Hurricane Insurance Protection-Wind Index

In accordance Section 8 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:

As of August 25, 2021 the following information is now available on the FTP site:

• 2021 Actuarial Data Master for the 4/30, 11/30 Filing Date, YTD, and Daily Files.
• 2022 Actuarial Data Master for the 8/31 Filing Date, YTD, and Daily Files.

Users can find this information in the following directories:

As of August 12, 2021 the following information is now available on the FTP site:

• 2022 Actuarial Data Master for the 6/30, 8/31, 9/30, 10/31 Filing Date, YTD, and Daily Files.
• 2022 Special Provisions for the 8/31, 9/30, 10/31 Filing Date.

Users can find this information in the following directories:

On July 5, 2021, the International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship (IBTrACS) updated the dataset for the 2020 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:

Background

The Federal Crop Insurance Corporation Board of Directors approved the Hurricane Insurance Protection - Wind Index (HIP-WI) Endorsement, on November 15, 2019, for the 2020 crop year. It continues to be available for the 2022 crop year for both Catastrophic (CAT) and additional coverage for Common Crop Insurance Policy Basic Provisions policies, when provided in the actuarial documents, in counties near the Gulf of Mexico or Atlantic Ocean, as well as Hawaii.

The following changes are applicable for the 2022 and succeeding crop years:

As of June 25, 2021 the following information is now available on the FTP site:

• 2022 Actuarial Data Master for the 4/30, 6/30 Filing Date, YTD, and Daily Files.
• 2022 Special Provisions for the 6/30 Filing Date.

Users can find this information in the following directories:

• 2022 Actuarial Data Master are in the References/Actuarial_Data_Master/2022 directory.
• 2022 Special Provisions are in the Special_Provisions/2022 directory.

Additional notes and details regarding this data release:

As of June 16,

As of April 23, 2021 the following information is now available on the FTP site:

• 2022 Actuarial Data Master for the 4/30 Filing Date, YTD, and Daily Files.
• 2022 Special Provisions for the 4/30 Filing Date.

Users can find this information in the following directories:

• 2022 Actuarial Data Master are in the References/Actuarial_Data_Master/2022 directory.
• 2022 Special Provisions are in the Special_Provisions/2022 directory.

Additional notes and details regarding this data release:

As of April 01, 2021 the following information is now available on the FTP site:

• 2022 Actuarial Data Master for the 4/30 Filing Date, YTD, and Daily Files.
• 2022 Special Provisions for the 4/30 Filing Date.

Users can find this information in the following directories:

• 2022 Actuarial Data Master are in the References/Actuarial_Data_Master/2022 directory.
• 2022 Special Provisions are in the Special_Provisions/2022 directory.

Additional notes and details regarding this data release:

Background

The Risk Management Agency (RMA) has received several questions about the Wildfire Hurricane Indemnity Program (WHIP) and Wildfire Hurricane Indemnity Program+ (WHIP+) administered by USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA). Specifically, RMA has been asked if Hurricane Insurance Protection-Wind Index (HIP-WI), Supplemental Coverage Option (SCO), Enhanced Coverage Option (ECO), Stacked Income Protection Plan (STAX), and Margin Protection Plan (MP) can be used to meet linkage requirements under WHIP and WHIP+.