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INFORMATIONAL MEMORANDUM: IS–16-001

United States Department of Agriculture


Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services


Risk Management Agency


1400 Independence Avenue, SW
Stop 0801
Washington, DC  20250-0801

Date

February 23, 2016

To:

All Approved Insurance Providers
All Risk Management Agency Field Offices
All Other Interested Parties

From:

Robert Ibarra, Deputy Administrator for Insurance Services /s/ Robert Ibarra    2/23/2016

Subject:

2017 Standard Reinsurance Agreement (SRA) and 2017 Livestock Price Reinsurance Agreement (LPRA)

The Risk Management Agency (RMA) has released the 2017 Standard Reinsurance Agreement (SRA) and Appendices I, II, and IV, and the 2017 Livestock Price Reinsurance Agreement (LPRA) and Appendices I, II, and IV, which become effective July 1, 2016. The documents are located on the RMA website at: www.rma.usda.gov/pubs/ra/. The draft Appendix III that provides standards, procedure and instructions for reporting data to RMA will be issued by May 2016.

The SRA, LPRA, and Appendices I, II, and IV for the 2017 reinsurance year have not changed from the prior year. Companies wishing to participate during the 2017 reinsurance year must submit a signed copy of the applicable agreement and the Plan of Operation exhibits, to RMA by April 1, 2016. Send all 2017 SRA and 2017 LPRA documentation to your assigned account executive or:

VIA email to:  Dave.Miller@rma.usda.gov 
VIA overnight mail to:
 David Miller, Director
Reinsurance Services Division, RMA
1400 Independence Avenue, SW, Room 6741
Washington, DC 20250-0801 

Please direct any questions to David Miller at 202-720-9830.

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