{"id":344,"date":"2012-02-27T15:24:41","date_gmt":"2012-02-27T15:24:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ncis.staging.wpengine.com\/?p=344"},"modified":"2012-02-27T15:24:41","modified_gmt":"2012-02-27T15:24:41","slug":"crop-insurance-claims-break-10-billion-barrier","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iripreviewsite.com\/cropinsuranceinamerica\/crop-insurance-claims-break-10-billion-barrier\/","title":{"rendered":"Crop Insurance Claims Break $10 Billion Barrier, Farmers Gear Up for 2012 Planting"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE<\/strong><br \/>\nFebruary 27, 2012<\/p>\n<p>(OVERLAND PARK, Kan.) \u2014 For the first time in history, crop insurance indemnities to farmers and ranchers have exceeded $10.08 billion to cover agricultural losses, underscoring last year\u2019s high crop values and volatile weather. This figure will likely climb as more than an estimated five percent of the claims remain outstanding. This surpasses the old 2008 record of $8.67 billion by more than 16 percent.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe ability of U.S. agriculture to sustain more than $10 billion in insured losses and seamlessly finance itself for the 2012 crop season should not be taken for granted,\u201d said Tom Zacharias, president of National Crop Insurance Services.<\/p>\n<p>Zacharias said crop insurance\u2019s popularity is high among farmers and lawmakers, and he thinks the system is working just as elected officials and agricultural leaders envisioned.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOver the past 30 years, Congress and Administration officials have helped shape a public-private partnership that makes policies affordable and readily available, while speeding relief to growers through efficient private-sector delivery,\u201d he said. \u201cThis is a testament to not only private industry but to USDA and the staff of the Risk Management Agency (RMA).\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This system, Zacharias noted, was specifically created to shift a significant portion of taxpayer risk exposure to private insurers. The fact that there were no calls for expensive taxpayer-funded ad hoc disaster bills following such a catastrophic growing season proves how well things are working. \u201cIn addition to helping to shield taxpayers from the full burden of an agricultural disaster, like the one we had last year, crop insurance has also received high marks from farmers for the speed and efficiency of its private sector delivery system,\u201d Zacharias added.<\/p>\n<p>Since 2008, a total of more than $28 billion has been sent to farmers for policies they purchased. 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