Granted Patent B2

US 12,223,550 · App. 17/963,023 · Granted Feb 11, 2025

Inventors: Andrew Patrick Wieduwilt (Bloomington, IL); Leif Agerholm Roll (Bloomington, IL)

Assignee: STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY

G06Q40/08G06Q30/08G06Q50/22G16H10/60G16H50/30

Abstract

Claims (45)

1. A system comprising:

one or more processors;

a network interface configured to communicatively couple the system to a plurality of insurance provider computing systems for respective ones of a plurality of insurance providers; and

one or more tangible, non-transitory memories storing computer-executable instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the system to:

prior to requesting partial personal health information and prior to receiving a non-binding offer, schedule or set up an appointment for a person with a medical diagnostic provider for a medical diagnostic examination;

generate a health profile for the person based upon the results of the medical diagnostic examination completed for the person;

transmit, via the network interface, the health profile for the person to the plurality of insurance provider computing systems;

trigger generation, based upon the health profile, of a plurality of underwritten binding quotes for a plurality of insurance policy offers that the person is eligible for as a pre-approved potential insured party from the plurality of insurance providers by providing, using the network interface, the health profile for the person to the plurality of insurance provider computing systems associated with the plurality of insurance policy offers;

present, at a user interface, the plurality of underwritten binding quotes that are generated based upon the completion of the medical diagnostic examination for the person; and

receive, at the user interface, a selection of one of the plurality of underwritten binding quotes.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the system is operated and/or provided by a medical diagnostic provider that completed the medical diagnostic examination for the person.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the system is operated and/or provided by an insurance provider and/or by an insurance procurer, the network interface communicatively connects the system to a computing system operated and/or provided by the medical diagnostic provider, and wherein the results of the person's medical diagnostic examination are stored at the medical diagnostic provider computing system.

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of insurance policy offers includes offers for at least one of a life insurance policy, a long-term care insurance policy, or a disability insurance policy.

5. The system of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of insurance policy offers includes different types of insurance policies.

6. The system of claim 1 , wherein the computer-executable instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the system to:

provide, via the network interface, an indication that the one of the binding quotes has been selected to the respective insurance provider computing system.

7. The system of claim 6 , wherein the computer-executable instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the system to:

receive an indication that the one of the plurality of underwritten binding quotes has been bound by the respective insurance provider; and

at least one of refund or credit to the person a cost of the medical diagnostic examination completed for the person upon receiving the indication that the one of the plurality of underwritten binding quotes has been bound.

8. The system of claim 1 ,

wherein the plurality of underwritten binding quotes are determined based upon the health profile of the person and one or more preferred insurance policy terms from a group of terms comprising an amount of a premium payment, a term length, an insurance provider rating, a desired type of insurance, a payout amount, an annuity amount, a settlement option, and another insurance policy term, and

wherein at least some of the members of the group of terms are defined by at least one of the person, an agent of the person, or the insurance provider.

9. The system of claim 1 , wherein the medical diagnostic examination completed for the person includes at least one of (i) an invasive procedure, or (ii) is performed as part of an annual physical examination of the person.

10. The system of claim 1 , wherein the generation of the plurality of underwritten binding quotes comprises an auction of the health profile of the person to the plurality of insurance provider computing systems.

11. A computer-implemented method for initiating offers for insurance based upon a medical diagnostic examination performed by a medical diagnostic provider on a person, the method comprising:

prior to requesting partial personal health information and prior to receiving a non-binding offer, scheduling or setting up, via one or more processors, an appointment for the person with the medical diagnostic provider for the medical diagnostic examination;

generating, by the one or more processors, a health profile for the person based upon the medical diagnostic examination performed by the medical diagnostic provider on the person;

transmitting, by the one or more processors, the health profile for the person to a plurality of insurance provider computing systems that are operated and/or provided by a plurality of insurance providers;

triggering generation, by the one or more processors and based upon the health profile for the person, of a plurality of underwritten binding quotes for a plurality of insurance policy offers that the person is eligible for as a pre-approved potential insured party from the plurality of insurance providers by providing the health profile for the person to the plurality of insurance provider computing systems associated with the plurality of insurance policy offers;

presenting, at a user interface, the plurality of underwritten binding quotes that are generated based upon completion of the medical diagnostic examination on the person; and

receiving, at the user interface, a selection of one of the plurality of underwritten binding quotes.

12. The computer-implemented method of claim 11 , wherein the one or more processors are included in a system operated and/or provided by the medical diagnostic provider that completed the medical diagnostic examination for the person.

13. The computer-implemented method of claim 11 , wherein the plurality of insurance policy offers includes offers for at least one of a life insurance policy, a long-term care insurance policy, or a disability insurance policy.

14. The computer-implemented method of claim 11 , wherein the plurality of insurance policy offers includes different types of insurance policies.

15. The computer-implemented method of claim 11 , further comprising:

providing, via the network interface, an indication that the one of the plurality of underwritten binding quotes has been selected to the respective insurance provider computing system.

16. The computer-implemented method of claim 15 , further comprising:

receiving an indication that the one of the plurality of underwritten binding quotes has been bound by the respective insurance provider; and

at least one of refunding or crediting to the person a cost of the medical diagnostic examination completed for the person upon receiving the indication that the one of the plurality of underwritten binding quotes has been bound.

17. The computer-implemented method of claim 11 , further comprising providing, to the insurance provider computing systems, one or more preferred insurance policy terms in conjunction with the health profile of the person, wherein the insurance provider computing systems generate the plurality of underwritten binding quotes based upon the one or more preferred insurance policy terms.

18. The computer-implemented method of claim 17 ,

wherein the one or more preferred insurance policy terms include at least one of an amount of a premium payment, a term length, an insurance provider rating, a desired type of insurance, a payout amount, an annuity amount, a settlement option, or another insurance policy term; and

wherein at least one of the one or more preferred insurance policy terms is defined by at least one of the person, an agent of the person, or the insurance provider.

19. The computer-implemented method of claim 11 , wherein the medical diagnostic examination performed on the person includes at least one of (i) an invasive procedure, or (ii) is performed as part of an annual physical examination of the person.

20. The computer-implemented method of claim 11 , further comprising selecting the plurality of insurance providers based upon the health profile of the person and/or one or more types of insurance.

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