Data processing: financial – business practice – management – or co – Automated electrical financial or business practice or... – Insurance
Reexamination Certificate
2004-11-24
2011-11-15
Apple, Kirsten (Department: 3694)
Data processing: financial, business practice, management, or co
Automated electrical financial or business practice or...
Insurance
C705S035000, C705S03600T, C705S040000
Reexamination Certificate
active
08060384
ABSTRACT:
An insurance program for funding benefits by maintaining assets in the insurance program that includes an employer or employee owned trust account and at least one life insurance contract obtained directly or indirectly from a captive insurance company. The life insurance contract is purchased with assets from the trust account and the captive insurance company is a least partially owned by the employer. When paying or reimbursing benefits, the employer or the trust may pay the benefit and if the employer pays the benefit, the trust may reimburse the employer.
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Apple Kirsten
Holly John H
Jones Day
Spring Consulting Group, LLC
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