Crop-loss band · Texas
Parmer County, Texas — crop-loss band
- 1.57Low end of the filed band
- 2.52Middle of the filed band
- 3.32High end of the filed band
- 2016Worst year filed (4.77)
- 10Years filed
Every year the Risk Management Agency has filed for Parmer County is in the series below, from 2015 to 2023. Read across those years the county’s annual loss ratio — indemnity divided by premium — runs from 1.57 at the low end to 3.32 at the high end, with 2.52 in the middle. The worst year filed is 2016, at 4.77. 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 | $3,634,161 | $9,239,721 | $22,536,621 | 667 | 666 | 2.54 |
| 2016 | $3,713,611 | $17,720,174 | $34,350,409 | 861 | 857 | 4.77 |
| 2017 | $3,869,578 | $12,844,715 | $27,070,092 | 571 | 571 | 3.32 |
| 2018 | $7,828,519 | $19,890,666 | $31,173,336 | 1,375 | 1,369 | 2.54 |
| 2019 | $11,192,498 | $28,248,669 | $50,309,970 | 1,223 | 1,223 | 2.52 |
| 2020 | $9,590,823 | $30,733,828 | $49,997,961 | 1,288 | 1,288 | 3.20 |
| 2021 | $21,481,911 | $46,888,128 | $72,091,840 | 2,094 | 2,091 | 2.18 |
| 2022 | $47,166,983 | $114,893,059 | $162,757,861 | 3,992 | 3,992 | 2.44 |
| 2023 | $38,235,911 | $74,229,043 | $143,916,366 | 3,261 | 3,261 | 1.94 |
| 2024 | $27,875,101 | $43,777,000 | $86,261,511 | 2,134 | 2,134 | 1.57 |
Commodities insured in Parmer County
9 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.
Annual Forage 10 years filed
- 1.18Low end of the filed band
- 1.47Middle of the filed band
- 2.48High end of the filed band
- 2020Worst year filed (2.96)
- 10Years filed
- $76,355,300Premium filed
- $145,798,781Indemnity paid
- $281,492,477Liability insured
- 1,063,224Quantity planted
- 0Quantity lost
- 7,380Policies
- 7,380Policies with a loss
- 1.91Loss ratio, whole span
Causes that carried the indemnity in Parmer County
- ARPI/SCO/STAX Crops Only $145,798,781 indemnity · 10 years
Cotton 10 years filed
- 1.61Low end of the filed band
- 2.02Middle of the filed band
- 2.42High end of the filed band
- 2016Worst year filed (3.66)
- 10Years filed
- $60,797,515Premium filed
- $121,532,954Indemnity paid
- $153,811,473Liability insured
- 325,316Quantity planted
- 458,228Quantity lost
- 2,856Policies
- 2,854Policies with a loss
- 2.00Loss ratio, whole span
Causes that carried the indemnity in Parmer County
- Drought $26,831,412 indemnity · 9 years
- Hot Wind $26,646,011 indemnity · 8 years
- Hail $20,292,898 indemnity · 10 years
- Wind/Excess Wind $13,486,124 indemnity · 10 years
- ARPI/SCO/STAX Crops Only $12,578,050 indemnity · 8 years
- Heat $10,641,458 indemnity · 9 years
Corn 10 years filed
- 2.98Low end of the filed band
- 6.13Middle of the filed band
- 9.09High end of the filed band
- 2016Worst year filed (9.90)
- 10Years filed
- $12,075,383Premium filed
- $76,775,760Indemnity paid
- $165,055,042Liability insured
- 210,781Quantity planted
- 211,051Quantity lost
- 1,800Policies
- 1,796Policies with a loss
- 6.36Loss ratio, whole span
Causes that carried the indemnity in Parmer County
- Heat $29,229,658 indemnity · 8 years
- Hot Wind $25,976,028 indemnity · 10 years
- Hail $12,594,803 indemnity · 10 years
- ARPI/SCO/STAX/MP Crops Only $3,408,174 indemnity · 5 years
- Excess Moisture/Precipitation/Rain $3,017,826 indemnity · 7 years
- Mycotoxin $1,319,078 indemnity · 4 years
Wheat 10 years filed
- 0.91Low end of the filed band
- 1.28Middle of the filed band
- 2.70High end of the filed band
- 2022Worst year filed (3.12)
- 10Years filed
- $12,505,047Premium filed
- $22,801,166Indemnity paid
- $27,830,283Liability insured
- 280,719Quantity planted
- 280,928Quantity lost
- 1,606Policies
- 1,598Policies with a loss
- 1.82Loss ratio, whole span
Causes that carried the indemnity in Parmer County
- Drought $16,561,167 indemnity · 10 years
- Hail $1,914,144 indemnity · 8 years
- Wind/Excess Wind $1,634,403 indemnity · 10 years
- Hot Wind $1,606,783 indemnity · 10 years
- Freeze $407,456 indemnity · 7 years
- ARPI/SCO/STAX/MP Crops Only $391,220 indemnity · 5 years
Silage Sorghum 10 years filed
- 2.10Low end of the filed band
- 3.24Middle of the filed band
- 5.06High end of the filed band
- 2020Worst year filed (5.94)
- 10Years filed
- $3,115,562Premium filed
- $10,908,519Indemnity paid
- $19,002,115Liability insured
- 42,202Quantity planted
- 42,287Quantity lost
- 397Policies
- 397Policies with a loss
- 3.50Loss ratio, whole span
Causes that carried the indemnity in Parmer County
- Hot Wind $6,111,296 indemnity · 8 years
- Heat $3,202,704 indemnity · 9 years
- ARPI/SCO/ECO/STAX/MP/HIP WI Crops Only $386,419 indemnity · 4 years
- Wind/Excess Wind $378,252 indemnity · 6 years
- Hail $344,135 indemnity · 5 years
- Other (Snow, Lightning, Etc.) $216,205 indemnity · 1 years
Grain Sorghum 10 years filed
- 1.35Low end of the filed band
- 2.17Middle of the filed band
- 2.66High end of the filed band
- 2022Worst year filed (3.02)
- 10Years filed
- $4,341,615Premium filed
- $10,076,385Indemnity paid
- $13,127,194Liability insured
- 92,775Quantity planted
- 92,776Quantity lost
- 875Policies
- 875Policies with a loss
- 2.32Loss ratio, whole span
Causes that carried the indemnity in Parmer County
- Drought $4,974,152 indemnity · 10 years
- Heat $2,574,895 indemnity · 9 years
- Hot Wind $1,586,436 indemnity · 9 years
- Hail $427,578 indemnity · 6 years
- ARPI/SCO/STAX/MP/HIP WI Crops Only $194,078 indemnity · 4 years
- Freeze $132,693 indemnity · 3 years
Pasture,Rangeland,Forage 10 years filed
- 0.61Low end of the filed band
- 1.73Middle of the filed band
- 2.06High end of the filed band
- 2017Worst year filed (2.45)
- 10Years filed
- $4,628,358Premium filed
- $7,631,859Indemnity paid
- $16,897,734Liability insured
- 270,744Quantity planted
- 0Quantity lost
- 2,457Policies
- 2,457Policies with a loss
- 1.65Loss ratio, whole span
Causes that carried the indemnity in Parmer County
- ARPI/SCO/STAX Crops Only $7,631,859 indemnity · 10 years
Soybeans 7 years filed
- 3.32Low end of the filed band
- 5.81Middle of the filed band
- 13.77High end of the filed band
- 2017Worst year filed (13.77)
- 7Years filed
- $450,147Premium filed
- $2,307,024Indemnity paid
- $2,441,109Liability insured
- 2,297Quantity planted
- 2,297Quantity lost
- 25Policies
- 25Policies with a loss
- 5.13Loss ratio, whole span
Causes that carried the indemnity in Parmer County
- Heat $1,362,351 indemnity · 4 years
- Hot Wind $398,271 indemnity · 2 years
- Other (Snow, Lightning, Etc.) $324,000 indemnity · 1 years
- ARPI/SCO/ECO/STAX/MP/HIP-WI/PACE Crops Only $130,680 indemnity · 1 years
- Excess Moisture/Precipitation/Rain $76,355 indemnity · 3 years
- Hail $15,368 indemnity · 2 years
Barley 8 years filed
- 1.23Low end of the filed band
- 1.87Middle of the filed band
- 3.00High end of the filed band
- 2017Worst year filed (3.00)
- 8Years filed
- $320,169Premium filed
- $632,555Indemnity paid
- $808,540Liability insured
- 8,416Quantity planted
- 8,416Quantity lost
- 70Policies
- 70Policies with a loss
- 1.98Loss ratio, whole span
Causes that carried the indemnity in Parmer County
- Drought $557,926 indemnity · 5 years
- Hail $54,511 indemnity · 5 years
- Wind/Excess Wind $11,356 indemnity · 4 years
- Freeze $7,839 indemnity · 2 years
- Heat $1,658 indemnity · 2 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.