Making Insurance Markets Work for Farmers in India

Making Insurance Markets Work for Farmers in India

India's crop insurance program is the world's largest with 25 million farmers insured. Yet 85 million farmer households are not covered. Issues in design, particularly related to delays in claims settlements, explain the low coverage. To...

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Main Authors: Mahul, Olivier, Verma, Niraj
Format: Brief
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:
ACCESS TO FINANCE
ADVERSE SELECTION
ADVISORY SERVICES
AGRICULTURAL INSURANCE
BANKS
BASIS RISK
BUDGET MANAGEMENT
CAPACITY BUILDING
CAPITAL MARKETS
CATASTROPHIC LOSSES
COVERAGE
CROP FAILURE
CROP FAILURES
CROP INSURANCE
CROP INSURANCE SCHEME
DEBT
DEBTS
DEDUCTIBLES
DISASTER
DISASTER REDUCTION
DISASTER RISK
DISASTERS
EXPOSURE
FARMER
FARMERS
FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE
FINANCIAL LIABILITY
FINANCIAL SECTOR
FINANCIAL SUSTAINABILITY
FORMAL BANKING
FORMAL BANKING SYSTEM
GLOBAL CAPITAL
GLOBAL CAPITAL MARKETS
HOUSEHOLDS
INCOME
INDEMNITY
INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY
INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY BUILDING
INSURANCE COMPANIES
INSURANCE COMPANY
INSURANCE MARKET
INSURANCE MARKETS
INSURANCE POLICY
INSURANCE PRODUCTS
INSURER
INSURERS
INTERNATIONAL BEST PRACTICE
KEY BENEFITS
KEY CHALLENGES
LANDSLIDES
LENDERS
LOSS RATIO
MORAL HAZARDS
NATURAL DISASTERS
OUTPUT
OUTPUTS
OUTREACH
PORTFOLIO
PREMIUMS
PRIVATE INSURANCE
PRIVATE REINSURANCE
PROGRAMS
PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS
RATES
REINSURANCE
REINSURANCE CAPACITY
REINSURANCE COMPANIES
REINSURANCE MARKETS
REINSURERS
RESERVES
RISK ASSESSMENT
RISK MITIGATION
RISK PROFILES
RISK TRANSFER
RISK-BASED PRICING
SETTLEMENT
SOCIAL COST
SUSTAINABILITY
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
UNDERWRITING
VILLAGE
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2010/11/13914562/making-insurance-markets-work-farmers-india
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/10469

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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2010/11/13914562/making-insurance-markets-work-farmers-india
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/10469

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