Premium Rate Design and Risk Regionalization for the Policy-Based Wheat Insurance of Henan Province in China

Panpan Diao () and Zhang Zhonggen
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Zhang Zhonggen: School of Management, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China

Asia-Pacific Journal of Risk and Insurance, 2015, vol. 9, issue 2, 203-229

Abstract: The policy-based insurance has an important significance to guarantee wheat production, maintain food security and stabilize farmers’ incomes. Pricing for wheat insurance and the risk regionalization are the basis for the smooth development of wheat insurance, especially for Henan province which is the largest wheat production area of China. Therefore, first, the premium rate is calculated using parametric method. Second, the comprehensive wheat production risk scores of all cities in Henan province are calculated through factor analysis, considering the risk exposure in wheat production, the local government’s financial supporting ability, farmers’ economic ability and expected yield loss rate. In addition, the cities are regionalized with method of cluster analysis as well. In addition, it brings out some suggestions to promote the development of policy-based wheat insurance of Henan province.

Keywords: policy-based wheat insurance; premium rate determination; risk regionalization (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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