United States
Department of
Agriculture CORN
LOSS
Federal Crop
Insurance
Corporation ADJUSTMENT
Product
Development
Division
STANDARDS
FCIC-25080 (7-98) HANDBOOK
1998 and Succeeding Crop Years
JULY 1998
FCIC-25080
SC 1
CORN LOSS ADJUSTMENT STANDARDS HANDBOOK
SUMMARY OF CHANGES/CONTROL CHART
Major Changes: See changes or additions in text which have been redlined. Three stars (***) identify
information that has been removed.
1
Changes:
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A
Added newly developed standards language for, Part 1, section 2, Special Instructions,
section 8, subsection D, General Provisions not Applicable to Catastrophic Risk Protection
(CAT), Deleted all NACAT identifiers.
B
Added newly developed standards language for Part 1, section 3, Operating Policy; section
4, Abbreviations; section 5, Forms and Procedures; section 6, Definitions; section 7,
Responsibilities.
C
Added newly developed standards language for Part 2, section 12, General Appraisal
Standards; and section 13, Sample Selection Standards. Also in section 13, moved table
regarding Minimum Samples for Representative Samples from exhibits to text and
developed example on measuring row width for sample selection. Moved Row Width
Factor Table from exhibit to text.
D
Reformatted information in section 14, Stages of Growth, and section 15, Appraisal
Methods.
E
Deleted all references to FCI-74A, referenced as appraisal worksheet now.
F
Changed all references to the “FCI-74 Field Inspection and Claim for Indemnity” to “claim
form.”
G
Claim form completion instructions are based on a “Production Worksheet” which
resembles that currently used by the insurance industry.
H
The FCI-74 Production Entries and Calculations example has been deleted from the
handbook.
I
Section 8 was added to include general claims information on insurability, unit division,
and quality adjustment.
J
Section 9 was added to include information necessary to work replant claims.
FCIC-25080
JULY 1998
SC 2
CORN LOSS ADJUSTMENT STANDARDS HANDBOOK
SUMMARY OF CHANGES/CONTROL CHART (con’t)
K
Part 3, section