Data processing: financial – business practice – management – or co – Automated electrical financial or business practice or... – Finance
Reexamination Certificate
2005-08-12
2010-12-14
Kalinowski, Alexander (Department: 3691)
Data processing: financial, business practice, management, or co
Automated electrical financial or business practice or...
Finance
C705S03600T
Reexamination Certificate
active
07853497
ABSTRACT:
A system for and method of variable annuity contract administration is provided. Each variable annuity contract includes a bonus investment credit percentage, withdrawal charge percentages less than or equal to the bonus investment credit percentage in all contract years, and level asset-based compensation to distributors. In accordance with the invention, data relating to variable annuity contracts are stored in a memory means. A processing means is configured to read and manipulate the stored data to administer the variable annuity contracts from issuance to payout.
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Fisher Charles G.
Long Bruce C.
Sullivan, Jr. Donald P.
Johnson Gregory
Kalinowski Alexander
The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America
Winston & Strawn LLP
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