Background

The Federal Crop Insurance Corporation Board of Directors approved the Hurricane Insurance Protection – Wind Index (HIP-WI) Endorsement, on November 15, 2019. It continues to be available for the 2021 crop year for both Catastrophic (CAT) and additional coverage for Common Crop Insurance Policy Basic Provisions policies, when provided in the actuarial documents, in counties located in the vicinity of the Gulf of Mexico, the Atlantic Ocean, and Hawaii.

As of August 28, 2020 the following information is now available on the FTP site:

• 2021 Actuarial Data Master for the 8/31, 9/30, 10/31 Filing Date, YTD, and Daily Files.
• 2021 Special Provisions for the 8/31 Filing Date.

Users can find this information in the following directories:

• 2021 Actuarial Data Master are in the References/Actuarial_Data_Master/2021 directory.
• 2021 Special Provisions are in the Special_Provisions/2021 directory.

Additional notes and details regarding this data release:

Background

On August 15, 2019, the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation Board of Directors approved the California Citrus Tree (CCT) Crop Insurance Program, under section 508(h) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act. Features of the program effective for the 2021 and succeeding crop years in select California counties include:

Background

Many state and local areas continue to be impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic and may otherwise be unable to meet certain policy requirements due to concerns of spreading COVID-19. Beginning in March, the Risk Management Agency (RMA) began issuing Manager’s Bulletins to provide program flexibilities in response to COVID-19.

Background

The Agricultural Improvement Act of 2018 (Farm Bill) enacted on December 20, 2018, includes language in Section 11122 to research ways to reduce paperwork and recordkeeping requirements for direct marketed commodities under the Whole-Farm Revenue Protection (WFRP) plan of insurance. As a result, RMA presented several changes to the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation Board of Directors (FCIC Board). In addition, RMA worked with stakeholders to identify other improvements to WFRP not related to the Farm Bill.

Background

The Federal Crop Insurance Corporation (FCIC) Board of Directors approved the Florida Citrus APH program under section 508(h) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act on May 21, 2020.

Background

The Pistachio Insurance Program has been piloted to determine acceptance by producers as an effective and affordable risk management tool and to assure the program is actuarially sound. The Federal Crop Insurance Corporation Board of Directors (Board) granted approval for the conversion of the program from pilot to permanent status based on the favorable pilot program experience on March 5, 2020.

As of August 27, 2020 the following information is now available on the FTP site:

• 2020 Actuarial Data Master for the 4/30, 8/31 Filing Date, YTD, and Daily Files.
• 2021 Actuarial Data Master for the 8/31 Filing Date, YTD, and Daily Files.
• 2021 Special Provisions for the 8/31 Filing Date.

Users can find this information in the following directories:

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: