BULLETIN NO.: MGR-17-013
(1) In lieu of requirements to report damage within 72 hours, RMA authorizes AIPs to
consider individual circumstances in accepting delayed notices of loss in accordance
with the Loss Adjustment Manual (LAM) Standards Handbook (FCIC-25010).
Delayed notices of loss or delayed claims because of the hurricane do not require
completion of the special report required by the LAM. Document such in the
Narrative of the Production Worksheet.
(2) For all claims utilizing these emergency loss adjustment procedures, AIPs must:
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(a) Submit all information through the Policy Acceptance and Storage System
(PASS) for Appendix III to the Standard Reinsurance Agreement (SRA) record
types P-21 and P-22 with a simplified claim flag of “F.”
(b) Document in each claim folder that these emergency loss adjustment procedures
were applied. Record in the narrative of the claim: “Emergency Loss
Adjustment procedures applied per MGR-17-013.”
AIPs may use reported acres certified on the acreage report as determined acres for
claim purposes, unless:
(a) Acceptable measured acres as defined in the LAM are readily available (e.g.,
acreage measured during a previous inspection, precision farming records
available, etc.).
(b) The loss adjuster is able to make a visual observation at the time of loss
adjustment and it is determined the reported acres certifie d on the acreage report
appear unreasonable. In this case, the acreage must be determined according to
LAM procedures. If the loss adjuster is unable to make a visual observation at
the time of loss adjustment and the acreage seems excessive compared to
historically reported acreage, then use the acreage from past crop insurance
measurements, precision farming records, previous acreage reports, Farm
Service Agency (FSA) acreage reports, crop insurance claims, etc., to determine
the acreage for the claim.
Note: Current FCIC-issued loss adjustment procedures do not require the use
of FSA documents, such as aerial photos, FSA-578, etc., to verify crop
acreage or share.