Purpose – In the USA, private insurance companies serve as an integral part of the delivery and risk sharing of the … federal crop insurance program. Governed by the Standard Reinsurance Agreement (SRA), private crop insurance companies must … designate an eligible crop insurance contract to the assigned risk, developmental, or commercial funds. While the SRA restricts …

limitations/implications – This study helps to determine whether the adoption of GM crops increases the profitability of farms …Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to assess the impacts of GM crop adoption on the profitability of farms operated … adoption on financial performance of farms operated by YBFR. The methodology employed in this study corrects for the …

Purpose – This article seeks to examine the reference yield calculation method used in crop insurance rating and … provides recommendations that could potentially improve actuarial performance of the Federal crop insurance program. Design … Federal crop insurance program. Findings – The results suggest that reference yields, which at the time of this study are …

Purpose – This study seeks to evaluate the impacts of land rental arrangements on crop insurance and grain marketing … marketing and crop insurance decisions are estimated for a risk-averse producer under typical cash rent and share rent … agreements using numerical simulation methods. Findings – Results indicate that the availability of crop insurance impacts the …

also introduce supplemental crop insurance coverage for shallow revenue losses. Design/methodology/approach – This paper … variation in expected per acre payment across programs, crops, and regions. In general, the Senate's bill would be expected to … price risks for the five major US crops and employs the model to evaluate expected payment rates and the distribution of …

also introduce supplemental crop insurance coverage for shallow revenue losses. Design/methodology/approach – This paper … variation in expected per acre payment across programs, crops, and regions. In general, the Senate's bill would be expected to … price risks for the five major US crops and employs the model to evaluate expected payment rates and the distribution of …

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine a new insurance policy against natural disasters. Design … his farm if and only if insurance improves the utility he is expecting over a given year. Therefore, the paper takes the … paper proves that the market for insurance could grow with a combination of participating contracts and market …

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the spatial components of producer heterogeneity in crop insurance …. Design/methodology/approach – County-level insurance and yield data are used to demonstrate that a gradual shift from yield …-based insurance to revenue-based insurance has spatial patterns. Conventional risk variables such as yield variability, price …

under ACRE, especially for crops characterized by low yield-price correlation. CRC insurance is found to be more effective … (ACRE) program on the risk-reducing effectiveness of crop insurance products. Design/methodology/approach – Three crop … (APH) and crop revenue coverage (CRC) insurance instruments are considered separately under the 2002 Farm Bill and under …