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US 8,688,483 · App. 14/016,961 · Granted Apr 1, 2014

Systems, computer-implemented methods, and computer medium to determine premiums and indemnities for supplemental crop insurance

Inventors: Tim J. Watts (Billings, MT); Alex Offerdahl (Stevensville, MT); Joe Atwood (Bozeman, MT); Jim Driscoll (Overland Park, KS); Steve Loar (Billings, MT); Jeff Stabnow (Billings, MT)
Assignee: Watts and Associates, Inc.
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Patent No.
US 8,688,483
App. No.
14/016,961
Granted
Apr 1, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided are systems, machines, non-transitory computer medium having computer program instructions stored thereon, and computer-implemented methods for providing a premium or an indemnity for a supplemental crop insurance policy. The methods including providing for display of a supplemental crop insurance policy information content page including one or more loss parameter fields to be populated by a user with a corresponding set of supplemental crop insurance parameters, receiving a set of supplemental crop insurance parameters submitted by a user via populating the one or more parameter fields of the supplemental crop insurance policy information content page, determining a premium or an indemnity for the supplemental crop insurance policy based at least in part on the set of supplemental crop insurance parameters, and providing for the display of a supplemental crop insurance policy content page including the premium or the indemnity for the supplemental crop insurance policy.

Claims (62)

1. A system comprising:

an electronic communications network;

a user device; and

a supplemental insurance server communicatively coupled to the user device via the electronic communications network,

the supplemental insurance server being configured to:

serve, to the user device, a supplemental crop insurance policy information content page comprising one or more policy parameter fields configured to be populated by a user with a corresponding set of supplemental crop insurance policy parameters, and

serve, to the user device, a supplemental crop insurance policy indemnity information content page comprising one or more loss parameter fields configured to be populated by a user with a corresponding set of supplemental crop insurance loss parameters,

the user device being configured to:

display the supplemental crop insurance policy information content page, receive a set of supplemental crop insurance policy parameters submitted by a user via populating the one or more policy parameter fields of the supplemental crop insurance policy information content page, and transmit the set of supplemental crop insurance policy parameters to the supplemental insurance server, and

display the supplemental crop insurance policy indemnity information content page, receive a set of supplemental crop insurance loss parameters submitted by a user via populating the one or more loss parameter fields of the supplemental crop insurance policy indemnity information content page, and transmit the set of supplemental crop insurance loss parameters to the supplemental insurance server,

the supplemental insurance server being configured to:

determine a premium for a supplemental crop insurance policy corresponding to the set of supplemental crop insurance policy parameters, and to serve, to the user device, a supplemental crop insurance policy information content page comprising the premium for the supplemental crop insurance policy, and

determine an estimated indemnity for a loss under the supplemental crop insurance policy based at least in part on the set of supplemental crop insurance loss parameters, and to serve, to the user device, a supplemental crop insurance policy indemnity information content page comprising the estimated indemnity for the loss under the supplemental crop insurance policy, and

the user device being further configured to:

display the supplemental crop insurance policy information content page comprising the premium for the supplemental crop insurance policy, and

display the supplemental crop insurance policy indemnity information content page comprising the estimated indemnity for the loss under the supplemental crop insurance policy.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein determining a premium for a supplemental crop insurance policy corresponding to the set of supplemental crop insurance policy parameters comprises determining the premium for a supplemental crop insurance policy corresponding to the set of supplemental crop insurance policy parameters in real-time using one or more predetermined pricing functions; and

wherein determining an estimated indemnity for a loss under the supplemental crop insurance policy based at least in part on the set of supplemental crop insurance loss parameters comprises determining an estimated indemnity for a loss under the supplemental crop insurance policy based at least in part on the set of supplemental crop insurance loss parameters in real-time using one or more predetermined indemnity functions.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein determining a premium for a supplemental crop insurance policy corresponding to the set of supplemental crop insurance policy parameters comprises:

determining a premium amount for each selected coverage of a supplemental policy;

summing premium amounts for selected coverages to generate a premium amount; and

applying a coverage factor and quantity factor to the premium amount to generate a premium for the supplemental crop insurance supplemental policy.

4. The system of claim 3 , wherein determining a premium amount for each selected coverage of a supplemental policy is based at least in part on application of a policy rating algorithm.

5. The system of claim 3 , wherein summing premium amounts for selected coverages to generate a premium amount comprises summing premium amounts per acre for a coverage level for all alternative price discovery periods elected.

