Government Support to Agricultural Insurance : Challenges and Options for Developing Countries

Governments in developing countries have been increasingly involved in the support of commercial agricultural (crop and livestock) insurance programs in recent years. A striking example is China, where, with support (and premium subsidies) from the...

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Main Authors:	Mahul, Olivier, Stutley, Charles J.
Format:	Publication
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank 2012
Subjects:	ACCIDENT ACCIDENTS AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS AGRICULTURAL INSURANCE AGRICULTURAL INSURANCE SCHEME AGRICULTURAL INSURANCE SCHEMES AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION ASYMMETRIC INFORMATION BANKS BASIS RISK BENEFICIARIES BONDS BROKERS CAPITAL MARKETS CATASTROPHE RISK FINANCING CATASTROPHIC EVENTS CATASTROPHIC INSURANCE CATASTROPHIC RISKS CLIMATE CLIMATE CHANGE COINSURANCE COMMERCIAL INSURANCE CONTINGENT LIABILITY COOPERATIVES COST OF CAPITAL COST OF INSURANCE COSTS OF INSURANCE CREDIT INSURANCE CROP INSURANCE CROP INSURANCE PREMIUM CROP INSURANCE PROGRAM CROP INSURANCE SCHEME DEVELOPMENT NETWORK DISASTER DISASTER RISK DISASTERS DONOR COMMUNITY DROUGHT DROUGHTS EARTHQUAKE EARTHQUAKES ECONOMIC ANALYSIS ECONOMIC COSTS ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC MODELS ECONOMIC WELFARE ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY EXCHANGE RATES EXTREME EVENTS EXTREME WEATHER EXTREME WEATHER EVENTS FARMER FEASIBILITY FINANCIAL CHALLENGES FINANCIAL COMPENSATION FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS FINANCIAL LOSS FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT FINANCIAL MARKETS FINANCIAL MECHANISM FINANCIAL MECHANISMS FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE FINANCIAL RISK FINANCIAL RISK MANAGEMENT FINANCIAL SERVICES FINANCIAL SUPPORT FIRE FLOOD FLOODS FUTURES GENERAL INSURANCE GROSS NATIONAL INCOME HEALTH CARE HEALTH RISK HOUSING HURRICANE HURRICANES INCOME INDEMNITIES INDEMNITY INDEMNITY INSURANCE INSURABILITY INSURABLE INTEREST INSURANCE AGENTS INSURANCE BROKER INSURANCE BROKERS INSURANCE COMPANIES INSURANCE COMPANY INSURANCE CONTRACT INSURANCE CONTRACTS INSURANCE COVERAGE INSURANCE CULTURE INSURANCE EXPERTS INSURANCE GUARANTEE INSURANCE MARKET INSURANCE MARKETS INSURANCE POLICY INSURANCE POOLS INSURANCE PREMIUM INSURANCE PREMIUM RATES INSURANCE PREMIUMS INSURANCE PRODUCT INSURANCE PRODUCTS INSURANCE SCHEMES INSURANCE SECTOR INSURANCE SOLUTIONS INSURERS INTEREST RATES INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL ORGANIZATIONS INTERNATIONAL REINSURANCE LIBERALIZATION LIFE INSURANCE LIFE INSURANCE PREMIUMS LIVESTOCK INSURANCE LOSS RATIO MARKET FAILURE MORAL HAZARD MULTIPLE PERIL CROP INSURANCE NATURAL DISASTER NATURAL DISASTERS NON-BANK NONLIFE INSURANCE OUTBREAKS POLICY MAKERS PORTFOLIO PRICE RISK PRICE VOLATILITY PRIMARY INSURER PRIVATE INSURANCE PRIVATE INSURANCE COMPANIES PROGRAMS PROPERTY INSURANCE PUBLIC INSURANCE RATES RE INSURANCE REDUCING POVERTY REGULATORY FRAMEWORK REINSURANCE AGREEMENT REINSURANCE CAPACITY REINSURANCE COMPANIES REINSURANCE CONTRACT REINSURANCE MARKETS REINSURER REINSURERS RELIEF RESERVES RISK ASSESSMENT RISK AVERSION RISK EXPOSURE RISK MANAGEMENT RISK MANAGEMENT POLICIES RISK MITIGATION RISK PROFILES RISK REDUCTION RISK TRANSFER SAFETY SAVINGS SOCIAL ASSISTANCE SOLVENCY STORM SUBSISTENCE FARMERS SUSTAINABILITY TOTAL COST TRANSACTIONS COSTS TREATY REINSURANCE UNCERTAINTIES UNDERWRITING WEATHER INSURANCE
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