As of July 12, 2018 the following information is now available on the FTP site:

• 2018 Actuarial Data Master for the 4/30, 8/31 Filing Date, YTD, and Daily Files.
• 2019 Actuarial Data Master for the 6/30 Filing Date, YTD, and Daily Files.
• 2019 Special Provisions for the 6/30 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:

• 2018 Crop Year Rainfall Index April – May Index Interval Final Grid Indices for Annual Forage, Apiculture, and Pasture, Rangeland, 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:

Background

RMA is planning to research the feasibility and development of a Federal crop insurance program for hybrid canola seed production. An initial notice of intent for development of a hybrid canola seed program, PM-17-069, was issued on December 6, 2017.

As of July 02, 2018 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.
• 2019 Actuarial Data Master for the 6/30 Filing Date, YTD, and Daily Files.

Users can find this information in the following directories:

Common Crop Insurance Policy & Area Risk Protection Insurance ¹

The 2018 CY harvest prices shown below are approved for the following plans of insurance: Revenue Protection; Area Revenue Protection; Revenue Protection with Harvest Price Exclusion; and Area Revenue Protection with the Harvest Price Exclusion. The harvest prices are applicable for the crops, sales closing dates, states, practices and types indicated in the following table.

Background

The Risk Management Agency (RMA) continues to update its data processing systems. RMA uses the Regional Office Exceptions (ROE) system to store documents and other information on large claims in which RMA chooses to participate. Beginning on July 1, 2018, ROE will include potential large claims notice capability and will eliminate the need to use email or SharePoint for notification purposes.

As of June 29, 2018 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.
• 2019 Actuarial Data Master for the 6/30 Filing Date, YTD, and Daily Files.
• 2019 Special Provisions for the 6/30 Filing Date.

Users can find this information in the following directories:

The 2019 Appendix III to the Standard Reinsurance Agreement and the Livestock Price Reinsurance Agreement (Appendix III) has been updated with approved modifications. Appendix III is available electronically via the Risk Management Agency (RMA) website.

Modifications in the 2019 Appendix III include:

Data narrative changes that included:

Background

With the number of privately-developed products operating on a user fee basis increasing, it is in the best interests of the Risk Management Agency (RMA), Approved Insurance Providers (AIP), and 508(h) private product owners (PPOs) to establish an efficient process to aid the collection of user fees. The process described herein establishes the timing and transmission of RMA’s eligible crop insurance contract (ECIC) data to PPOs and AIPs.