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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 /s/ Richard H. FlournoyDeputy Administrator 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