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 …

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 …