Date
To
All Approved Insurance Providers
All Risk Management Agency Field Offices
All Other Interested Parties
All Risk Management Agency Field Offices
All Other Interested Parties
From
Richard H. Flournoy, Deputy Administrator
Subject
Hurricane Insurance Protection - Wind Index (HIP-WI) - Updated IBTrACS dataset for 2021 hurricane season
The International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship (IBTrACS) has updated the dataset for the 2021 hurricane season. In accordance with Section 9(d) of the HIP-WI Endorsement and the Hurricane Data Provisions, approved counties will have an updated payment flag and triggering event date available by close of business today in the following formats:
- Actuarial Information Browser (AIB) online reporting application: webapp.rma.usda.gov/apps/actuarialinformationbrowser
- Actuarial Data Master (ADM) bulk data file download: ftp://ftp.rma.usda.gov/pub/References/actuarial_data_master/
The following table shows additional counties that have now been identified for payment.
| Hurricane | State | New Triggered Counties | |
| Ida | None | ||
| Nicolas | Texas | Aransas | Refugio |
| Victoria | |||
DISPOSAL DATE December 31, 2022