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Actuarial Publications

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 Zachary White. Include your name, address, and title of the study in your email.

Actuarial Methodology

• 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, 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

Price Election Methodology

• Organic Pricing Methodologies for Barley, Corn, Cotton, Grain Sorghum, Rice, Soybeans, Sunflowers, and Wheat, Jun 2017
• Durum Wheat Pricing Methodology, Jun 2015
• Report to Congress - Peanut Revenue Crop Insurance, Mar 2015
• Peanut Revenue Pricing Methodology, Nov 2014
• Confectionary Sunflower Pricing Methodology, Mar 2014
• Medium and Short Grain Rice Pricing Methodology, Nov 2013
• Barley Pricing Methodology, Jun 2017
• Rapeseed Pricing Methodology, Jun 2011
• Grain Sorghum Pricing Methodology, May 2018

Price Volatility Methodology

• 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
• Volatility Factor Calculation Methodology, Nov 2015

Trend-Adjusted Actual Production History (APH)

• Participation in Trend-Adjusted APH, Dec 2012

Yield Exclusion (YE)

• 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

• 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

• 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

Risk Management Publications

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

• Climate Change Impacts on Crop Insurance, May 2010

Declining Yields

• 2010 Annual Crops and the Federal Crop Insurance Program, Mar 2011

Farm Bill Livestock Reports

• 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 October 14, 2016.

Limited Irrigation

• 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

• Evaluation of the North Dakota Personal Transitional Yield Insurance Program: Deliverable 2, Oct 2010
• Evaluation of the North Dakota Personal Transitional Yield Insurance Program: Deliverable 1, Jul 2010

Organic Crops

• 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
• Information on the Organic Pricing Methodologies, Nov 2011
• 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

• 2009 Outreach Projects: Community Outreach and Assistance Partnership Program, Apr 2011

Perennial Crops

• Perennial Crops, Pecans and the Federal Crop Insurance Program, Jul 2009

Prevented Planting

• Evaluation of Prevented Planting Program, Jan 2015
• Evaluation of Prevented Planting Program Methodology, Jan 2015

Program Integrity/Compliance

• 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 Sugar Beet Program Evaluation

• Evaluation and Recommended Improvements for the Sugar Beets Crop Insurance Program, Apr 2017

Risk Management

• 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

Specialty Crops

• Report to Congress: Specialty Crop Report, Apr 2015
• Report to Congress: Specialty Crop Report, Nov 2010
• Report on Specialty Crop Insurance, May 2004
• 2002 Report to Congress: New and Specialty Crops, Dec 2002
• 2001 Report to Congress: New and Specialty Crops, Mar 2002, Executive Summary
• 1999 Report to Congress: New and Specialty Crops, Jan 2000, Executive Summary, Tables | Charts

Tillering Factors for Hybrid Rice Study

• Loss Adjustment Policy & Procedure Support for the Rice Blanket Purchase Agreement, May 2017

Farm Risk Plans Publications, Oct 2008

• 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

Contact Information

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