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Crop-loss band · New York
Washington County, New York — crop-loss band
- 0.79Low end of the band
- 4.11Middle of the band
- 5.73High end of the band
- 2019Worst year (6.13)
- 10Years filed
What stands out
- Between its 2023 and 2024 filings its loss ratio fell from 3.16 to 0.79 and its premium fell from $260,263 to $81,045.
- Its middle loss ratio of 4.11 ranks 5th highest of the 27 counties in New York with a filed crop-loss record.
- Its 2 commodities are the fewest of New York’s 27 county records; the most is 8.
- Across its 10 filed years it paid $3,717,679 of indemnity on $935,373 of premium, a loss ratio of 3.97.
- It ran a loss ratio above 1.0 in 9 of its 10 filed years; its lowest was 0.79 in 2024 and its highest 6.13 in 2019.
Every line is computed by formula from this county’s own filed figures; nothing is estimated.
Washington County by filed year
| Year | Premium | Indemnity | Liability | Policies | Policies with a loss | Loss ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | $50,255 | $237,246 | $559,492 | 11 | 11 | 4.72 |
| 2016 | $49,356 | $220,320 | $280,574 | 6 | 6 | 4.46 |
| 2017 | $102,098 | $585,275 | $1,157,700 | 37 | 37 | 5.73 |
| 2018 | $33,730 | $170,749 | $246,841 | 4 | 4 | 5.06 |
| 2019 | $123,653 | $757,449 | $854,117 | 27 | 27 | 6.13 |
| 2020 | $89,065 | $308,782 | $752,364 | 11 | 11 | 3.47 |
| 2021 | $109,801 | $451,353 | $1,350,110 | 15 | 14 | 4.11 |
| 2022 | $36,108 | $100,522 | $388,734 | 7 | 7 | 2.78 |
| 2023 | $260,263 | $822,017 | $3,065,729 | 16 | 16 | 3.16 |
| 2024 | $81,045 | $63,966 | $1,160,775 | 3 | 3 | 0.79 |
2 commodities insured in Washington County
| Commodity | Years | Low | Middle | High | Worst year | Whole span |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corn | 9 | 0.79 | 5.04 | 10.03 | 2019 (10.03) | 4.40 |
| Apples | 9 | 1.28 | 3.19 | 5.07 | 2018 (5.07) | 3.20 |
| Commodity | Premium | Indemnity | Liability | Planted | Lost | Policies | With a loss |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corn | $603,593 | $2,654,912 | $8,394,023 | 18,908 | 17,702 | 103 | 102 |
| Apples | $331,781 | $1,062,767 | $1,422,413 | 529 | 571 | 34 | 34 |
Causes that carried Washington County’s indemnity
Corn
- Excess Moisture/Precipitation/Rain $2,007,763 indemnity · 7 years
- Drought $375,616 indemnity · 5 years
- Cold Wet Weather $256,175 indemnity · 2 years
- Hot Wind $8,026 indemnity · 1 years
- Decline in Price $7,333 indemnity · 1 years
Apples
- Freeze $520,768 indemnity · 5 years
- Hail $175,948 indemnity · 4 years
- Excess Moisture/Precipitation/Rain $156,515 indemnity · 3 years
- Other (Snow, Lightning, Etc.) $147,417 indemnity · 1 years
- Wind/Excess Wind $22,939 indemnity · 3 years
- Cold Wet Weather $15,962 indemnity · 2 years
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Source: USDA Risk Management Agency, Cause of Loss Summary of Business. Methodology.