A Look Back at Some Recent AgriNet Enhancements
By Scott Speaker, Chief Information Officer
At AgriSompo, we’re determined to make our AgriNet system the most powerful crop insurance processing platform in the business.
Our development team is constantly at work adding new features, improving workflows and keeping the system up to date with the latest RMA requirements. Most importantly, our work on AgriNet is always guided by agent requests and feedback.
I’m proud of the work our team has done, and today I’d like to revisit several major improvements we’ve made to the AgriNet system over the past several months. Make sure that your agency is taking full advantage of all these enhancements!
The Policyholder Tracking System (PHTS)
Our Policyholder Tracking System is a new tool for importing APH databases into AgriNet which makes the process quick and simple – that means no more manual keying of histories! Agents and underwriters can use an easy-to-understand interface to manage their APHs, with the flexibility to load everything at once or select databases individually.
Click here for a guide to the PHTS.
The Profit Matrix
The Profit Matrix is a powerful addition to AgriNet Quoting which creates plan comparisons tailored to an individual policyholder’s unique needs. Agents can generate custom quotes based on the precise expenses and incomes of a given operation. The system concisely compares up to five insurance options at once and clearly illustrates how a policyholder’s coverage will change with various plan and yield combinations.
Click here for a guide to the Profit Matrix.
Our Updated Billing Statement
Completely redesigned by popular demand, our new billing statement has been carefully formatted for ease of understanding and to clarify the various due dates associated with both private products and Multi-Peril Crop Insurance.
Click here for a guide to the new Billing Statement.
A Faster SOI Workflow
We recently completed a major project to expedite the issuance of Schedules of Insurance. This upgrade will get SOIs into the hands of agents and policyholders without the delay of waiting for acreage report verification. This allows agents to verify policy information sooner and correct any mistakes earlier in the policy life cycle.
AgriNet Mapping’s Quick Plant
Our highly requested Quick Plant tool allows users to rapidly report multiple fields at once with just a few easy clicks. It functions similarly to the Quick Report tool available in the previous version of AgriNet Mapping.
This versatile feature may also be used to report Prevented Planting acres and uninsurable acres, and to edit previously-created planting events.
Click here for a video guide to using Quick Plant.
AgriNet Connect
Available now for your mobile device, AgriNet Connect allows agents to open claims from anywhere. And it’s not just agents who benefit: producers can check the status of their claims on the go, and our adjusters can use the platform to get to the field faster, work claims more easily and get your clients paid more quickly.
Click here for a guide to AgriNet Connect.
The Support Center and AgriNet University
Experiencing an issue with AgriNet? Our team is here to help! Have an idea to make it better? We want to hear it! With the AgriNet Support Center, agents can report software issues, request updates, view the status of their open tickets and connect directly with our support specialists. Visit agrisompo.com/help to get started.
And don’t forget about our brand new AgriNet University: your go-to destination for software training materials tailored for both new and experienced agents.
Agent Testimonial: Why Crop Insurance Matters
Kyle Mahuika is a crop insurance agent out of Washington who has partnered with AgriSompo. He is a passionate advocate for the crop insurance program and the role it plays in protecting the livelihoods of American producers.
In this short video, Kyle perfectly articulates the importance of crop insurance as an indispensable safeguard for farmers and our country’s food system. “These growers wake up early every morning and work hard – basically on a hope and a prayer that they’ll be able to grow their crop and sell it at a profitable price,” he says. “Crop insurance is the only risk mitigation tool they have to ensure that they can come back and do it another year.”
Want to help protect the future of American agriculture? Join ACRE!
We created the American Coalition for Rural Engagement, or ACRE, to ensure that agents and producers have a voice in Washington. We work to educate officials and the public about crop insurance and to promote policy that supports the growth, flexibility and reach of the crop insurance program.
Click here to learn more about ACRE and to join. With your support, we will continue to fight for crop insurance, for rural communities, and for agents like Kyle Mahuika who insure the food that America depends on.
Software Spotlight: Keying MCO in AgriNet
The AgriNet system has recently been updated to support the new Margin Coverage Option (MCO) endorsement.
MCO is designed to protect producers of corn, cotton, grain sorghum, rice, soybeans and spring wheat in select states from unexpected declines in operating margins. MCO offers area-based coverage for losses due to falling yields, commodity prices, or rising input costs and can be added to existing insurance plans like YP, RP, RP-HPE, or APH.
Click here for a guide to keying MCO in AgriNet.
