Crop-loss band · Kansas
Morton County, Kansas — crop-loss band
- 1.13Low end of the filed band
- 1.73Middle of the filed band
- 2.57High end of the filed band
- 2017Worst year filed (3.03)
- 10Years filed
Every year the Risk Management Agency has filed for Morton County is in the series below, from 2015 to 2024. Read across those years the county’s annual loss ratio — indemnity divided by premium — runs from 1.13 at the low end to 2.57 at the high end, with 1.73 in the middle. The worst year filed is 2017, at 3.03. The band points are years the county actually ran, never a figure interpolated between two of them.
The county’s year-by-year record
| Year | Premium | Indemnity | Liability | Policies | Policies with a loss | Loss ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | $3,283,082 | $5,900,262 | $10,268,623 | 1,158 | 1,157 | 1.80 |
| 2016 | $703,111 | $899,642 | $2,249,134 | 339 | 339 | 1.28 |
| 2017 | $1,800,376 | $5,448,127 | $11,271,732 | 936 | 936 | 3.03 |
| 2018 | $1,582,572 | $2,997,962 | $6,423,235 | 708 | 708 | 1.89 |
| 2019 | $1,188,285 | $1,592,077 | $5,242,221 | 371 | 371 | 1.34 |
| 2020 | $4,488,359 | $7,781,532 | $11,973,133 | 983 | 981 | 1.73 |
| 2021 | $2,372,565 | $2,770,482 | $6,767,905 | 484 | 484 | 1.17 |
| 2022 | $10,299,156 | $26,477,755 | $34,251,353 | 1,539 | 1,539 | 2.57 |
| 2023 | $9,881,631 | $17,939,242 | $26,611,530 | 955 | 954 | 1.82 |
| 2024 | $4,888,221 | $5,499,651 | $14,443,332 | 616 | 616 | 1.13 |
Commodities insured in Morton County
6 commodities here clear the desk’s floors — at least five filed years and a quarter of a million dollars of filed premium. Each carries its own band, so a reader can read the commodity they actually farm rather than the county average.
Wheat 10 years filed
- 0.80Low end of the filed band
- 1.37Middle of the filed band
- 2.23High end of the filed band
- 2022Worst year filed (3.86)
- 10Years filed
- $18,090,072Premium filed
- $38,265,790Indemnity paid
- $50,762,181Liability insured
- 368,121Quantity planted
- 368,545Quantity lost
- 4,498Policies
- 4,498Policies with a loss
- 2.12Loss ratio, whole span
Causes that carried the indemnity in Morton County
- Drought $24,274,294 indemnity · 10 years
- Wind/Excess Wind $6,206,915 indemnity · 9 years
- Hail $2,920,937 indemnity · 10 years
- XX $1,554,085 indemnity · 8 years
- Hot Wind $1,222,045 indemnity · 9 years
- Cold Winter $501,889 indemnity · 6 years
Grain Sorghum 10 years filed
- 0.71Low end of the filed band
- 0.96Middle of the filed band
- 1.79High end of the filed band
- 2022Worst year filed (1.86)
- 10Years filed
- $14,991,515Premium filed
- $21,153,300Indemnity paid
- $36,186,640Liability insured
- 229,439Quantity planted
- 233,865Quantity lost
- 2,470Policies
- 2,466Policies with a loss
- 1.41Loss ratio, whole span
Causes that carried the indemnity in Morton County
- Drought $13,081,131 indemnity · 10 years
- Hot Wind $3,284,808 indemnity · 10 years
- Heat $1,800,227 indemnity · 9 years
- ARPI/SCO/STAX/MP/HIP WI Crops Only $751,245 indemnity · 5 years
- Excess Moisture/Precipitation/Rain $721,603 indemnity · 9 years
- Hail $593,002 indemnity · 10 years
Corn 10 years filed
- 1.68Low end of the filed band
- 2.09Middle of the filed band
- 5.40High end of the filed band
- 2018Worst year filed (5.55)
- 10Years filed
- $6,010,965Premium filed
- $15,056,216Indemnity paid
- $37,472,642Liability insured
- 99,013Quantity planted
- 100,170Quantity lost
- 844Policies
- 844Policies with a loss
- 2.50Loss ratio, whole span
Causes that carried the indemnity in Morton County
- Hail $3,448,448 indemnity · 10 years
- Drought $3,066,317 indemnity · 10 years
- Hot Wind $2,696,789 indemnity · 9 years
- Mycotoxin $2,370,917 indemnity · 3 years
- Heat $1,893,541 indemnity · 9 years
- ARPI/SCO/ECO/STAX/MP/HIP-WI/PACE Crops Only $558,309 indemnity · 3 years
Cotton 6 years filed
- 1.30Low end of the filed band
- 1.99Middle of the filed band
- 4.00High end of the filed band
- 2022Worst year filed (4.00)
- 6Years filed
- $388,946Premium filed
- $1,066,204Indemnity paid
- $1,453,734Liability insured
- 6,012Quantity planted
- 6,134Quantity lost
- 36Policies
- 36Policies with a loss
- 2.74Loss ratio, whole span
Causes that carried the indemnity in Morton County
- Hail $466,157 indemnity · 5 years
- Drought $192,245 indemnity · 2 years
- Cold Wet Weather $163,874 indemnity · 1 years
- Excess Moisture/Precipitation/Rain $118,338 indemnity · 2 years
- Other (Snow, Lightning, Etc.) $50,419 indemnity · 1 years
- ARPI/SCO/ECO/STAX/MP/HIP-WI/PACE Crops Only $28,254 indemnity · 1 years
Annual Forage 5 years filed
- 0.96Low end of the filed band
- 1.43Middle of the filed band
- 2.56High end of the filed band
- 2022Worst year filed (2.56)
- 5Years filed
- $488,004Premium filed
- $979,878Indemnity paid
- $1,741,784Liability insured
- 12,343Quantity planted
- 0Quantity lost
- 72Policies
- 72Policies with a loss
- 2.01Loss ratio, whole span
Causes that carried the indemnity in Morton County
- ARPI/SCO/STAX/MP/HIP WI Crops Only $979,878 indemnity · 5 years
Pasture,Rangeland,Forage 7 years filed
- 0.37Low end of the filed band
- 1.59Middle of the filed band
- 2.25High end of the filed band
- 2022Worst year filed (2.25)
- 7Years filed
- $517,856Premium filed
- $785,344Indemnity paid
- $1,885,218Liability insured
- 48,570Quantity planted
- 0Quantity lost
- 169Policies
- 169Policies with a loss
- 1.52Loss ratio, whole span
Causes that carried the indemnity in Morton County
- ARPI/SCO/STAX Crops Only $785,344 indemnity · 7 years
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Figures from the federal source files: EPA’s ECHO downloads, CMS provider files and the FMCSA census.
County cause-of-loss figures from the USDA Risk Management Agency’s Cause of Loss Summary of Business, county files, filed by the agency as a United States Government work. The loss ratio is the agency’s own published column: indemnity divided by premium, re-derived at the summed county-crop grain.