User-modifiable interactive display of placement channel and status data

Abstract

The technology disclosed provides systems and methods that display database objects representing entities, placement channels and workflow status in an insurance or other risk transfer program. Specially coded distribution trees and graphs of nodes represent the overall flow and, optionally, status of placement workflows. Node and edge data generated for display depicts multiple risk placements on behalf of at least one requesting party through intermediaries to responding parties. Line width of edges represents calculated relative size of placements, and pattern, style, and color of edges can depict statuses of the risk placements. Another geo-coded map display also depicts as nodes a requesting party, intermediaries and responding parties, connected by edges that represent communication channels. The disclosed technology includes transmitting the resulting node and edge data and the edge annotation data to a user device for display of an overall workflow status, enabling assessment of alternative placement strategies.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A tangible computer readable storage medium that stores program instructions that, when executed on hardware, implement actions for graphically displaying distribution through placement channels of multiple placements, the implementation including:
 representing multiple risk placements in a multi-tiered data model of one or more requesting parties, multiple intermediaries, and multiple responding parties in a first tier, with one or more of the responding parties that assume risk being treated, in a second tier, as requesting parties for a ceded risk, wherein:
 the data model tracks risk placement parameters that specify amounts of risk ceded by at least some of responding parties to second tier responding parties; and 
 the data model tracks status of the risk placements in the first tier; 
   generating node and edge data for display that depicts multiple risk placements on behalf of at least one requesting party through intermediaries to responding parties, wherein, in a first tier:
 the requesting party is depicted as a requesting party node in a first region; 
 at least two intermediaries are depicted as intermediary nodes in a second region adjoining the first region; 
 the requesting party node is graphically connected by edges with the intermediary nodes; 
 at least two responding parties are depicted as responding party nodes in a third region adjoining the second region and spaced apart from the first region; and 
 the intermediary nodes are graphically connected by edges with the responding party nodes to depict relationships between the intermediaries and respective responding parties who communicate through the intermediaries; 
   further generating edge annotation data for display, wherein the edge annotation:
 calculates magnitudes or pricing of the risk placements and scales line width of the edges through the intermediaries and with the responding parties based on calculated magnitudes or pricing; and 
 codes the edges to depict statuses of the risk placements through the intermediaries and with the responding parties; and 
   transmitting the node and edge data and the edge annotation data for display to a user device.   
     
     
         2 . The tangible computer readable storage medium of  claim 1 , wherein at least one of the responding parties in a second tier reinsures a responding party in the first tier and a reinsurance relationship is depicted by one or more edges connecting the first tier responding party to the second tier responding party reinsurer. 
     
     
         3 . The tangible computer readable storage medium of  claim 1 , further including responding to user input requesting display of line width coding, but not risk placement status coding, by suppressing display of the risk placement status coding. 
     
     
         4 . The tangible computer readable storage medium of  claim 1 , further including responding to user input requesting display of risk placement status coding, but not by line width coding, by suppressing display of the line width coding. 
     
     
         5 . The tangible computer readable storage medium of  claim 1 , further including, upon addition of an added node to the data model of requesting parties, intermediaries, and responding parties, causing rearrangement of positions of the nodes in the data for display without a user input specifying a location in the display where the added node should appear. 
     
     
         6 . The tangible computer readable storage medium of  claim 1 , further including representing in the data for display multiple lines of risk placement for multiple types of insurance for a single requesting party. 
     
     
         7 . The tangible computer readable storage medium of  claim 1 , further including two or more stack structure nodes between the requesting party and at least one intermediary;
 wherein:
 a stack data structure corresponding to a particular stack structure node stores data regarding responding parties for one type of insurance and coverage provided by the responding parties in the multiple risk placements; 
 multiple stack data structures and stack structure nodes correspond to the multiple lines of risk placement for multiple types of insurance; 
 the stack data nodes are depicted in the first or the second region; and 
 each of the stack data nodes is connected by edges to at least one requesting party and to one or more intermediaries. 
   
     
     
         8 . The tangible computer readable storage medium of  claim 1 , wherein there are at least two requesting parties in the first tier. 
     
