Patents Assigned to New York Life Insurance Company
  • Patent number: 11023864
    Abstract: A system for managing contact information, the system comprising a processor and a memory having executable instructions stored thereon that when executed by the processor cause the processor to retrieve data for a sales lead from a database, the data including actual contact information of the sales lead, generate first pseudo-contact information that corresponds to the actual contact information of the sales lead, provide a first agent with access to the first pseudo-contact information on a communication system, receive a communication request including the first pseudo-contact information from a client device of the first agent, and link the first pseudo contact information to the actual contact information of the sales lead to establish a communication connection between the client device of the first agent to a client device of the sales lead.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Assignee: NEW YORK LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
    Inventors: Christopher C. Field, William W. Mak, Aaron M. Zachko
  • Patent number: 10846798
    Abstract: This invention relates to methods and systems that provide annuities with at least one liquidity option that allows the holder of the liquidity option to exercise the option and convert therewith a portion of a value of the annuity into a liquid asset, such as cash or a cash value, based on the value of future income payments, which can include payments that are guaranteed to be paid for the duration of one or more lifetime. The conversion may be in a variety of forms, such as an advance of at least a portion of the future income payments, or in the form a lump sum distribution of at least a portion of a commuted value of the annuity computed based at least in part on the present value, at the time of the conversion, of future income payments for the remainder of the guarantee period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: New York Life Insurance Company
    Inventors: Corey Blaine Multer, Robert L. Conway, David John Baelis
  • Patent number: 10453140
    Abstract: A computerized method and system for allocating assets among a plurality of financial products for an investor portfolio includes calculating a solution space of financial vehicle combinations by assigning allocations to each financial vehicle in each financial vehicle combination and generating a set of simulations, for each of the vehicle combinations, of a value of the financial vehicle combination. The computerized method and system further includes receiving investor-specific information, the investor-specific information including a retirement objective. The method and system further includes selecting a set of financial vehicle combinations within the solution space based on the received investor-specific information; and allocating assets among the plurality of financial products based on the set of selected financial vehicle combinations and received investor-specific information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2019
    Assignee: New York Life Insurance Company
    Inventors: Dylan W. Huang, Todd Taylor
  • Patent number: 10373254
    Abstract: In at least one embodiment computerized methods and corresponding systems for providing guaranteed income payments to an investor are provided that include the step or steps of: receiving information from the investor representing at least a current age of the investor, a desired income start date, a desired income payment amount, and a premium payment amount; receiving a premium payment from the investor and placing the premium payment into a first investment sleeve; and automatically transferring using at least one computing device, during a waiting period and according to a predefined event, a portion of the premium payment from the first investment sleeve to a second investment sleeve, wherein the portion of the premium payment transferred calculated by the at least one computing device as a function of a time remaining in the waiting period and the desired income amount.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2019
    Assignee: New York Life Insurance Company
    Inventors: Nikhil A. Advani, George E. Silos, Cheryl Ann Reese
  • Patent number: 9928552
    Abstract: Methods and systems for insurance investment product decision modeling are disclosed. The methods and systems provide means for determining an objectively appropriate insurance investment product or funding level for a customer including inputting a set of customer data including at least certain customer criteria such as age, gender and policy face amount, selecting insurance products for comparison, calculating an expected investment in each of the selected insurance products or funding levels, calculating an expected benefit from each of the selected insurance products or funding levels using at least an economic model, calculating a value for each of the types of insurance based on the expected investment and respective expected benefits and recommending an insurance product or funding level based at least in part on a comparison of the value or net gain for the selected insurance products or funding levels being compared.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2018
    Assignee: New York Life Insurance Company
    Inventors: Scott L. Berlin, Michael J. Gordon, Michelle D. Richter, Aryeh J. Bak
  • Publication number: 20140317016
    Abstract: In at least one embodiment computerized methods and corresponding systems for providing guaranteed income payments to an investor are provided that include the step or steps of: receiving information from the investor representing at least a current age of the investor, a desired income start date, a desired income payment amount, and a premium payment amount; receiving a premium payment from the investor and placing the premium payment into a first investment sleeve; and automatically transferring using at least one computing device, during a waiting period and according to a predefined event, a portion of the premium payment from the first investment sleeve to a second investment sleeve, wherein the portion of the premium payment transferred calculated by the at least one computing device as a function of a time remaining in the waiting period and the desired income amount.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 24, 2013
    Publication date: October 23, 2014
    Applicant: New York Life Insurance Company
    Inventors: Nikhil A. Advani, George E. Silos, Cheryl Ann Reese
  • Patent number: 8799033
