Publications
- Actuarial Publications
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The following reports are organized by date. For those reports not available electronically below, single copies are available to domestic addresses on a limited basis. To obtain a copy, please email Actuarial@usda.gov. Include your name, address, and title of the study in your email.
- Actuarial Methodology
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- A Comprehensive Review of the RMA APH and COMBO Rating Methodology: Final Report, Apr 2010
Response to comments, Apr 2010 - RMA Revenue Rating: An Analysis of the Combo Rating Method, Jul 2009
- Rate Methodology Handbook Actual Production History, Oct 2008
- Review of County Yield Trending Procedures and Related Topics, Feb 2008
- Hail and Fire Exclusion Analysis Final Research Report, 2006 National Crop Insurance Services, Nov 2006
- Implied Rate Relativities for Smaller Crops, Oct 2006
- Reference Yield Update Methodology Study, ©2006 Signal Solutions, Sep 2006
- Implied Rate Relativities for Barley, Canola, Cotton, Grain Sorghum, Rice and Sunflowers, Nov 2004
- Variable Unit Discount Study, May 2004
- Implied Rate Relativities for Corn, Soybeans, and Wheat, Dec 2002
- An Independent Actuarial Review of Quality Adjustment - Full Report | Presentation Review, Jun 2002
- An Independent Actuarial Review of Credibility Theory in Rate Determination. Milliman & Robertson, Inc./Distributed with permission, Apr 2002
- Actuarial Documentation of Multiple Peril Crop Insurance Ratemaking Procedures, Milliman & Robertson, Inc./Distributed with permission, Aug 2000
- A Comprehensive Review of the RMA APH and COMBO Rating Methodology: Final Report, Apr 2010
- Pricing Methodologies
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- Barley Pricing Methodology, Jun 2022
- Confectionery Sunflower Pricing Methodology, Jun 2022
- Durum Wheat Pricing Methodology, Jun 2022
- Grain Sorghum Pricing Methodology, Jun 2022
- Medium and Short Grain Rice Pricing Methodology, Jun 2022
- Oat Pricing Methodology, Nov 2022
- Organic Pricing Methodologies, Jun 2023
- Peanut Price Methodology, Nov 2014
- Peanut Revenue Crop Insurance, Mar 2015
- Rapeseed Pricing Methodology, Jun 2022
- Rye Pricing Methodology, Jun 2023
- Weaned Calf Risk Protection Regional Factors and Price Adjustment Factors Methodologies, Sep 2023
- Price Volatility Methodology
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- Volatility Factor Calculation Methodology, Nov 2015
- Actuarial Review for Price Volatility Factor Methodology - Response to Review, Mar 2015
- Munich - MR Comments, Oct 2014
- NCIS Comments, Oct 2014
- Rain and Hail Comments, Oct 2014
- Actuarial Review for Price Volatility Factor Methodology, Sep 2014
- Trend-Adjusted Actual Production History (APH)
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- Participation in Trend-Adjusted APH, Dec 2012
- Yield Exclusion (YE)
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- Summary of Yield Exclusion Rating Methodology, Contracted Review, External Reviews, Response to External Reviews, and Changes for 2016, Jun 2015
- Review of Adjustment in Actual Production History to Establish Insurable Yields: Determination of Actuarially Sound Premium Rates, Mar 2015
- External Review - AgRisk Management, Feb 2015
- External Review - Bickerstaff, Whatley, Ryan & Burkhalter, Inc., Feb 2015
- External Review - Department Agricultural and Resource Economics, Feb 2015
- External Review - National Crop Insurance Services, Inc., Feb 2015
- External Review – Vedenov Consulting
- External Review – Wyman, Feb 2015
- Response to Reviewer Comments on “Review of Adjustment in Actual Production History to Establish Insurable Yields: Determination of Actuarially Sound Premium Rates”
- Weighting of Historical Experience
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- Methodology Analysis for Weighting of Historical Experience Responses to Reviewer Comments, Nov 2011
- integrated Financial Analytics and Research (iFAR), Oct 2011
- AgRisk Management LLC, Oct 2011
- Alan Ker, Oct 2011
- National Crop Insurance Services, Oct 2011
- John Pierce, Oct 2011
- Oliver Wyman, Oct 2011
- Methodology Analysis for Weighting of Historical Experience Implementation Report, Sep 2011
- Methodology Analysis for Weighting of Historical Experience Revised Technical Report, Jul 2011
- 2011 Standard Reinsurance Agreement
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- Historical Rate of Return Analysis. Milliman, Inc. Aug 2009. Table 8, Updated Oct 2009, posted Dec 2009
- Rate of Return Update - 2008: Reasonable Rate of Return, Milliman, Inc. Jun 2009
- Grain Sorghum
- Lower Mississippi River Batture Land
- Risk Management Publications
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For those reports not available electronically below, single copies are available to domestic addresses on a limited basis. To obtain a copy, please email Zachary White. Include your name, address, and title of the study in your email. See also Other USDA Risk Reports.
- Climate Change
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- Climate Change Impacts on Crop Insurance, May 2010
- Declining Yields
- Farm Bill Livestock Reports
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- Final Study on Poultry Catastrophic Disease, Dec 2015. Study to determine the feasibility of insuring poultry producers for a catastrophic disease event.
- Insurance Program Development for Poultry Business Interruption, Dec 2015. Research and development regarding a policy to insure the commercial production of poultry against business interruptions caused by integrator bankruptcy.
