April 23, 1996


INFORMATIONAL MEMORANDUM:  R&D-96-014

TO:       All Reinsured Companies
          All Risk Management Field Offices
          FSA Headquarters, Program Delivery & Field Operations

FROM:     Tim B. Witt     /s/ Roberta E. Waggoner (for)
          Director
          Research and Development Division

SUBJECT:  Summary of Business Data by Delivery System


Numerous requests have been made for reinsurance years 1995 and 1996 summary 
of business data by delivery system.  This information is now available via 
the Reporting Organization (RO) Server and the Internet web server 
(www.act.fcic.usda.gov).  This information will be updated weekly and provided 
as part of the Summary of Business reports.  The new reports include:

- The Nationwide Summary of Business report specifying Reinsurance and Farm 
  Service Agency(FSA) delivery systems.

- The Summary of Business by State report showing Reinsurance and FSA 
  business for catastrophic coverage (CAT) and additional coverage (BUP) 
  policies.

- The Summary of Business by Crop report showing Reinsurance and FSA business 
  of CAT and BUP policies.

- The Summary of Business Data File (county-level detailed data) identifying 
  Reinsurance and FSA policies by addition of a new flag.

The Summary of Business data will always reflect the year-to-date summary of 
crop insurance business through the Saturday prior to the current week.  It 
is important to remember the Summary of Business is generated only from type 
11 (acreage report), 14 (insurance in force by crop), and 21 (loss claim) 
records that have successfully passed the Data Acceptance System (DAS) edits.  
Records rejected by DAS are not reflected in these reports.

More detailed instructions have been provided by the Actuarial Branch to 
company data processing personnel.  For technical questions regarding the 
telecommunications systems, please contact Reid Earls at (816) 926-6368.