Systems and methods for data insurance
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1. A business method for providing data insurance, comprising:
- creating an agreement between a first entity and a second entity to provide a data protection service to a third entity, wherein the first entity arranges for a data protection service to be provided by the second entity for use by the third entity;
creating an insurance agreement between the first entity and the third entity, wherein the insurance agreement authorizes the third entity to use the data protection service provided by the second entity; and
following a loss of data by the third entity, providing services from the second entity in an attempt to restore the third entity'"'"'s data, and providing compensation from the first entity to the second entity for the third entity'"'"'s services.
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Abstract
An agreement is created between a first entity and a second entity under which the second entity agrees to provide data protection services for use by a third entity. A backup copy of the third entity'"'"'s data is created and maintained at a location controlled by the second entity. If the third entity suffers a data loss, a replacement copy of the data is generated from the backup copy. The first entity provides compensation for the second entity'"'"'s efforts to restore the third entity'"'"'s lost data. If the second entity is unable to restore the data, the third entity is compensated for its data loss.
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1. A business method for providing data insurance, comprising:
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creating an agreement between a first entity and a second entity to provide a data protection service to a third entity, wherein the first entity arranges for a data protection service to be provided by the second entity for use by the third entity;
creating an insurance agreement between the first entity and the third entity, wherein the insurance agreement authorizes the third entity to use the data protection service provided by the second entity; and
following a loss of data by the third entity, providing services from the second entity in an attempt to restore the third entity'"'"'s data, and providing compensation from the first entity to the second entity for the third entity'"'"'s services. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method for providing data insurance, comprising:
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creating an agreement between a first entity and a second entity to provide an electronic data protection service to a third entity, wherein the first entity arranges for a data protection service to be provided by the second entity for use by the third entity;
creating an insurance agreement between the first entity and the third entity, wherein the insurance agreement authorizes the third entity to use the electronic data protection service provided by the second entity; and
following a loss of electronic data stored on a first physical storage medium, attempting to deliver to the third entity a second physical storage medium with a restored version of the data stored on the second physical storage medium. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A loss mitigation tool for protecting an insured entity against data loss, the loss mitigation tool comprising:
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an insurance agreement between an insurer and the insured entity, wherein the insurance agreement includes a data insurance provision under which the insured entity is allowed to use a data protection service; and
a data protection agreement between the insurer and a data protection service provider to provide the data protection service from the data protection service provider to the insured entity, wherein the data protection agreement obligates the data protection service provider to attempt to restore data of the insured entity following a loss of data by the insured entity, and wherein the data protection agreement provides for compensation from the insurer to the data protection service provider for the data protection service provider'"'"'s efforts to restore the insured entity'"'"'s data. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. An insurance system comprising:
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a data protection service provider;
an insurer, wherein the insurer acquires data protection services from the data protection service provider for use by the insurer'"'"'s insureds; and
an insured that is insured by the insurer against losses arising out of lost data, wherein an insurance agreement between the insurer and the insured allows the insured to use the data protection services acquired by the insurer;
wherein following a loss of data by the insured, the data protection service provider is obligated to attempt to restore the insured'"'"'s data; and
wherein the data protection service provider is compensated by the insurer for its efforts to restore the insured'"'"'s data. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42)
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43. A method for providing data insurance, the method comprising:
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creating an insurance agreement between an insurer and an insured, wherein the insurance agreement provides that the insurer will insure the insured for losses arising out of lost data, and wherein the insurance agreement requires the insured to use a data protection service provided by a data protection service provider;
creating a data protection service agreement between the insured and the data protection service provider, wherein the data protection service agreement provides that the data protection service provider will provide a data protection service to the insured; and
following a loss of data by the insured, providing services from the data protection service provider in an attempt to restore the insured'"'"'s data. - View Dependent Claims (44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50)
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