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The Economics of Crop Hail Insurance

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  • Bercammen, James
  • Pannell, David J.

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A stylized model of crop hail insurance is developed to examine the properties of the demand for such insurance. Only in the simplest case (i.e., a static model with no hail-free crop revenue uncertainty) do the results resemble those conforming to the standard theory of insurance. Allowing for crop revenue uncertainty and for dynamic updating both induce the farmer to underinsure despite an actuarially fair premium rate. The underinsurance result also emerges in a more general model • where hail insurance is purchased along with an all-risk insurance contract. In this more general model, two alternative approaches currently in use in North America are examined and their efficiency properties compared.

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  • Bercammen, James & Pannell, David J., 1996. "The Economics of Crop Hail Insurance," Discussion Papers 232271, University of Western Australia, School of Agricultural and Resource Economics.
    • Handle: RePEc:ags:uwapdp:232271
    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.232271
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    1. Mingyu Hu & Fujin Yi & Hong Zhou & Feier Yan, 2024. "The More the Better? Reconsidering the Welfare Effect of Crop Insurance Premium Subsidy," Agriculture, MDPI, vol. 14(11), pages 1-19, November.
    2. Anastasia Burkovskaya & Adam Teperski & Kadir Atalay, 2022. "Framing and insurance choices," Journal of Risk & Insurance, The American Risk and Insurance Association, vol. 89(2), pages 311-337, June.
    3. Kohne, Manfred, 2001. "Perspektiven der landwirtschaftlichen Betriebslehre," German Journal of Agricultural Economics, Humboldt-Universitaet zu Berlin, Department for Agricultural Economics, vol. 50(04), pages 1-10.

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