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Product Management Bulletin-PM-25-021 Hurricane Insurance Protection - Wind Index Updated National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship for Helene 2024

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Date
To
All Approved Insurance Providers
All Risk Management Agency Field Offices
All Other Interested Parties
From
Richard H. Flournoy, Deputy Administrator /s/ John W. Underwood for
Subject
Hurricane Insurance Protection - Wind Index (HIP-WI) Updated National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship (IBTrACS) for Helene 2024

In accordance with Section 8(d) of the HIP-WI Endorsement and the Hurricane Data Provisions, the Risk Management Agency (RMA) reviewed the NOAA IBTrACS dataset for Helene 2024 and performed a re-analysis. By close of business today, the approved counties will have an updated payment flag and triggering event date available in the Actuarial Information Browser (AIB) and Actuarial Data Master (ADM) in the following formats:

The following additional counties were triggered for Reinsurance Year (RY) 2024 for payment under the Hurricane Endorsement.

CycloneStateCounty
Helene, 2024FloridaBradfordClay*Duval*
HernandoNassau*Passo*
Putnam*Sumter*Union
GeorgiaBrantley*Charlton*Pierce*

*Adjacent County

The following counties were promoted to a hurricane trigger for RY 2024 for payment under the Hurricane Endorsement.

CycloneStateCounty
Helene, 2024FloridaBayWalton*Washington*
GeorgiaCalhoun*Early*Miller*
Terrell*  

*Adjacent County

Attachment A provides a map of the RY 2024 county triggers for Helene. Attachment B provide a map of the four-day rainfall totals by county for Helene.

Additional information on the policy, including frequently asked questions, videos, and a fact sheet, is available at Hurricane Insurance Protection - Wind Index (HIP-WI).

DISPOSAL DATE:
December 31, 2025

Attachment A | Attachment B (Text)