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Agricultural Insurance

Theory and Practice and Application to Developing Countries

  • 2 Edición - 1 de mayo de 1981
  • Última edición
  • Autor: P. K. Ray
  • Idioma: Inglés

This book, which deals comprehensively with agricultural insurance, is the second edition of a book that was published in 1967. The book first deals with the nature of… Leer más

Descripción

This book, which deals comprehensively with agricultural insurance, is the second edition of a book that was published in 1967. The book first deals with the nature of agricultural risks and their insurability. The second part describes the principles and practices of the main types of insurance currently applied to agriculture in different countries. The third and last part is a critical examination of the applicability of the techniques of crop and livestock insurance so far evolved in developed countries to developing countries, and also the possibilities of international reinsurance of national crop insurance systems.

De interès para

For those studying the principles of insurance applied to agriculture; and for those wanting to establish forms of such insurance, particularly in the developing countries.

Índice

(partial) Agricultural risks and their insurability: Risks in agriculture

Different ways of meeting agricultural risks

Insurability of agricultural risks

Actuarial consideration of agricultural risks

Insurance organizations with reference to agriculture: Private insurance

Public insurance

Reinsurance

Crop insurance: Object and types of crop insurance

Specific risk crop insurance: against hail

All-risk crop insurance

Livestock insurance: Importance and forms of livestock insurance

Insurance of livestock: general

Insurance of livestock against specific risks and slaughter stock

Farm property insurance: Farm fire insurance

Agriculture and forestry vehicles insurance

Personal and liability insurance for farmers

Agricultural insurance in developing countries

Comprehensive bibliography.

Detalles del producto

  • Edición: 2
  • Última edición
  • Publicado: 1 de mayo de 1981
  • Idioma: Inglés

Sobre el autor

PR

P. K. Ray

Afiliaciones y experiencia
Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations, Rome, Italy

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