Purpose – The purpose of this study is to investigate the key issues and challenges in risk management and insurance in … insurance in China. Surveys were conducted by e‐mail, mail and fax to selected clients, contractors (project director, project … found that cultural considerations inhibit proper implementation of risk management in China's construction industry. It is …

welfare in terms of changes in consumption and coping strategies to deal with flood risk. This study is based on Bihar, one of … econometric (probit) model was developed to test the null hypothesis of the availability of consumption insurance, and the … livelihood opportunities. Originality/value This study discusses flood risk in terms of changes in household welfare, identifies …

insurance industry. These are important impacts of the liberalization and opening of the German insurance market. With the aid …

insurance to employers: when firms are hit by temporary shocks, the effect on profits is cushioned by risk sharing with workers … wages and profitability. The alternative explanation of risk sharing between workers and employers has not been tested …. Using a unique panel data set for four African countries, we find strong evidence of risk sharing. Workers in effect offer …

aims to assess whether adjusted gross revenue‐type insurance instruments meet insurability conditions when applied to dairy … sources of variation in adjusted gross revenue and adjusted gross revenue less feed purchases. In‐sample insurance premiums … trigger a higher frequency of indemnities under a whole farm revenue insurance contract. Research limitations …

‐based insurance to revenue‐based insurance has spatial patterns. Conventional risk variables such as yield variability, price … producers and insurance agents, on insurance decisions. Originality/value – Traditional risk variables are consistently …Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the spatial components of producer heterogeneity in crop insurance …

marketing and crop insurance decisions are estimated for a risk‐averse producer under typical cash rent and share rent … price risk management alternatives. However, while insurance and marketing play a role under both types of land tenure …Purpose – This study seeks to evaluate the impacts of land rental arrangements on crop insurance and grain marketing …

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 – 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 research is to study the weather risk management practices of agriculture producers. In … particular, the authors look at the extent to which farmers use weather derivatives to complement insurance. Unlike insurance …, weather derivatives mitigate risk associated with low intensity, high probability events and therefore offer the potential of …