PRODUCT MANAGEMENT BULLETIN: PM20-069




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

Date

September 30, 2020

To:

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

From:

Richard H. Flournoy, Deputy Administrator /s/ Richard H. Flournoy    9/30/2020

Subject:

2021 Hurricane Insurance Protection – Wind Index (HIP-WI)
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 2021 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 located in the vicinity of the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic Ocean, as well as Hawaii.
Action

The following 2021 HIP-WI materials will be available by close of business today on the RMA website at www.rma.usda.gov.

  • 2021 Hurricane Data Provisions (21-HDP)

The 2021-HDP materials will apply to the HIP-WI Endorsement for crops with a contract change date of September 30, 2020, or later.

Interested producers should contact a crop insurance agent for further information. A list of agents can be found on the RMA website at www.rma.usda.gov/Information-Tools/Agent-Locator-Page.

DISPOSAL DATE:
December 31, 2020

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