Patent ID: 8571897

Claim:
A computer system for administering applications for insurance, comprising: a processor; a memory storage device having stored data indicative of criteria for eligibility for issue of a life insurance policy prior to comprehensive underwriting, in communication with the processor; the processor configured to: receive data indicative of an application by a proposed insured for life insurance for issue prior to comprehensive underwriting; determine, based on the received data, whether the proposed insured is eligible for life insurance for issue prior to comprehensive underwriting; responsive to a determination that the proposed insured is eligible, generate an output signal having data indicative of instructions to issue a life insurance policy on the life of the proposed insured, and an output signal having data indicative of instructions to commence comprehensive underwriting of the proposed insured, insured; provide to an insurance process administration computer system data relating to the issued initial policy for determining insurance data associated with the issued initial policy; receive data indicative of a result of the comprehensive underwriting process; based on the result of the comprehensive underwriting process, determine terms of a final issued policy; and provide to the insurance process administration computer system data relating to the final issued policy.