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods and systems for providing longevity insurance by obtaining information useful for issuing a longevity insurance contract for an individual, and determining a premium or an income payment for the individual that are computed based at least in part on an individual's age at a predetermined date that income payments are deferred to. The longevity insurance contract generally provides deferred income payments for a period of time, such as for the life of the individual, beginning at a predetermined date that is after an individual's anticipated retirement, or at a predetermined date that is after the individual's life expectancy, or on or after a specified birthday of the individual.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2014
    Assignee: New York Life Insurance Company
    Inventors: Jodi L. Kravitz, John R. Meyer, Michael J. Gordon
  • Patent number: 8768730
    Abstract: Method and system for providing a insurance policy with convertible benefits. The method includes receiving information to determine a first type of benefit which will be provided under a first type of insurance, a second type of benefit to be provided under a second type of insurance policy, and a conversion event. The method further includes computing a premium for an insurance policy which provides the first benefit before the conversion event and the second benefit after the occurrence of the conversion event, and the issuance of an insurance policy based on the computed premium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2014
    Assignee: New York Life Insurance Company
    Inventors: Robert J. Hebron, Craig L. DeSanto, Nicholas E. Pasyanos
  • Patent number: 8706595
    Abstract: A computerized method and system for providing a flexible income annuity includes inputting a plurality of premium payments for the income annuity from an investor, the flexible premium payments being received on different dates. The computerized method and system further includes computationally aggregating income benefits from the one or more investment vehicles of the income annuity where the income benefits are associated with premium payments received on different dates. The method and system further includes calculating an income payment based the aggregated income benefits and outputting the income payments to a payee on one or more selected disbursement dates. Therefore, the investor is provided the flexibility to make premium payments for the income annuity on varying dates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2014
    Assignee: New York Life Insurance Company
    Inventors: Jodi L. Kravitz, William Formon
  • Patent number: 8666783
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods and systems for stabilizing revenue derived by a variable annuity provider from variable annuities having a mortality and expense fee computed based on at least one variable that is not directly affected by market conditions, e.g., the annuity premium or a portion thereof, such as the premium that has been paid, or the premium that has been paid and invested in one or more investment divisions available to an annuity owner. The mortality and expense fee may also account for any withdrawals paid out of and disbursements made from the premium paid accordingly. The mortality and expense fee generally funds at least in part a risk associated with an annuity death benefit, such as a return of premium that has been paid death benefit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2014
    Assignee: New York Life Insurance Company
    Inventor: John R. Meyer
  • Publication number: 20140046702
    Abstract: This invention relates to methods and systems that provide annuities with at least one liquidity option that allows the holder of the liquidity option to exercise the option and convert therewith a portion of a value of the annuity into a liquid asset, such as cash or a cash value, based on the value of future income payments, which can include payments that are guaranteed to be paid for the duration of one or more lifetime. The conversion may be in a variety of forms, such as an advance of at least a portion of the future income payments, or in the form a lump sum distribution of at least a portion of a commuted value of the annuity computed based at least in part on the present value, at the time of the conversion, of future income payments for the remainder of the guarantee period.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2013
    Publication date: February 13, 2014
    Applicant: New York Life Insurance Company
    Inventors: Corey Blaine Multer, Robert L. Conway, David John Baelis
  • Patent number: 8645255
    Abstract: In at least one embodiment computerized methods and corresponding systems for providing guaranteed income payments to an investor are provided that include the step or steps of: receiving information from the investor representing at least a current age of the investor, a desired income start date, a desired income payment amount, and a premium payment amount; receiving a premium payment from the investor and placing the premium payment into a first investment sleeve; and automatically transferring using at least one computing device, during a waiting period and according to a predefined event, a portion of the premium payment from the first investment sleeve to a second investment sleeve, wherein the portion of the premium payment transferred calculated by the at least one computing device as a function of a time remaining in the waiting period and the desired income amount.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2014
    Assignee: New York Life Insurance Company
    Inventors: Nikhil A Advani, George E. Silos, Cheryl Ann Reese
  • Publication number: 20130179366
    Abstract: In at least one embodiment computerized methods and corresponding systems for providing guaranteed income payments to an investor are provided that include the step or steps of: receiving information from the investor representing at least a current age of the investor, a desired income start date, a desired income payment amount, and a premium payment amount; receiving a premium payment from the investor and placing the premium payment into a first investment sleeve; and automatically transferring using at least one computing device, during a waiting period and according to a predefined event, a portion of the premium payment from the first investment sleeve to a second investment sleeve, wherein the portion of the premium payment transferred calculated by the at least one computing device as a function of a time remaining in the waiting period and the desired income amount.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2012
    Publication date: July 11, 2013
    Applicant: NEW YORK LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
    Inventor: New York Life Insurance Company
  • Publication number: 20130097098
