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Product Management Bulletin-PM-24-062 Hurricane Insurance Protection - Wind Index (HIP-WI) Payment Indicator and Trigger Event Date for Francine 2024

Date
To
All Approved Insurance Providers
All Risk Management Agency Field Offices
All Other Interested Parties
From
Richard H. Flournoy, Deputy Administrator /s/ Richard H. Flournoy 9/26/2024
Subject
Hurricane Insurance Protection - Wind Index (HIP-WI) Payment Indicator and Trigger Event Date for Francine 2024

In accordance with Section 8 of the HIP-WI Endorsement and the Hurricane Data Provisions, approved parishes/counties will have an updated payment flag and triggering event date available by close of business today in the following formats:   

The following parishes/counties were triggered for Reinsurance Year 2024 on September 11, 2024, to September 12, 2024, for payment under the HIP-WI Endorsement. 

CycloneStateParish
Francine 2024LouisianaAscension*AssumptionIberia
Iberville*Jefferson*Lafayette*
LafourchePointe Coupee*St Charles*
St James*St John Baptist*St Landry*
St MartinSt MaryTerrebonne
Vermilion*  

*Adjacent Parish

The following parishes/counties were triggered for Reinsurance Year 2024 on September 11, 2024, to September 12, 2024, for payment under the Tropical Storm Option.

CycloneStateParish/County
Francine 2024LouisianaOrleansPlaqueminesSt Bernard
St TammanyTangipahoa*Washington*
MississippiForrest*HancockHarrison*
Lamar*Marion*Pearl River
Stone*  

*Adjacent Parish/County

Attachment A provides a map of the parish/county triggers. Attachment B (Text) provides a map of the four-day rainfall totals by parish/county. Additional information on the policy, including frequently asked questions, videos, and a fact sheet, is available at rma.usda.gov/about-crop-insurance/highlighted-initiatives-plans/hurricane-insurance-protection-wind-index.

DISPOSAL DATE
12/31/2025