Crops Insured Acres
Total Acres
Percent Insured
Macadamia Nuts
11,764 18,006 65%
Tropical Fruit – Banana
379 Not Available
Not Available
Tropical Fruit – Coffee
4,314 9,872 44%
Tropical Fruit – Papaya
145 Not Available
Not Available
Crop Pilot Programs
Program County Availability
Whole Farm Revenue Protection All Counties
 Dollar Liability Program  Total Dollar Liability
 Macadamia Trees $52,807,862
 Nursery $8,693,452
 Tropical Tree – Banana  $508,085
 Tropical Tree – Coffee  $18,967,088
 Tropical Tree – Papaya $182,628
 Whole Farm Revenue Protection  $3,275
15 Year Crop Insurance History for Hawaii
Year Policies Earning
Premium

Net Acres
Insured

Liability Gross Premium
Losses Loss Ratio
2004
 130  25,971  97,879,478  1,169,224  614,543  0.53
2005
 139  26,529  77,908,808  913,299  387,341  0.42
2006
 128  26,638  89,402,884  1,079,769  170,235  0.16
2007
 173  30,030  105,871,203  1,624,460  28,209  0.02
2008
 156  29,491  120,966,363  1,953,230  1,809,650  0.93
2009
 128  28,220  98,261,949  1,454,607  717,155  0.49
2010
 130  28,174  110,775,618  1,580,308  984,974  0.62
2011
 160  28,981  111,225,655  1,586,946  2,627,456  1.66
2012
 163  29,650  119,474,501  1,767,210  796,124  0.45
2013
 152  29,077  113,796,812  1,641,071  856,129  0.52
2014
 151  28,978  113,276,219  1,693,371  1,750,572  1.03
2015
 182  29,220  119,797,172  1,805,139  667,210  0.37
2016
 192  28,903  121,569,818  1,446,380  1,012,252  0.70
2017
 161  28,544  117,989,255  1,100,288  921,238  0.84
2018 155 28,451 120,797,498 1,187,783 1,106,200 0.93

*Data current as of February 18, 2019. For current data go to RMA’s Summary of Business tool.

Where to Buy Crop Insurance
All multi-peril crop insurance, including CAT policies, are available from private crop insurance agents. A list of crop insurance agents is available at all USDA service centers and on the RMA website agent locator.
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