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MGR-18-014: Emergency Procedures for Crops Damaged by Hurricane Michael

Background

Hurricane Michael caused catastrophic damage in many counties in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia. The Risk Management Agency (RMA), in conjunction with Approved Insurance Providers (AIPs), recognize the need for authorizing emergency procedures that will streamline certain loss determinations on specific crops, accelerating the adjustment of losses and issuance of indemnity payments to crop insurance policyholders in impacted areas.

Nursery Inventory Software (EPLPPS)

The Nursery Inventory Software, also called the Application Software, assists wholesale nursery growers in establishing their insurable plant inventory value. The software lists all insurable nursery plants and their maximum insurable value. The software also specifies plant insurability requirements, including storage protection requirements for containerized plants and hardiness limitations for all plants. The print option provides a hardcopy listing of selected plants, along with insurability information for each plant and total valuations.

MGR-17-013: Emergency Procedures for Crops Damaged by Hurricane Harvey

Background 

Hurricane Harvey has caused catastrophic damage in many counties in Texas and Louisiana. The Risk Management Agency (RMA), in conjunction with Approved Insurance Providers (AIPs), recognize the need for authorizing emergency loss adjustment procedures that will streamline certain loss determinations on specific crops to accelerate the adjustment of losses and issuance of indemnity payments to crop insurance policyholders in impacted areas.

PM-18-006: Nursery Crop Provisions - 2019 and Succeeding Crop Years

The Risk Management Agency (RMA) has revised the Nursery Crop Provisions to incorporate changes made in the Final Rule published in the Federal Register on January 31, 2018. The Nursery Crop Provisions (19-0073) are effective for the 2019 and succeeding crop years.

Action

RMA will place, by close of business today, the Nursery Crop Provisions for the 2019 crop year on the RMA website at www.rma.usda.gov/.

Actuarial Release 18-004

As of January 31, 2018 the following information is now available on the FTP site:

  • 2018 Actuarial Data Master for the 11/30, 1/31 Filing Date, YTD, and Daily Files.
  • 2018 Special Provisions for the 11/30, 1/31 Filing Date.

Users can find this information in the following directories:

Actuarial Release 18-003

As of January 18, 2018 the following information is now available on the FTP site:

  • 2018 Actuarial Data Master for the 11/30, 1/31 Filing Date, YTD, and Daily Files.
  • 2018 Special Provisions for the 1/31 Filing Date.

Users can find this information in the following directories:

IS-12-006

The Risk Management Agency has identified situations where plant prices listed on sales receipts are substantially lower than plant prices listed in the policyholder’s nursery
catalog or price list. According to section 6(e)(1) of the Nursery Crop Insurance Provisions, the insurable price for each plant is the lower of the Plant Price Schedule
price or the lowest wholesale price in the policyholder’s nursery catalog or price list submitted in accordance with section 6(k).

6. PIVR

MGR-17-014.1: Clarification - Emergency Procedures for Crops Damaged by Hurricane Irma

Background

On September 22, 2017, the Risk Management Agency (RMA) issued MGR-17-014, Emergency Procedures for Crops Damaged by Hurricane Irma, authorizing emergency procedures for all counties in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina.

Since the issuance of MGR-17-014, RMA has received additional questions regarding the procedures related to Florida Citrus Fruit. This bulletin is to clarify emergency procedures related to Florida Citrus Fruit.