Making Insurance Markets Work for Farmers in India

Making Insurance Markets Work for Farmers in India

India's crop insurance program is the world's largest with 25 million farmers insured. Yet 85 million farmer households are not covered. Issues in design, particularly related to delays in claims settlements, explain the low coverage. To...

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Main Authors:	Mahul, Olivier, Verma, Niraj
Format:	Brief
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:	ACCESS TO FINANCE ADVERSE SELECTION ADVISORY SERVICES AGRICULTURAL INSURANCE BANKS BASIS RISK BUDGET MANAGEMENT CAPACITY BUILDING CAPITAL MARKETS CATASTROPHIC LOSSES COVERAGE CROP FAILURE CROP FAILURES CROP INSURANCE CROP INSURANCE SCHEME DEBT DEBTS DEDUCTIBLES DISASTER DISASTER REDUCTION DISASTER RISK DISASTERS EXPOSURE FARMER FARMERS FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FINANCIAL LIABILITY FINANCIAL SECTOR FINANCIAL SUSTAINABILITY FORMAL BANKING FORMAL BANKING SYSTEM GLOBAL CAPITAL GLOBAL CAPITAL MARKETS HOUSEHOLDS INCOME INDEMNITY INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY BUILDING INSURANCE COMPANIES INSURANCE COMPANY INSURANCE MARKET INSURANCE MARKETS INSURANCE POLICY INSURANCE PRODUCTS INSURER INSURERS INTERNATIONAL BEST PRACTICE KEY BENEFITS KEY CHALLENGES LANDSLIDES LENDERS LOSS RATIO MORAL HAZARDS NATURAL DISASTERS OUTPUT OUTPUTS OUTREACH PORTFOLIO PREMIUMS PRIVATE INSURANCE PRIVATE REINSURANCE PROGRAMS PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS RATES REINSURANCE REINSURANCE CAPACITY REINSURANCE COMPANIES REINSURANCE MARKETS REINSURERS RESERVES RISK ASSESSMENT RISK MITIGATION RISK PROFILES RISK TRANSFER RISK-BASED PRICING SETTLEMENT SOCIAL COST SUSTAINABILITY TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE UNDERWRITING VILLAGE
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2010/11/13914562/making-insurance-markets-work-farmers-india http://hdl.handle.net/10986/10469

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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2010/11/13914562/making-insurance-markets-work-farmers-india
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/10469