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The demand for micro-insurance: a literature review
Why are demand and renewal rates for micro-insurance so low despite the important protection against disasters it may offer? To address the puzzle this paper provides a selective overview of the current state of research on demand from farmers for risk micro-insurance mostly associated to lack and excess of rainfall (drought and flood). It first looks at the theoretical research and then reviews the empirical evidence on the factors influencing risk attitude and demand for disaster insurance from low-income farmers.
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Available online: http://www.preventionweb.net/files/29829_29829rp26final1.pdf
Ombeline De Bock ; Wouter Gelade ; International Labour Organization (Geneva, Switzerland)
Published by: ILO ; 2012Why are demand and renewal rates for micro-insurance so low despite the important protection against disasters it may offer? To address the puzzle this paper provides a selective overview of the current state of research on demand from farmers for risk micro-insurance mostly associated to lack and excess of rainfall (drought and flood). It first looks at the theoretical research and then reviews the empirical evidence on the factors influencing risk attitude and demand for disaster insurance from low-income farmers.
Language(s): English
Format: Digital (Free)Tags: Natural hazards ; Agrometeorology ; Food Safety ; Disaster Risk Financing, Disaster risk transfer ; Drought ; Flood ; Ghana ; India
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