Patent ID: 7343310

Claim:
A method for providing remote access to insurance applications from a mainframe insurance data processing system (mainframe system) via a web-based graphical user interface (GUI), comprising: providing a web-based logon screen for accessing the insurance applications, wherein the logon screen includes a list of insurance applications that are accessible; prompting entry of a user identification (ID), a user password, and a selection of one of the insurance applications from the list to access at the logon screen; accepting, at the logon screen, entry of the user ID, the user password, and a selected insurance application; verifying the entered user ID and password; upon successful verification, communicating with the mainframe system by the web-based graphical user interface to access the selected insurance application and providing a web-based first screen for the selected insurance application, wherein the web-based GUI includes GUI applications, and the insurance applications from the mainframe system are accessed through the GUI applications, and wherein the web-based GUI includes a wrapper functionality around an insurance application such that the user accesses the mainframe insurance application using the GUI without the user utilizing a mainframe interface associated with the mainframe insurance application; and providing a price quote based at least on the selected type of insurance, user information, and information on desired coverages.