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        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>PART I, LINE 1B</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
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        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>PART I, LINE 3</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>A WRITTEN EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT WAS PUT IN PLACE AND AGREED UPON WITH THE PRESIDENT AND THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>PART I, LINES 4A-B</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>THOMAS ZACHARIAS - $30,000 SUPPLEMENTAL NON-QUALIFIED RETIREMENT PLAN SHERRI SCHARFF - $30,000 SUPPLEMENTAL NON-QUALIFIED RETIREMENT PLAN JAY MATTHEW SOUTH - $30,000 SUPPLEMENTAL NON-QUALIFIED RETIREMENT PLAN DEAN STRASSER - $30,000 SUPPLEMENTAL NON-QUALIFIED RETIREMENT PLAN</ExplanationTxt>
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        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>NCIS IS A TRADE ASSOCIATION WHOSE MEMBERS ARE INSURANCE COMPANIES AND REINSURANCE COMPANIES. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS IS ELECTED ANNUALLY BY NCIS MEMBERS. PER NCIS BYLAWS, SOME ACTIONS OF THE GOVERNING BODY (E.G., BYLAW REVISIONS, DISSOLUTION) ARE SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF NCIS MEMBERS.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>NCIS IS A TRADE ASSOCIATION WHOSE MEMBERS ARE INSURANCE COMPANIES AND REINSURANCE COMPANIES. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS IS ELECTED ANNUALLY BY NCIS MEMBERS. PER NCIS BYLAWS, SOME ACTIONS OF THE GOVERNING BODY (E.G., BYLAW REVISIONS, DISSOLUTION) ARE SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF NCIS MEMBERS.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7B</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>NCIS IS A TRADE ASSOCIATION WHOSE MEMBERS ARE INSURANCE COMPANIES AND REINSURANCE COMPANIES. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS IS ELECTED ANNUALLY BY NCIS MEMBERS. PER NCIS BYLAWS, SOME ACTIONS OF THE GOVERNING BODY (E.G., BYLAW REVISIONS, DISSOLUTION) ARE SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF NCIS MEMBERS.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>THE 990 INFORMATION IS PREPARED BY THE ORGANIZATION'S PERSONNEL AND SENT TO AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTING FIRM FOR PREPARATION OF THE FORM. THE PREPARED 990 IS REVIEWED BY MEMBERS OF THE ORGANIZATION'S ACCOUNTING PERSONNEL AND EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT. EACH MEMBER OF THE ORGANIZATION'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECEIVES A COPY OF THE ENTIRE 990 DRAFT AND ATTACHED SCHEDULES AND ARE GIVEN A ONE-WEEK PERIOD DURING WHICH EACH HAS AN OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW AND COMMENT ON THE INFORMATION INCLUDED IN THE RETURN. ONCE THE 990 IS DEEMED FINAL, THE INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTING FIRM FILES WITH THE IRS ELECTRONICALLY.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>ENACTED IN 2019, THE WRITTEN CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS DISTRIBUTED AND DISCUSSED WITH BOARD/STAFF/ETC ANNUALLY, WHO AFFIRM THEIR UNDERSTANDING AND COMPLIANCE.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>COMPENSATION FOR THE PRESIDENT OF NCIS IS DETERMINED BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE GOVERNING BODY, AS THIS POWER IS DELEGATED TO THIS COMMITTEE BY THE GOVERNING BODY. THEIR CRITERIA FOR DETERMINING COMPENSATION IS AS FOLLOWS: PERFORMANCE-BASED, AS WELL AS A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF SALARIES OF INSURANCE EXECUTIVES WITHIN THE BUSINESS. COMPENSATION FOR THE OFFICERS OF NCIS (EXECUTIVE V.P.'S, CONTROLLER, ETC.) ARE DETERMINED BY THE PRESIDENT, AS THIS POWER WAS DELEGATED TO THE PRESIDENT BY THE GOVERNING BODY. COMPENSATION IS BASED ON PERFORMANCE AS WELL AS A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF SALARIES OF SIMILAR POSITIONS WITHIN THE INDUSTRY.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>NCIS KEEPS COPIES OF ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, AND TAX RETURNS AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION. THEY ARE AVAILABLE IN ELECTRONIC FORMAT AND ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. REQUESTORS CAN SEND A WRITTEN REQUEST TO THE ORGANIZATION'S HEADQUARTERS TO ARRANGE FOR INSPECTION OF THE DOCUMENTS MENTIONED ABOVE.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <ExplanationTxt>NATIONAL CROP INSURANCE SERVICES, INC. HAS AN AUDIT COMMITTEE WHO OVERSEES THE SELECTION OF THE INDEPENDENT AUDITORS FOR THE ORGANIZATION.</ExplanationTxt>
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