Automated system to update insurance carrier with exposure data in real-time

• US 8,666,786 B1
• Filed: 01/23/2012
• Issued: 03/04/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 01/24/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Derek Wirz, Kevin S. Hale
• Original Assignee: Derek Wirz, Kevin S. Hale
• Inventors: Wirz, Derek, Hale, Kevin S.
• Primary Examiner(s): Poinvil, Frantzy
• Application Number:
  US13/355,812
• Time in Patent Office: 771 Days
• Field of Search: 705 4- 44
• US Class Current: 705/4
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 40/08 Insurance

Abstract

A computerized method for a commercial insurance policyholder, agent and/or insurer to maintain and manipulate data that is relevant to the cost of their insurance and risk to a loss or injury. A number of parties may view the relevant data to determine the risk of the policyholder and determine if the premium charges forecasted are accurate preferably in real-time such as during the policy period.

Claims

1. A method of notifying parties as insurance exposure is incurred comprising the steps of:

maintaining a communication portal for a provider which receives information from representatives of policy holders;

sending information from the policy holder to the provider, with the information providing evidence of exposure to the provider related to one of activities and potential activities of the policy holder through the communication portal relative to a current policy;

automatedly evaluating the information relative to baseline information related to an insurance policy of the policy holder with a computer processor to evaluate if additional exposure is incurred; and

outputting output to at least the provider instances of possible increased exposure for the current policy;

wherein the information is selected from the group of contracts having at least one third party other than the policy holder and insurance company as a contractual party and payroll information, and if at least one contract is provided, automatedly requesting at least one of insurance information of a third party, and if at least one payroll entry is provided, evaluating the classification of the employee relative to a baseline classification for the employee.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein the method is implemented independently of third party auditors.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein insurance cancellation notices from third parties are automatedly communicated through the communication portal to the provider.

4. A method of notifying parties as insurance exposure is incurred comprising the steps of:

maintaining a communication portal for a provider which receives information from representatives of policy holders;

sending information from the policy holder to the provider, with the information providing evidence of exposure to the provider related to one of activities and potential activities of the policy holder through the communication portal relative to a current policy;

automatedly evaluating the information relative to baseline information related to an insurance policy of the policy holder with a computer processor to evaluate if additional exposure is incurred; and

outputting output to at least the provider instances of possible increased exposure for the current policy;

wherein the possible increased exposure identifies a source of shrinkage in a current policy thereby allowing the provider to advise the insured of increased premiums to cover the increased exposure identified by the processor in the current policy.

5. The method of claim 4 further comprising the step of identifying a rational for a heightened risk based on business intelligence and then screening information provided by the policy holder based on that heightened risk.

6. The method of claim 5 wherein the heightened risk is storm information.

7. The method of claim 6 wherein the policy holder inputs information which is related to at least a third named insured.

8. The method of claim 7 wherein the information relates to an employee and the processor compares the information relative to a database of employees to identify whether the employee is perceived as having heightened risks associated therewith.

9. The method of claim 8 wherein the heightened risks result from at least one of a background check, a medical history check, and an insurance claim filing check.

10. The method of claim 4 wherein the policy holder inputs the information which is related to at least a first and a second named insured in the insurance policy.

11. The method of claim 4 wherein insurance cancellation notice recipient requests are communicated through the portal to at least the provider.

12. The method of claim 4 wherein the method is implemented independently of third party auditors.

13. The method of claim 4 further comprising the step of the provider notifying the policy holder of an activity which is beyond the scope of the insurance policy.

14. The method of claim 13 wherein the notification is automatedly initiated by the processor to be sent through the communications portal to the policy holder.

15. The method of claim 4 further comprising the step of the provider takes measures upon receipt of the output to at least one of (a) mitigate potential damages, (b) increase at least one of the premium and scope of the insurance policy, and (c) apply at least one risk transfer technique.

16. The method of claim 15 wherein the step of taking measures is automatedly initiated upon receipt of the output by the processor.

17. The method of claim 15 wherein mitigation of potential damages is provided by generating a panel of physicians to be provided to the policy holder to provide at a worksite in an event of an injury.

18. The method of claim 4 wherein the communications portal further comprises an insurance provider rates and rules tool, whereby the policy holder can remotely access the tool and the processor automatedly provide at least one of an insurance policy quote and premium based on input exposures by the policy holder.

19. The method of claim 4 wherein the policy holder inputs the information independently of specific requests on behalf of the provider.

20. The method of claim 4 wherein upon identifying possible increased exposure, further comprising the step of notifying at least one of a loss control department of the provider, a risk management department of the provider, an underwriting department of the provider, a claim department of the underwriter, an insurance broker for the policy holder, and at least one of an insurance agent and agency for the policy holder.