Abstract: Methods and apparatus for selecting an insurance carrier for an online insurance policy purchase are disclosed. A user at a client device, such as a personal computer connected to the Internet, receives a plurality of business insurance quotes with minimal data input requirements. A plurality of insurance carriers are narrowed down to a few relevant insurance carriers based on geographic location, type of business, desired insurance products, responses to a small number of “kill” questions, and a customized insurance application which is dynamically generated in response to previous answers.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
May 15, 2006
Date of Patent:
March 8, 2011
Assignee:
Insurancenoodle, Inc.
Inventors:
Robert Rudy, Bruce Weiner, Robert Eisenhart, James Watson
Abstract: Methods and apparatus for selecting an insurance carrier for an online insurance policy purchase are disclosed. A user at a client device, such as a personal computer connected to the Internet, receives a plurality of business insurance quotes with minimal data input requirements. A plurality of insurance carriers are narrowed down to a few relevant insurance carriers based on the user's zip code, standard industrial code (SIC), desired insurance products, a small number of “kill” questions, and a customized insurance application which is dynamically generated in response to previous answers.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
December 28, 2001
Date of Patent:
April 10, 2007
Assignee:
InsuranceNoodle, Inc.
Inventors:
Robert Rudy, Bruce Weiner, Robert Eisenhart, James Watson
Abstract: Methods and apparatus for selecting an insurance carrier for an online insurance policy purchase are disclosed. A user at a client device, such as a personal computer connected to the Internet, receives a plurality of business insurance quotes with minimal data input requirements. A plurality of insurance carriers are narrowed down to a few relevant insurance carriers based on geographic location, type of business, desired insurance products, responses to a small number of “kill” questions, and a customized insurance application which is dynamically generated in response to previous answers.
Type:
Application
Filed:
May 15, 2006
Publication date:
September 14, 2006
Applicant:
INSURANCENOODLE, INC.
Inventors:
Robert Rudy, Bruce Weiner, Robert Eisenhart, James Watson