Making Insurance Markets Work for Farmers in India
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World Bank, Washington, DC
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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 address these
problems, the World Bank provided actuarial inputs, engaged
in policy dialogue, and facilitated the launch of an
innovative crop insurance program that will improve equity,
risk mitigation, and claims settlement for farmers; provide
tools for budget management and agricultural policy for
government; and open up the market for public- and
private-sector insurers and reinsurers. Initially, the
program will be available to an estimated 8 to 10 million
farmers, of whom 3 million are expected to participate in
the first year with a total sum insured in excess of $1
billion. Over time, this project could be scaled up to be
available to India's 110 million farmers. This smart
lesson describes lessons learned in developing and
implementing the crop insurance program.
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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