Patent ID: 7698158

Claim:
A computer program product that enables a computer to benchmark the pricing of a permanent life insurance policy comprising: software instructions enabling the computer to perform predetermined operations; and a computer readable medium bearing the software instruction, the predetermined operations including: accessing a policy illustration analyzing the future performance of the permanent life insurance policy, selecting a value point of the policy, identifying an array of aggregate expenses assessed by the insurance carrier to maintain the policy, wherein the array of aggregate expenses includes at least two selected from the group consisting of: costs illustrated by the insurance carrier to pay out death benefit claims, costs illustrated by the insurance carrier for policy charges less costs related to the payment of death claims exacted by the insurance carrier, costs illustrated by the insurance carrier for premium loads exacted by the insurance carrier as a percentage of premiums paid, costs illustrated by the insurance carrier for taxes paid to at least one governmental agency by the insurance carrier, costs illustrated by the insurance carrier for cash-value-based expenses exacted by the insurance carrier as a percentage of policy cash values, and costs illustrated by the insurance carrier for fixed expenses exacted by the insurance carrier in an amount calculated at the inception of the policy, calculating a sum of the array, establishing a benchmark value for the policy illustration based on industry published data, and comparing the sum relative to the value point with the benchmark value, whereby the cost competitiveness and pricing adequacy of the policy illustrations' representation are determined, wherein the computer benchmarks the pricing of a permanent life insurance policy.