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Actuarial Release 19-011

As of April 01, 2019 the following information is now available on the FTP site:

  • 2018 Actuarial Data Master for the 6/30, 11/30 Filing Date, YTD, and Daily Files.

Users can find this information in the following directories:

  • 2018 Actuarial Data Master are in the References/Actuarial_Data_Master/2018 directory.

Additional notes and details regarding this data release:

Actuarial Release 19-010

As of March 28, 2019 the following information is now available on the FTP site:

  • 2020 Actuarial Data Master for the 4/30 Filing Date, YTD, and Daily Files.
  • 2020 Special Provisions for the 4/30 Filing Date.

Users can find this information in the following directories:

  • 2020 Actuarial Data Master are in the References/Actuarial_Data_Master/2020 directory.
  • 2020 Special Provisions are in the Special_Provisions/2020 directory.

Additional notes and details regarding this data release:

MGR-19-006: Increased Catastrophic Risk Protection Endorsement Administrative Fee

Background

Section 11110 of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 increased the Catastrophic Risk Protection (CAT) Endorsement administrative fee from $300 to $655 for each crop in the county.

The Federal Crop Insurance Act mandates that the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation (FCIC) offer a catastrophic risk protection plan to indemnify producers for decreases in yield due to natural causes of loss. It covers losses greater than 50 percent loss in yield, indemnified at 55 percent of the expected market price. FCIC generally subsidizes the entire premium amount.

MGR-19-005: APH Review Procedures

Background

Approved Insurance Providers (AIPs) are required to review eligible crop insurance contracts identified by the criteria in Appendix IV of the Standard Reinsurance Agreement or as otherwise specified by the Risk Management Agency (RMA). These include Actual Production History (APH) reviews. The Common Crop Insurance Policy Basic Provisions (BP) provides, in part, that if the insured does not have written verifiable records to support the information on the production report, the insured will receive an assigned yield in their APH.

MGR-19-004: Beginning Farmer or Rancher Definition under Whole-Farm Revenue Protection for the 2019 and Succeeding Policy Years

Background

The Agricultural Improvement Act of 2018 (Farm Bill) enacted on December 20, 2018, altered the definition of Beginning Farmer or Rancher (BFR) for the purposes of the Whole-Farm Revenue Protection (WFRP) plan of insurance.

The WFRP Pilot Policy currently defines a BFR as:

A farmer or rancher who has not actively operated and managed a farm or ranch with a bona fide insurable interest in a crop or livestock as an owner-operator, landlord, tenant, or sharecropper for more than 5 crop years.

Actuarial Release 19-009

As of March 06, 2019 the following information is now available on the FTP site:

  • 2019 Actuarial Data Master for the 4/30, 6/30, 11/30 Filing Date, YTD, and Daily Files.

Users can find this information in the following directories:

  • 2019 Actuarial Data Master are in the References/Actuarial_Data_Master/2019 directory.

Additional notes and details regarding this data release:

PM-19-017: 2019 Crop Year Rainfall Index December – January Index Interval Final Grid Indices for Annual Forage

Background

In accordance with Section 8 of the Rainfall and Vegetation Index Plan Common Policy Basic Provisions, final grid indices and payment calculation factors have been determined and approved for the following:

  • 2019 Crop Year Rainfall Index December – January Index Interval Final Grid Indices for Annual Forage

Action

By close of business today, final grid indices and payment calculation factors will be available in the Actuarial Information Browser and Actuarial Data Master in the following formats:

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