Risk modeling concepts relating to the design and rating of agricultural insurance contracts [electronic resource] / Barry K. Goodwin and Olivier Mahul.

By: Goodwin, Barry KContributor(s): Mahul, Olivier | World BankMaterial type: TextTextSeries: Policy research working papers ; 3392. | World Bank e-LibraryPublication details: [Washington, D.C. : World Bank, 2004]Subject(s): Agricultural insurance | Risk (Insurance)Additional physical formats: Goodwin, Barry K.: Risk modeling concepts relating to the design and rating of agricultural insurance contracts.LOC classification: HG3881.5.W57Online resources: Click here to access online Also available in print.Abstract: "Goodwin and Mahul identify the key issues and concerns that arise in the design and rating of crop yield insurance plans, with a particular emphasis on production risk modeling. The authors show how the availability of data shapes the insurance scheme and the ratemaking procedures. Relying on the U.S. experience and recent developments in statistics and econometrics, they review risk modeling concepts and provide technical guidelines in the development of crop insurance plans. Finally, they show how these risk modeling techniques can be extended to price risk in order to develop crop revenue insurance schemes. This paper--a product of the Financial Sector Operations and Policy Department--is part of a larger effort in the department to develop effective risk management and financial products for agriculture"--World Bank web site.
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"Goodwin and Mahul identify the key issues and concerns that arise in the design and rating of crop yield insurance plans, with a particular emphasis on production risk modeling. The authors show how the availability of data shapes the insurance scheme and the ratemaking procedures. Relying on the U.S. experience and recent developments in statistics and econometrics, they review risk modeling concepts and provide technical guidelines in the development of crop insurance plans. Finally, they show how these risk modeling techniques can be extended to price risk in order to develop crop revenue insurance schemes. This paper--a product of the Financial Sector Operations and Policy Department--is part of a larger effort in the department to develop effective risk management and financial products for agriculture"--World Bank web site.

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