Insurance policy management using telematics

• US 9,727,920 B1
• Filed: 07/08/2013
• Issued: 08/08/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 03/16/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: United Services Automobile Association
• Original Assignee: United Services Automobile Association
• Inventors: Healy, Jodi Jean, Rodgers, Keith, Dohner, Robert Kenneth, Brown, Christine Marie, Medina, III, Reynaldo, Gonzales, Rod
• Primary Examiner(s): Hamilton, Lalita M
• Application Number:
  US13/936,243
• Time in Patent Office: 1,492 Days
• Field of Search: 705 4, 705 35
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 40/08 Insurance

Abstract

A system and method for providing routing based insurance using a telematics route tracking device to receive data relating to traversal of a user route. The received telematics data is processed to determine risk related to the route, related external factors, and user driving behavior. An insurance policy pricing module is utilized to generate insurance policy price data to modify pricing effects.

Claims

1. A computer implemented method, comprising:

using a telematics route tracking module to electronically receive, from a telematics device associated with a user, data relating to traversal of a user route, the telematics device configured to monitor a movement of the user and determine the data relating to traversal of the user route based on the movement of the user;

processing, via a computing device with non-transitory memory and a processor, said electronically received data to determine user driving behavior based upon the data relating to traversal of the user route;

identifying, based on the processing of the electronically received data, one or more driving infractions associated with the user, and

using an insurance policy pricing module to generate, via the processor, insurance policy price data to determine pricing effects caused by one or more identified user driving infractions contingent upon said determined user driving behavior.

2. A computer implemented method as recited in claim 1 wherein the insurance policy pricing module is further operable to:

process said determined driving behavior and insurance policy price data to generate insurance policy price adjustment data; and

process said policy price adjustment data to modify price data associated with a corresponding insurance policy.

3. A computer implemented method as recited in claim 1 wherein said driving infractions includes one or more vehicular accidents associated with a user.

4. A computer implemented method as recited in claim 1 wherein said driving infractions includes one or more traffic violations associated with a user.

5. A computer implemented method as recited in claim 1 wherein said insurance policy pricing module is operable to remove one or more determined driving infractions from consideration for determining pricing of a user'"'"'s insurance policy based upon said user determined driving behavior.

6. A computer implemented method as recited in claim 1 further including using a route assessment module to generate risk score data for a selected user route from said route tracking module through utilization of risk factor data.

7. A computer implemented method as recited in claim 6 wherein said determined driving behavior is contingent upon said generated risk score data.

8. A computer implemented method as recited in claim 1 wherein said received data relating to traversal of a user route includes performance metrics of a user'"'"'s vehicle received from said route tracking module.

9. A computer implemented method, comprising:

using a telematics route tracking module to electronically receive, from a telematics device associated with a user, data relating to traversal of a user route, the telematics device configured to monitor a movement of the user and determine the data relating to the traversal of the user route based on the movement of the user;

processing, via a computing device with non-transitory memory and a processor, said electronically received data to determine user driving behavior based upon the data relating to traversal of the user route;

determining, based on the processing of the electronically received data, an age associated with said user; and

using an insurance policy pricing module to generate, via the processor, insurance policy price data to modify policy pricing effects caused by a user'"'"'s age upon an user'"'"'s insurance policy in response to determined user driving behavior.

10. A computer implemented method as recited in claim 9 wherein the insurance policy pricing module is further operable to:

process said determined driving behavior and insurance policy price data to generate insurance policy price adjustment data; and

process said policy price adjustment data to modify price data associated with a corresponding insurance policy.

11. A computer implemented method as recited in claim 9 wherein said insurance policy pricing module is operable to suspend pricing effects attributable to increase in a user'"'"'s age in response to determined user driving behavior.

12. A computer implemented method, comprising:

using a telematics route tracking module to electronically receive, from a telematics device associated with a user, data relating to traversal of a user route, the telematics device configured to monitor a movement of the user and determine the data relating to traversal of the user route based on the movement of the user;

storing, at a computing device with non-transitory memory and a processor, said electronically received data in said memory;

determining, via the processor, when a sufficient amount of data is stored to enable insurance policy price adjustments associated with the user;

processing, via the processor, said data stored in memory to determine user driving behavior for the user; and

based on the processing of the electronically received data, using an insurance policy pricing module to generate, via the processor, insurance policy price data to modify policy pricing effects in response to determined user driving behavior.

13. A computer implemented method as recited in claim 12 wherein said determining when a sufficient amount of data from said route tracking module is stored is dependent upon a determined consistency of user driving behavior.

14. A computer implemented method as recited in claim 12 wherein said determining when a sufficient amount of data from said route tracking module is stored is dependent upon a determined distance traveled by said user.

15. A computer implemented method, comprising:

using a telematics route tracking device in a user vehicle to electronically record data relating to traversal of a user route in the user vehicle;

electronically transmitting said recorded data relating to traversal of a user route via a wireless connection to a computer server at a prescribed time;

storing said transmitted data relating to traversal of a user route in memory associated with said computer server;

determining when a sufficient amount of data relating to traversal of a user route from said route tracking module is stored in said memory to generate insurance policy price data for enabling insurance policy price adjustments associated with a user;

processing said stored data relating to traversal of a user route to determine user driving behavior based upon said data relating to traversal of a user route;

based on the processing of the electronically transmitted data relating to traversal of a user route, using an insurance policy pricing module to generate insurance policy price data in response to determined user driving behavior; and

determining a next prescribed time when said route tracking device initiates a wireless connection to the computer server for transmitting said recorded data relating to traversal of a user route from said telematics route tracking device to said server contingent upon said determined user driving behavior.

16. A computer implemented method as recited in claim 15 wherein determining driving behavior includes consideration of one or more of the following variables:

user'"'"'s age, user geography, determined routes traversed by a user;

a user'"'"'s credit based insurance score and a user'"'"'s driving record.

17. A computer implemented method as recited in claim 16 wherein when a change in driving behavior is determined and a next determined prescribed time period is determined which is different than a preceding prescribed time period.

18. A computer implemented method comprising:

using a telematics route tracking device in a user vehicle to electronically record data relating to traversal of a user route in the user vehicle;

transmitting said recorded data relating to traversal of a user route via a wireless connection to a computer server at a prescribed time;

storing said transmitted data relating to traversal of a user route in memory associated with said computer server;

processing said stored data relating to traversal of a user route to determine user driving behavior based upon said data relating to traversal of a user route;

using an insurance policy pricing module to generate insurance policy price data to modify policy pricing effects of any determined driving infractions upon an user'"'"'s insurance policy in response to determined user driving behavior; and

determining a next prescribed time when said route tracking device initiates a wireless connection to the computer server for transmitting said recorded data relating to traversal of a user route from said telematics route tracking device to said server contingent upon said determined user driving behavior.