Peter P Rill

US Patent:

20030208384, Nov 6, 2003

Filed:

May 1, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/138226

Inventors:

Letitia Nelson - Algonquin IL, US
Gregory Bodi - Chicago IL, US
Sean Carroll - Mundelein IL, US
Carl Jensen - Hoffman Estates IL, US
Angela McAuliffe - McHenry IL, US
Peter Rill - Hawthorn Woods IL, US
Michael Sladek - Skokie IL, US
Ivor Tham - Palatine IL, US
Shawn Chen - Libertyville IL, US

Assignee:

Federal Kemper Life Assurance Company - Schaumburg IL

International Classification:

G06F017/60

US Classification:

705/004000

Abstract:

An online system using a computer network for accepting applications for the appointment of an agent by an insurance carrier. The system interacts with the agent, a general agent contracting with the agent and licensing staff of the insurance carrier. In one implementation, the system is adapted to perform at least the following steps: receiving an appointment application for the appointment of an agent by an insurance carrier via the computer network, the appointment application including agent data, a state the agent is seeking an appointment, and a product the agent wishes to solicit; transmitting a request for additional information about the agent from an external database via the computer network; and receiving the additional information from the external database via the computer network. By way of example, the additional information may be license information and/or securities registration information for the agent.