- Study on Swine Catastrophic Disease, Dec 2015. Study to determine the feasibility of insuring swine producers for a catastrophic disease event.
- Insurance Program Development for Catfish Margin Protection Data Gathering Report, Aug 2016. Research and development regarding a gross margin insurance program for catfish producers. Anyone wishing to provide comments to this study may do so by submitting them to rma.apdd@rma.usda.gov by Oct 14, 2016.
- Limited and Subsurface Irrigation
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- Analysis of Current and Potential Limited Irrigation Methods, Jul 2020
- Research of Current and Potential Subsurface Irrigation Methods Jul 2020
- Reduced Irrigation Data Gathering Analysis and Outline of Proposed Policy and Procedures Modifications Report, May 2014
- Feasibility Report for Insuring Irrigation, May 2013
- North Dakota Personal Transitional Yield
- Organic Crops
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- Report to Congress on Progress of Organic Price Elections, Apr 2024
- Report to Congress on Progress of Organic Price Elections, Apr 2023
- Report to Congress on Progress of Organic Price Elections, May 2022
- Report to Congress on Progress of Organic Price Elections, Jul 2021
- Report to Congress on Progress of Organic Price Elections, Jun 2020
- Report to Congress on Progress of Organic Price Elections, May 2019
- Report to Congress on Progress of Organic Price Elections, Apr 2018
- Report to Congress on Progress of Organic Price Elections, Mar 2017
- Report to Congress on Progress of Organic Price Elections, Mar 2016
- Report to Congress on Progress of Organic Price Elections, Mar 2015
- Report to Congress on Progress of Organic Price Elections, Mar 2014
- Organic Crops: Final Development of Additional Price Elections, Mar 2010
- Organic Crops: Revised Written Rating Report, Feb 2010 Supplemental Data
- Organic Crops and the Federal Crop Insurance Program, Jan 2010 Tables
- Organic Crops: Report on Research of Additional Price Elections, Sep 2009 Supplemental Data
- Outreach
- Perennial Crops
- Prevented Planting
- Program Integrity/Compliance
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- Risk Management Agency Program Compliance and Integrity Annual Report to Congress: January-December 2006, Jul 2011
- Risk Management Agency Program Compliance and Integrity Annual Report to Congress: January-December 2005, Dec 2010
- 4-RM FSA RMA Handbook: FCIC Program Integrity, Aug 2010
- Risk Management Agency Program Compliance and Integrity Annual Report to Congress: January-December 2004, Dec 2007
- Risk Management Agency Program Compliance and Integrity Annual Report to Congress: January-December 2003, Jan 2006
- Risk Management Agency: Preventing Fraud, Protecting Farms, Program Compliance and Integrity Annual Report to Congress: January-December 2002, Nov 2004
- Risk Management Agency Program Compliance and Integrity Annual Report to Congress: June 2000-December 2001, Sep 2002
- Recommendations from Pasture Rangeland Forage Evaluations
- Recommendations from Sugar Beet Program Evaluation
- Risk Management
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- Lamb Data Gathering Report, Feb 2024
- Research of Nursery Greenhouse Policy, Apr 2021
- Feasibility of Insuring Local Food Production, Jan 2021
- Dollar Insurance Recommended Modifications Report, Dec 2017
- The Risk Management Safety Net: Portfolio Analysis-Market Penetration and Market Potential, Sep 2017
- Biomass Sorghum and Sweet Sorghum Data Gathering Report, Apr 2015
- Study of Food Safety, Jan 2015
- Nursery Evaluation and Recommended Improvement Report | Nursery Recommendations for Alternative Design Report
- Feasibility Research Report for Insuring Aquaculture Bivalve Species, Nov 2011
- Feasibility Research Report for Insuring Corn Stover, Straw and Other Crop Residues, Nov 2011
- Feasibility Research Report for Insuring Fast Growing Trees (such as Poplar & Willow) and other Woody Biomass Products, Nov 2011
- Feasibility of Crop Insurance for Freshwater Aquaculture, Sep 2011
- Feasibility of Crop Insurance for Saltwater Aquaculture, Sep 2011
- Cultivated Clam Pilot Evaluation Final Report, Jun 2011
- Feasibility Study for Insuring Dedicated Energy Crops, May 2011
- Feasibility Research Report for Insuring Commercial Poultry Production, Sep 2010
- Feasibility Research Report for Insuring Honey Bees, Apr 2010
- Development of Additional Crop Programs Under Rainfall or Vegetation Index: Suitability for Coverage for Triticale, Jun 2009
- Development of Additional Crop Programs Under Rainfall or Vegetation Index: Suitability for Coverage for Camelina, Mar 2009
- Development of Additional Crop Programs Under Rainfall or Vegetation Index: Suitability for Coverage for Cellulose Grasses (Switchgrass and Miscanthus), Dec 2008
- Building a Risk Management Plan: Risk Reducing Ideas That Work | PDF version
Aug 1998, MP-36
- Tillering Factors for Hybrid Rice Study
- Farm Risk Plans Publications, Oct 2008
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- Crop Insurance Options for Vegetable Growers
- Crop Insurance Works for Organic Producers
- Getting Acreage Reporting Right
- Good Farming Practices Protect Your Investment in Crop Insurance
- How to File a Crop Insurance Claim
- Nursery Commodity Insurance
- Risk Management Checklist | Lista de Comprobación para la Administraciónde Riesgos
- Risk Management Glossary
- Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats Analysis | Ejercicio de Análisis SWOT
- What to Expect from Your Crop Insurance Agent