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Managing an insurance plan

US8190455B2 · kind B2 · utility

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19Claims

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Assignee

Discovery Limited · ZA

Inventors

Adrian Gore · Randburg, ZA
Herschel Phillip Mayers · Johannesburg, ZA
Kenneth Steven Rabson · Johannesburg, ZA

Key dates

Filing date	Jun 3, 2009
Grant date	May 29, 2012
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Feb 18, 2030

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06Q40/08
WIPO fieldIT methods for management
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

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 monitors the compliance of the insured person with a wellness program. A calculation module alters the at least one benefit based on the degree of participation of the insured person with the wellness programme 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.

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