     
         9 . A method of graphically displaying distribution through placement channels for multiple placements, the method including:
 representing multiple risk placements in a recursive data model of one or more requesting parties, multiple intermediaries, and multiple responding parties in a first tier, with one or more of the responding parties that assume risk being recursively treated as requesting parties in one or more subsequent tiers, wherein:
 the data model tracks risk placement parameters that specify amounts of risk being placed with responding parties and, recursively, reflect ceding of risk from at least some of the responding parties to subsequent tier responding parties; and 
 the data model tracks status of the risk placements in the first tier; 
   generating node and edge data for display that depicts multiple risk placements on behalf of at least one requesting party through intermediaries to responding parties, wherein, in a first tier:
 the requesting party is depicted as a requesting party node in a first region; 
 at least two intermediaries are depicted as intermediary nodes in a second region adjoining the first region; 
 the requesting party node is graphically connected by edges with the intermediary nodes; 
 at least two responding parties are depicted as responding party nodes in a third region adjoining the second region and spaced apart from the first region; and 
 the intermediary nodes are graphically connected by edges with the responding party nodes to depict relationships between the intermediaries and respective responding parties who communicate through the intermediaries; 
   further generating edge annotation data for display, wherein the edge annotation data:
 codes line width of the edges to depict relative size of the risk placements through the intermediaries and with the responding parties; and 
 codes the edges to depict statuses of the risk placements through the intermediaries and with the responding parties; and 
   transmitting the node and edge data for display and the edge annotation data for display to a user device.   
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 9 , further including representing status of the risk placements by distinct annotations to edges coded to include statuses pending, accepted, expired, and not-taken-up. 
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 9 , further including representing status of the risk placements by distinct annotations to edges coded to include statuses pending, not-taken-up, authorized, and bound. 
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 9 , further including a stack structure node between the requesting party and at least one intermediary,
 wherein
 a stack data structure corresponding to the stack structure node tracks data regarding responding parties and their position among the multiple risk placements, 
 the stack structure node is depicted in the first or the second region, and 
   the stack structure node is connected by edges to at least one requesting party and to one or more intermediaries.   
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 9 , further including depicting second and subsequent tier nodes in fourth and subsequent regions outside the regions one, two and three. 
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 9 , wherein the edge annotation data for display further includes coding edges in the first tier to indicate status of handling at least one claim settlement between the requesting parties and the responding parties; and
 further including suppressing display of placement status data when the data for display depicts claim settlement status.   
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 9 , wherein there are at least two intermediaries in the first tier. 
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 9 , further including a non-transitory computer readable storage medium impressed with computer program instructions that, when executed on a processor, implement the method of  claim 9 . 
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 9 , further including a device that includes at least one processor, memory coupled to the processor, and program instructions stored in the memory to implement the method of  claim 9 . 
     
     
         18 . A method of graphically displaying distribution through placement channels for multiple placements, the method including:
 representing multiple risk placements in a multi-tiered data model of one or more requesting parties, multiple intermediaries, and multiple responding parties in a first tier, with one or more of the responding parties that assume risk being treated, in a second tier, as requesting parties for a ceded risk, wherein:
 the data model tracks risk placement parameters that specify amounts of risk ceded by at least some of responding parties to second tier responding parties; and 
 the data model tracks status of the risk placements in the first tier; 
   generating node and edge data for display that depicts multiple risk placements on behalf of at least one requesting party through intermediaries to responding parties, wherein, in a first tier:
 the requesting party is depicted as a requesting party node in a first region; 
 at least two intermediaries are depicted as intermediary nodes in a second region adjoining the first region; 
 the requesting party node is graphically connected by edges with the intermediary nodes; 
 at least two responding parties are depicted as responding party nodes in a third region adjoining the second region and spaced apart from the first region; and 
 the intermediary nodes are graphically connected by edges with the responding party nodes to depict relationships between the intermediaries and respective responding parties who communicate through the intermediaries; 
   further generating edge annotation data for display, wherein the edge annotation data:
 codes line width of the edges to depict relative size of the risk placements through the intermediaries and with the responding parties; and 
 codes the edges to depict statuses of the risk placements through the intermediaries and with the responding parties; and 
   transmitting the node and edge data for display and the edge annotation data for display to a user device.   
     