    Abstract: Methods and corresponding systems are provided for providing and administering deferred annuities with an annuity reset feature that provide periodic income payments to an annuitant for a term beginning at a start date. The methods include the step or steps of: receiving annuity information for an annuitant; determining at a first date one of a purchase price and an amount of at least one income payment due to the annuitant at the start date. The purchase price or the amount of at least one income payment due the annuitant includes a fee for the annuity reset feature that resets at least one variable of the annuity at a reset date later than the first date if the at least one variable of the annuity at the reset date is more beneficial to the annuitant than at least the first date; and offering the annuity with the reset feature to the annuitant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2012
    Publication date: April 18, 2013
    Applicant: NEW YORK LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
    Inventor: New York Life Insurance Company
  • Publication number: 20130018678
    Abstract: Family protection insurance provides for a flexible and adjustable insurance policy that can be adjustable to be consistent with changes in the adult's insurance needs. The insurance policy is a term policy where, at predefined intervals, the policy owner may increase the policy value without requiring additional underwriting. The policy owner may also, at any time, convert all or a portion of the term policy to permanent insurance, while still maintaining the term policy and replenish the death benefit amounts of the term policy through the intermittent value increments. Thus, adults may adjust the death benefits of the term policy and convert the term policy death benefits to permanent insurance consistent with changing insurance needs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2012
    Publication date: January 17, 2013
    Applicant: NEW YORK LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
    Inventors: Ron Zarrella, Elliot Melis, Joseph A. Petrini, William Morello, Youri Matiounine
  • Patent number: 8340986
    Abstract: Methods and corresponding systems are provided for providing and administering deferred annuities with an annuity reset feature that provide periodic income payments to an annuitant for a term beginning at a start date. The methods include the step or steps of: receiving annuity information for an annuitant; determining at a first date one of a purchase price and an amount of at least one income payment due to the annuitant at the start date. The purchase price or the amount of at least one income payment due the annuitant includes a fee for the annuity reset feature that resets at least one variable of the annuity at a reset date later than the first date if the at least one variable of the annuity at the reset date is more beneficial to the annuitant than at least the first date; and offering the annuity with the reset feature to the annuitant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2012
    Assignee: New York Life Insurance Company
    Inventor: Dylan W. Huang
  • Publication number: 20120290331
    Abstract: Methods and corresponding systems are provided for providing and administering deferred annuities with an annuity reset feature that provide periodic income payments to an annuitant for a term beginning at a start date. The methods include the step or steps of: receiving annuity information for an annuitant; determining at a first date one of a purchase price and an amount of at least one income payment due to the annuitant at the start date. The purchase price or the amount of at least one income payment due the annuitant includes a fee for the annuity reset feature that resets at least one variable of the annuity at a reset date later than the first date if the at least one variable of the annuity at the reset date is more beneficial to the annuitant than at least the first date; and offering the annuity with the reset feature to the annuitant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2011
    Publication date: November 15, 2012
    Applicant: NEW YORK LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
    Inventor: Dylan W. Huang
  • Patent number: 8311924
    Abstract: In at least one embodiment computerized methods and corresponding systems for providing guaranteed income payments to an investor are provided that include the step or steps of: receiving information from the investor representing at least a current age of the investor, a desired income start date, a desired income payment amount, and a premium payment amount; receiving a premium payment from the investor and placing the premium payment into a first investment sleeve; and automatically transferring using at least one computing device, during a waiting period and according to a predefined event, a portion of the premium payment from the first investment sleeve to a second investment sleeve, wherein the portion of the premium payment transferred calculated by the at least one computing device as a function of a time remaining in the waiting period and the desired income amount.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2012
    Assignee: New York Life Insurance Company
    Inventors: Nikhil A. Advani, George E. Silos, Cheryl Ann Reese
  • Publication number: 20120271662
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods and systems for providing longevity insurance by obtaining information useful for issuing a longevity insurance contract for an individual, and determining a premium or an income payment for the individual that are computed based at least in part on an individual's age at a predetermined date that income payments are deferred to. The longevity insurance contract generally provides deferred income payments for a period of time, such as for the life of the individual, beginning at a predetermined date that is after an individual's anticipated retirement, or at a predetermined date that is after the individual's life expectancy, or on or after a specified birthday of the individual.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2012
    Publication date: October 25, 2012
    Applicant: New York Life Insurance Company
    Inventors: Jodi L. Kravitz, John R. Meyer, Michael J. Gordon
  • Patent number: 8296166
    Abstract: Family protection insurance provides for a flexible and adjustable insurance policy that can be adjustable to be consistent with changes in the adult's insurance needs. The insurance policy is a term policy where, at predefined intervals, the policy owner may increase the policy value without requiring additional underwriting. The policy owner may also, at any time, convert all or a portion of the term policy to permanent insurance, while still maintaining the term policy and replenish the death benefit amounts of the term policy through the intermittent value increments. Thus, adults may adjust the death benefits of the term policy and convert the term policy death benefits to permanent insurance consistent with changing insurance needs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2012
    Assignee: New York Life Insurance Company
    Inventors: Ron Zarrella, Elliot Melis, Joseph A. Petrini, William Morello, Youri Matiounine