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Innovations in Index Insurance for the Poor in Low-Income Countries

In: Financial Inclusion, Innovation, And Investments Biotechnology and Capital Markets Working for the Poor

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  • Jerry Skees

    (Department of Agricultural Economics, University of Kentucky, USA and GlobalAgRisk, Inc., USA)

Abstract

The following sections are included:IntroductionEffects of Weather Risk in Lower Income CountriesWhy Weather-Based Agricultural Insurance is Needed in Lower Income CountriesWeather Insurance Can Spur Rural Financial Markets by Transferring RiskWeather Insurance Can Support Development and Improve Government and Donor Response to Natural Disaster in Lower Income CountriesTraditional Agricultural InsuranceConstraints to Traditional Weather InsuranceTwo Types of Traditional Crop Insurance: Named Peril and Multiple Peril Crop InsuranceSubsidizing Traditional Agricultural InsuranceA New Approach — Index Insurance for Weather RiskAdvantages of Index InsuranceLimitations and Preconditions of Index InsuranceRole of Governments and DonorsSupporting Improvements in the Legal and Regulatory EnvironmentSupporting Improvements in Data Systems and Data CollectionSupporting Educational Efforts About the Use of Weather InsuranceSupporting Product DevelopmentSupporting Access to Global MarketsSupporting Financing for Catastrophic LossesApplications of Index InsuranceExamples of Household-Level Index InsuranceExample of Intermediate-Level Index InsuranceExamples of National- and International-Level Index InsuranceA Look to the FutureBibliography

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  • Jerry Skees, 2011. "Innovations in Index Insurance for the Poor in Low-Income Countries," World Scientific Book Chapters, in: Ralph D Christy & Vicki L Bogan (ed.), Financial Inclusion, Innovation, And Investments Biotechnology and Capital Markets Working for the Poor, chapter 5, pages 73-100, World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd..
    • Handle: RePEc:wsi:wschap:9789814329941_0005
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