400.168—Obligations of participating insurance company.
The Agreement will include the following among the obligations of the Company.
(a)
The Company shall follow all applicable Corporation procedures in its administration of the crop insurance policies reinsured.
(b)
The Company shall make available to all eligible producers in the areas designated in its plan of operations as approved by the Corporation:
(1)
The crop insurance plans for the crops designated in its plan of operation in those counties within a State, or a portion of a State, where the Secretary of Agriculture has determined that insurance is available through local offices of the United States Department of Agriculture; and
(2)
Catastrophic risk protection, limited, and additional coverage plans of insurance for all crops, for which such insurance is made available by the Corporation, in all counties within a state, or a portion of State, where the Secretary of Agriculture has determined that insurance is no longer available through local offices of the United States Department of Agriculture.
(c)
The Company shall provide the Corporation, on forms approved by the Corporation all information that the Corporation may deem relevant in the administration of the Agreement, including a list of all applicants determined to be ineligible for crop insurance coverage and all insured producers cancelled or terminated from insurance, along with the reason for such action, the crop program, and the amount of coverage for each.
(d)
The Company shall utilize only loss adjustment procedures and methods that are approved by the Corporation.
(e)
The Company shall sell the policies covered under the Agreement through licensed agents or brokers who have successfully completed a training course approved by the Corporation.
(f)
The Company shall not discriminate against any employee, applicant for employment, insured or applicant for insurance because of race, color, religion, sex age, handicap, or national origin.