     
         19 . A method of graphically displaying geographic redistribution of risk through placement channels for multiple placements to geographically designated responding parties, the method including:
 representing multiple risk placements in a multi-tiered data model of one or more requesting parties, multiple intermediaries, and multiple responding parties in a first tier, with one or more of the responding parties that assume risk being treated, in a second tier, as requesting parties for a ceded risk, wherein:
 the requesting parties, the multiple intermediaries, and the multiple responding parties are geographically designated for their respective locations on a map; 
 the data model tracks risk placement parameters that specify amounts of risk ceded by at least some of responding parties to second tier responding parties; and 
 the data model tracks status of the risk placements in the first tier; 
   generating node and edge data for display on a map that depicts multiple risk placements on behalf of at least one requesting party through intermediaries to responding parties, wherein, in a first tier:
 a requestor geographic designation of the requesting party is depicted as a requesting party node on the map; 
 at least two intermediaries are depicted as intermediary nodes on the map; 
 the requesting party node is graphically connected by edges with the intermediary nodes; 
 at least two responding parties are depicted as responding party nodes on the map; and 
 the intermediary nodes are graphically connected by edges with the responding party nodes to depict relationships between the intermediaries and respective responding parties who communicate through the intermediaries; 
   further generating edge annotation data for display, wherein the edge annotation data:
 codes line width of the edges to depict relative size of the risk placements through the intermediaries and with the responding parties; and 
 codes the edges to depict statuses of the risk placements through the intermediaries and with the responding parties; and 
   transmitting the node and edge data for display and the edge annotation data for display to a user device.   
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 19 , wherein the requestor geographic designation identifies a corporate offices location without designating a risk location. 
     
     
         21 . The method of  claim 19 , wherein the requestor geographic designation designates a risk location to which the risk placements apply. 
     
     
         22 . The method of  claim 19 , further including a non-transitory computer readable storage medium impressed with computer program instructions that, when executed on a processor, implement the method of  claim 19 . 
     
     
         23 . The method of  claim 19 , further including a device that includes at least one processor, memory coupled to the processor, and program instructions stored in the memory to implement the method of  claim 19 . 
     
     
         24 . A tangible computer readable storage medium that stores program instructions that, when executed on hardware, implement actions of graphically displaying distribution through placement channels for multiple placements, the implementation including:
 representing multiple risk placements in a multi-tiered data model of one or more requesting parties, multiple intermediaries, and multiple responding parties in a first tier, with one or more of the responding parties that assume risk being treated, in a second tier, as requesting parties for a ceded risk, wherein:
 the data model tracks risk placement parameters that specify amounts of risk ceded by at least some of responding parties to second tier responding parties; and 
 the data model tracks status of the risk placements in the first tier; 
   generating node and edge data for display that depicts multiple risk placements on behalf of at least one requesting party through intermediaries to responding parties, wherein, in both first and second tiers:
 the requesting party is depicted as a requesting party node in a first region; 
 at least two intermediaries are depicted as intermediary nodes in a second region adjoining the first region; 
 the requesting party node is graphically connected by edges with the intermediary nodes; 
 the intermediary nodes are graphically connected by edges with the responding party nodes to depict relationships between the intermediaries and respective responding parties who communicate through the intermediaries; and 
 at least one responding party from the first tier shown in the third region is also shown as a requesting party from the second tier in the first region; 
   further generating edge annotation data for display, wherein the edge annotation data:
 codes line width of the edges to depict relative size of the risk placements through the intermediaries and with the responding parties; and 
 codes the edges to depict statuses of the risk placements through the intermediaries and with the responding parties; and 
   transmitting the node and edge data for display and the edge annotation data for display to a user device.   
     
     
         25 . The tangible computer readable storage medium of  claim 24 , further including, upon addition of an added node to the data model of requesting parties, intermediaries, and responding parties, causing rearrangement of positions of the nodes in the data for display without a user input specifying a location in the display where the added node should appear. 
     
     
         26 . The tangible computer readable storage medium of  claim 24 , further including representing in the data for display multiple lines of risk placement for multiple types of insurance for a single requesting party. 
     
     
         27 . The tangible computer readable storage medium of  claim 24 , further including two or more stack structure nodes between the requesting party and at least one intermediary;
 wherein:
 a stack data structure corresponding to a particular stack structure node stores data regarding responding parties for one type of insurance and coverage provided by the responding parties in the multiple risk placements; 
 multiple stack data structures and stack structure nodes correspond to the multiple lines of risk placement for multiple types of insurance; 
 the stack data nodes are depicted in the first or the second region; and 
 each of the stack data nodes is connected by edges to at least one requesting party and to one or more intermediaries.