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Stacked Income Protection Program

Acronym
STAX

MGR-19-007: Stacked Income Protection Plan (STAX) Reporting and Eligibility for the 2019 Crop Year with respect to Supplemental Coverage Option (SCO) and Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC)/Price loss Coverage (PLC)

Background

The Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (2018 Farm Bill) allows producers to make an election of ARC or PLC for each Farm Number in 2019, which will cover the 2019 and 2020 crop years. Enrollment in ARC or PLC will occur after this election. Election or enrollment dates will not begin until after acreage reporting date for cotton producers.

Actuarial Release 18-041

As of November 27, 2018 the following information is now available on the FTP site:

  • 2019 Actuarial Data Master for the 6/30, 11/30, 12/31 Filing Date, YTD, and Daily Files.
  • 2019 Special Provisions for the 11/30 Filing Date.

Users can find this information in the following directories:

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

Additional notes and details regarding this data release:

Actuarial Release 18-040

As of November 15, 2018 the following information is now available on the FTP site:

  • 2019 Actuarial Data Master for the 11/30, 12/31 Filing Date, YTD, and Daily Files.
  • 2019 Special Provisions for the 11/30, 12/31 Filing Date.

Users can find this information in the following directories:

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

Additional notes and details regarding this data release:

Actuarial Release 18-025

As of July 16, 2018 the following information is now available on the FTP site:

  • 2017 Actuarial Data Master for the 11/30 Filing Date, YTD, and Daily Files.
  • 2019 Actuarial Data Master for the 4/30 Filing Date, YTD, and Daily Files.

Users can find this information in the following directories:

PM-18-038: 2017 Crop Year Supplemental Coverage Option (SCO) and Stacked Income Protection (STAX) Final Area Yields and Final Area Revenues for Cotton 2017 Crop Year Area Risk Protection Insurance (ARPI) Final County Yields and Final County Revenues ...

In accordance with Section 3 of the ARPI Crop Provisions, Section 9 of the STAX Crop Provisions, and Section 10 of the SCO Endorsement, approved final county yields, county revenues and payment factors for the 2017 crop year will be available by close of business today in the following formats:

MGR-18-001: 2018 Crop Year Cotton Stacked Income Protection Premium Rates Impacting Policies with a February 28, 2018, or Later Sales Closing Date

Background

The Risk Management Agency (RMA) has discovered that, due to a computer programming error, the 2018 crop year Stacked Income Protection premium rates in the actuarial documents are incorrect and are much lower than is actuarially sound. In accordance sections 506(o) and 508(d) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act, RMA is mandated to maintain actuarial soundness; therefore, action must be taken to correct and reissue the actuarially appropriate rates for the 2018 crop year.

Actuarial Release 18-006

As of February 07, 2018 the following information is now available on the FTP site:

  • 2018 Actuarial Data Master for the 11/30, 2/28 Filing Date, YTD, and Daily Files.
  • 2018 Special Provisions for the 2/28 Filing Date.

Users can find this information in the following directories:

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

Additional notes and details regarding this data release:

Actuarial Release 17-025

As of August 11, 2017 the following information is now available on the FTP site:

  • 2017 Actuarial Data Master for the 4/30, 8/31, 11/30 Filing Date, YTD, and Daily Files.
  • 2018 Actuarial Data Master for the 8/31, 9/30, 10/31 Filing Date, YTD, and Daily Files.
  • 2018 Special Provisions for the 8/31, 9/30, 10/31 Filing Date.

Users can find this information in the following directories:

Actuarial Release 17-023

As of July 17, 2017 the following information is now available on the FTP site:

  • 2016 Actuarial Data Master for the 11/30 Filing Date, YTD, and Daily Files.
  • 2017 Actuarial Data Master for the 4/30, 8/31 Filing Date, YTD, and Daily Files.
  • 2018 Actuarial Data Master for the 6/30 Filing Date, YTD, and Daily Files.

Users can find this information in the following directories:

Actuarial Release 17-022

As of July 13, 2017 the following information is now available on the FTP site:

  • 2016 Actuarial Data Master for the 11/30 Filing Date, YTD, and Daily Files.

Users can find this information in the following directories:

  • 2016 Actuarial Data Master are in the References/Actuarial_Data_Master/2016 directory.

Additional notes and details regarding this data release: