Developing Area-Triggered Whole-Farm Revenue Insurance

作者:Chalise Lekhnath*; Coble Keith H; Barnett Barry J; Miller J Corey
来源:Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, 2017, 42(1): 27-44.

摘要

Whole-farm revenue insurance is frequently suggested as a conceptually attractive alternative to commodity-specific insurance, but attempts to deliver farm-level whole-farm revenue insurance (FWFI) have been fraught with underwriting and actuarial challenges. This study develops customizable area-based whole-farm insurance (CAWFI) that overcomes some known impediments to existing designs. Certainty equivalents are generated for representative farms in Kansas, North Dakota, Illinois, and Mississippi. We find that a restricted CAWFI design generates significant risk reduction at much lower cost than FWFI.

  • 出版日期2017-1