Regulation Roundup
This month, the Federal Crop Insurance Commission made changes to the Florida Citrus Fruit policy for the 2027 crop year. The Pistachio Crop Provisions were amended for the 2026 crop year to allow optional units by organic farming practice and to apply several other changes.
For the Common Crop Insurance Policy, the Risk Management Agency (RMA) approved 2026 CY projected prices and price volatility factors for insurance offers with a projected price discovery period of July 15, 2025, through August 14, 2025.
To stay up to date with the latest information, be sure to bookmark the RMA’s “What’s New” page and check it out regularly.
RMA Announces Increased SCO Premium Subsidy, Other Changes
The Risk Management Agency has announced several changes to the federal crop insurance program as a result of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. These changes are effective for all policies with a sales closing date on or after July 1, 2025.
Changes to the program include the following.
The premium subsidy rate for the Supplemental Coverage Option (SCO), Enhanced Coverage Option (ECO), Margin Coverage Option (MCO), Hurricane Insurance Protection - Wind Index (HIP-WI) and the Fire Insurance Protection Smoke Index (FIP-SI) endorsements has increased from 65% to 80%.
Beginning Farmer and Rancher (BFR) benefits have been expanded.
The Whole Farm Revenue Protection policy has increased its maximum coverage level from 85% to 90%.
Producers may now purchase SCO regardless of their Area Risk Coverage (ARC) elections.
Premium subsidy rates for Common Crop Insurance Policy coverages have been updated.
Click here for details.
Review the Latest Policy Changes
Several provisions and handbooks have been updated this month, including:
One Big Beautiful Bill Amendment (25-OBBA)
Pistachio Crop Provisions (26-0470)
Click here to view the full list of provisions and handbooks which have been updated for the 2026 crop year. Please contact your AgriSompo representatives with any questions or for more information.
Software Training Webinars
Are you getting the most out of the AgriNet system? Beginning next week, our team of AgriNet experts will host live online events to answer your questions and guide you through the intricacies of the AgriNet suite.
Click here to register for our Quoting webinar on September 3. Click here for the September 17 event.
Click here to register for our Keying an Application webinar on September 10.
Looking for other agent trainings? Click here!
Need to sign up for the Fall Update? Click here!
General News and Reminders
Our New Agency Services Process
To improve response times and customer service, our Agency Services team has transitioned from one centralized email address (AgAgencySvs@sompo-intl.com) to multiple regionalized email addresses.
Please make a note of the new email address for your region:
Great Lakes: AgAgencySvsGL@sompo-intl.com
West: AgAgencySvsW@sompo-intl.com
Southeast: AgAgencySvsSE@sompo-intl.com
Upper Midwest: AgAgencySvsUMW@sompo-intl.com
Midwest: AgAgencySvsMW@sompo-intl.com
Southwest: AgAgencySvsSW@sompo-intl.com
National Accounts only: AgAgencySvs@sompo-intl.com
This change will allow our Agency Services analysts to better manage relationships with agencies, agents, employees and adjusters in their regions.
Help Us Collect Policyholder Email Addresses
One of AgriSompo’s goals is to improve efficiencies and lower our carbon footprint with regard to physical mailings. We are working toward sending these documents digitally, decreasing the time for insureds to receive policy documentation.
To help us achieve this goal, please ensure your customers have a valid email address on file using the Insured Address List report in AgriNet.
This report can be found under the Reports tab. Open the Underwriting menu and select Insured Address List. The report may be exported into an Excel or PDF document. AgriSompo thanks you for your cooperation and assistance.
Important Reminder
Policyholders for Reinsurance Year 2026 will soon start to receive a notice (as required by policy) regarding changes to basic provisions, crop policies, endorsements and special provisions of insurance.
You can access past and current Insured Notifications within the Saba system. In the Crop Insurance Wiki section, click Insured Notifications. The notifications are organized by the sales closing date (when applicable) or the mailing date. We hope this will assist with any questions your customers may have after receiving a notification letter.
Insureds that are eligible for precision agriculture (PA) will also soon start receiving information about where to obtain the PA Enrollment Guidelines as required by the RMA. PA only applies to category B crops.
Please contact your AgriSompo representative if you have any questions.
Notice of Policy Document Issuance
Following sales closing dates, insureds will receive policy issuance letters along with a coverage confirmation. These documents can be viewed within AgriNet in the policy's Imaging screen.
Please contact your AgriSompo representative with any questions.
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