US Patent No: 6,636,834

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Computer system and methods for management, and control of annuities and distribution of annuity payments

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Abstract

A computer system and methods for management and control of annuities and distribution of annuity payments is presented which enables transfer of funds between annuities, whether variable or fixed, without incurring payment discontinuity, while providing for allocation of interest risk, investment risk, and mortality risk between insurer and insured.

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Patent Owner(s)

Patent OwnerAddressTotal Patents
METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANYDEL REY, CA26

International Classification(s)

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Inventor(s)

Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Schirripa, Felix Colts Neck, NJ 8 274

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5,884,285 System for managing financial accounts by reallocating funds among accounts 230 1992
5,852,811 Method for managing financial accounts by a preferred allocation of funds among accounts 404 1994
5,644,727 System for the operation and management of one or more financial accounts through the use of a digital communication and computation system for exchange, investment and borrowing 459 1994
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Patent Citation Ranking

Forward Cites

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HARTFORD FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY (20)
8,010,388 Longevity insurance 0 2007
7,660,757 Method and system for providing a fixed rate annuity with a lock-in interest rate feature 0 2007
8,209,197 Method and system for a deferred variable annuity with lifetime benefit payments 3 2007
7,996,291 Method and system for an annuity with periodic interest rate adjustments 0 2007
7,945,499 Method and system for providing a fixed rate annuity with a lock-in interest rate feature 0 2008
8,126,746 System and method for processing and administering flexible guaranteed income payments 3 2008
7,949,601 Method and system for providing minimum contract values in an annuity with lifetime benefit payments 0 2009
7,873,554 Method and system for providing a fixed rate annuity with a lock-in interest rate feature 0 2010
7,945,513 Method and system for providing minimum contract values in an annuity with lifetime benefit payments 1 2010
8,108,298 Method and system for a step-up provision in a deferred variable annuity with a rising guaranteed step-up 4 2010
8,103,571 Method and system for an enhanced step-up provision in a deferred variable annuity with a rising guaranteed step-up 0 2010
8,224,736 Method and system for providing a fixed rate annuity with a reset interest rate feature 0 2010
8,065,170 Method and system for a deferred variable annuity with flexible benefit payments 4 2011
8,359,257 Method and system for processing data related to a deferred annuity with available benefit payments and a deferral bonus 0 2011
8,266,055 Method and system for processing data related to a deferred annuity having a minimum contract value 3 2011
8,260,698 System and method for processing data related to an annuity using an index-based amount to credit to a contract value 0 2011
8,103,573 Method and system for processing data for a deferred annuity with available benefit payments related to an increasing withdrawal percent 0 2011
8,359,212 System and method for processing data related to longevity insurance 0 2011
8,229,830 Computerized method and system for processing data related to a financial instrument having guaranteed benefit payments 0 2011
8,359,214 System and method for processing data related to charges applicable to investment accounts 0 2012
 
THE PRUDENTIAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA (10)
7,831,496 Financial instrument providing a guaranteed growth rate and a guarantee of lifetime payments 3 2006
7,860,791 Financial instrument utilizing a customer specific date 3 2006
7,698,201 Financial instrument utilizing an optional benefit election 4 2006
8,396,774 System and method for providing a financial instrument with a periodic step-up feature 0 2007
7,895,109 System and method for providing a financial instrument utilizing a liability ratio 3 2007
7,974,898 System, method, and computer program product for providing stabilized annuity payments and control of investments in a variable annuity 0 2008
8,224,728 System, method, and computer program product for allocating assets among a plurality of investments to guarantee a predetermined value at the end of a predetermined period 1 2010
7,899,730 Financial instrument utilizing an optional benefit election 1 2010
8,370,179 System and method for facilitating management of a financial instrument 0 2010
8,266,035 Financial instrument utilizing an optional benefit election 0 2011
 
ALLSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY (5)
7,080,032 Annuity having interest rate coupled to a referenced interest rate 24 2002
7,613,644 Annuity having interest rate coupled to a referenced interest rate 19 2007
7,676,414 Annuity having interest rate coupled to a referenced interest rate 5 2007
8,036,968 Annuity having interest rate coupled to a referenced interest rate 0 2010
8,209,199 Annuity having interest rate coupled to a referenced interest rate 3 2011
 
GENWORTH FINANCIAL, INC. (5)
7,398,241 Method and system for portable retirement investment 52 2001
8,412,545 System and process for providing multiple income start dates for annuities 0 2004
8,370,242 Systems and methods for providing a benefit product with periodic guaranteed minimum income 0 2005
8,024,248 System and method for imbedding a defined benefit in a defined contribution plan 1 2005
8,433,634 Systems and methods for providing a benefit product with periodic guaranteed income 0 2009
 
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. (2)
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7,840,468 System and method for a risk management framework for hedging mortality risk in portfolios having mortality-based exposure 2 2007
 
THE VANGUARD GROUP, INC. (2)
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AVIVA USA CORPORATION (1)
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ELM INCOME GROUP, INC. (1)
7,813,985 Equity-indexed annuity for group savings programs 4 2006
 
TRIN FUNDING, LLC (1)
7,647,261 Method and apparatus for retirement income planning 3 2006
 
WILLIAMS, JAMES BENJAMIN (1)
8,396,770 System for creating, issuing, managing and redeeming annuity-based retirement funding instruments 0 2010
 
OTHER [CHECK PATENT PROFILE FOR ASSIGNMENT INFORMATION] (4)
6,963,852 System and method for creating a defined benefit pension plan funded with a variable life insurance policy and/or a variable annuity policy 46 2002
7,672,889 System and method for providing customizable investment tools 2 2004
8,392,309 Equity-indexed annuity for group savings programs 0 2010
8,447,636 Method and system for processing data relating to investment products having a payment guarantee 0 2012

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