6. The system of claim 3 , wherein applying a coverage factor and quantity factor to the premium amount to generate a premium for the supplemental policy comprises applying a liability adjustment factor, a percentage protection per acre, a number of insured acres and a share to the premium amount to generate a premium for the supplemental crop insurance policy.

7. The system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more policy parameter fields comprise fields for at least one of the following: a crop to be insured, an estimate of a number of acres to be planted by type and practice for a crop year, production databases for an insured crop, an estimate of anticipated actual yield by unit, type and practice for a current crop year, a coverage level elected for a supplemental policy, an insurance plan elected, a liability adjustment factor, an alternative price discovery period, or a maximum price movement limit.

8. The system of claim 1 , wherein determining an estimated indemnity for a loss under the supplemental crop insurance policy based at least in part on the set of supplemental crop insurance loss parameters comprises:

determining a highest alternative projected price;

determining whether the highest alternative projected price exceeds a projected price or a RMA harvest price; and

in response to determining that the highest alternative projected price does not exceed the projected price or the RMA harvest price, determining that an estimated indemnity for a loss under the supplemental crop insurance policy is zero.

9. The system of claim 1 , wherein determining an estimated indemnity for a loss under the supplemental crop insurance policy based at least in part on the set of supplemental crop insurance loss parameters comprises:

determining whether the supplemental crop insurance policy is associated with an RP or GRIP insurance plan;

in response to determining that the supplemental crop insurance policy is associated with an RP insurance plan, determining an estimated indemnity for a loss under the supplemental crop insurance policy using one or more predetermined indemnity functions associated with RP insurance plans; and

in response to determining that the supplemental crop insurance policy is associated with a GRIP insurance plan, determining an estimated indemnity for a loss under the supplemental crop insurance policy using one or more predetermined indemnity functions associated with GRIP insurance plans.

10. The system of claim 9 , wherein determining an estimated indemnity for a loss under the supplemental crop insurance policy using one or more predetermined indemnity functions associated with RP insurance plans comprises:

determining a highest alternative projected price;

determining whether the highest alternative projected price exceeds a projected price or a RMA harvest price; and

in response to determining that the highest alternative projected price does exceed the projected price or the RMA harvest price:

applying a coverage level to an approved yield for each type and practice to generate a yield coverage;

applying a highest projected price to the yield coverage to generate a coverage amount;

applying the coverage amount to insured acreage to generate an insured coverage amount;

applying a production count to a harvest price to generate a production amount;

reducing the insured coverage amount by the production amount to generate a production loss;

applying a share to the production loss to generate an eligible production loss;

determining a RP indemnity;

reducing the eligible production loss by the RP indemnity to generate an eligible loss;

and applying a liability adjustment factor to the eligible loss to generate an estimated indemnity for the supplemental crop insurance policy.

11. The system of claim 9 , wherein determining an estimated indemnity for a loss under the supplemental crop insurance policy using one or more predetermined indemnity functions associated with GRIP insurance plans comprises:

determining a highest alternative projected price;

determining whether the highest alternative projected price exceeds a projected price or a RMA harvest price;

in response to determining that the highest alternative projected price does exceed the projected price or the RMA harvest price:

determining a policy protection adjustment factor;

applying the policy protection adjustment factor to policy protection for each type and practice to generate a coverage amount;

determining a trigger revenue for each type and practice based at least in part on expected county yield, highest projected price, and selected coverage level;

determining a county ratio based at least in part on the county revenue and the trigger revenue for each type and practice;

applying the county ratio and the coverage amount to insured acreage and a share to generate an eligible production loss;

determining a GRIP indemnity;

reducing the eligible production loss by the GRIP indemnity to generate an eligible loss; and

applying a liability adjustment factor to the eligible loss to generate an estimated indemnity for the supplemental crop insurance policy.

12. The system of claim 1 , wherein determining a premium for a supplemental crop insurance policy corresponding to the set of supplemental crop insurance policy parameters comprises:

acquiring futures data corresponding to the set of supplemental crop insurance policy parameters; and

applying a rating algorithm to the futures data to determine a premium for a supplemental crop insurance policy.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 3, 2013
From: WATTS, TIM; OFFERDAHL, ALEX; ATWOOD, JOE; DRISCOLL, JIM; LOAR, STEVE; STABNOW, JEFF
To: WATTS AND ASSOCIATES, INC.
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Continuity (6)
Provisional Application 61824732 · May 17, 2013
Provisional Application 61834753 · Jun 13, 2013
Provisional Application 61845132 · Jul 11, 2013
Provisional Application 61856425 · Jul 19, 2013
Provisional Application 61871726 · Aug 29, 2013
Related Publication 20140012606A1 · Jan 9, 2014