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to carry out a method comprising:
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storing in a database data regarding a plurality of insurance group dividend plans, including, with respect to each plan, eligibility criteria to be a member of the plan, a group of customers assigned to the plan, and premium payments and safety data associated with each customer of the group of customers assigned to the plan; receiving eligibility data related to a customer'"'"'s eligibility to be assigned to a group dividend plan; identifying a dividend group plan that a customer is eligible to join based on the received data and the eligibility criteria stored in the database; assigning the customer to the identified dividend group plan; assigning the customer to one of a plurality of tiers within the customer'"'"'s assigned group dividend plan; identifying a dividend percentage of the customer based on the tier to which the customer is assigned; and calculating a dividend to provide to the customer based on the dividend plan to which the customer is assigned and the safety data stored in the database related to the customer, and wherein calculating the dividend comprises multiplying an eligible premium amount associated with the customer by the identified dividend percentage. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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