SYSTEM AND METHOD OF MANAGING AN INSURANCE SCHEME

• US 20090299773A1
• Filed: 06/03/2009
• Published: 12/03/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 06/03/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Discovery Holdings Limited (Prudential PLC)
• Original Assignee: Discovery Holdings Limited (Prudential PLC)
• Inventors: RABSON, Kenneth Steven, MAYERS, Herschel Phillip, GORE, Adrian
• Application Number:
  US12/477,179
• Publication Number:
  US 20090299773A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/4
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 40/00 Finance; Insurance; Tax strategies; Processing of corporate or income taxes
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 40/08 Insurance

Abstract

A system for managing an insurance scheme includes a benefit module to define at least one insured event for an insured person and to define at least one benefit to be paid out on the occurrence of one of the insured events. A monitoring module monitors any interest rate increases or decreases as set by a financial institution. A calculation module alters the at least one benefit based on any monitored change in interest rate, wherein the amount of the altering is related to the amount of the increase or decrease of the interest rate and an awards module, on the occurrence of the at least one insured event, provides the at least one altered benefit to the insured person.

Claims

1. A system for managing an insurance scheme, the system including:

a benefit module to define at least one insured event for an insured person and to define at least one benefit to be paid out on the occurrence of one of the insured events;

a monitoring module to monitor any interest rate increases or decreases as set by a financial institution;

a calculation module to alter the at least one benefit based on any monitored change in interest rate, wherein the amount of the altering is related to the amount of the increase or decrease of the interest rates; and

an awards module to, on the occurrence of the at least one insured event, provide the at least one altered benefit to the insured person.

2. A system according to claim 1 wherein the calculation module alters the at least one benefit by a percentage.

3. A system according to claim 2 wherein the calculation module alters the at least one benefit by a percentage which is the same as the percentage increase or decrease in the interest rate.

4. A system according to claim 2 wherein the calculation module alters the at least one benefit by a percentage which is not the same as the percentage increase or decrease in the interest rate but is related to the percentage increase or decrease in the interest rate.

5. Apparatus for managing an insurance scheme, the apparatus including:

means for defining at least one insured event for an insured person and to define at least one benefit to be paid out on the occurrence of one of the insured events;

means for monitoring any interest rate increases or decreases as set by a financial institution;

means for altering the at least one benefit based on any monitored change in interest rate, wherein the amount of the altering is related to the amount of the increase or decrease of the interest rates; and

means for, on the occurrence of the at least one insured event, providing the at least one altered benefit to the insured person.