The Companion Hail policy provides coverage on an acre basis against hail, fire and transit perils on the portion of crops not insured under a Multiple Peril Crop Insurance (MPCI) policy. The concept of the Companion plan for hail/fire is that the liability will be paid out at or before the severity of loss at which point a loss would be payable under the MPCI policy.
The Companion Hail policy provides a loss payment when the average appraised percent of loss exceeds 5.0%. The loss payment would be the percent of loss in excess of 5.0%, multiplied by the selected increasing payment factor. The Companion plan covers all the acreage of each eligible crop, with the sameincreasing payment factor. The policy is only written in conjunction with an MPCI policy. |