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Versicherungen in der europäischen Landwirtschaft fördern: Erfahrungen von Versicherern auf Gegenseitigkeit in den Niederlanden
Author(s) -
Meuwissen Miranda P.M.,
Assefa Tsion Taye,
Asseldonk Marcel A.P.M.
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
eurochoices
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.487
H-Index - 15
eISSN - 1746-692X
pISSN - 1478-0917
DOI - 10.1111/1746-692x.12034
Subject(s) - solidarity , agriculture , exploit , economics , business , political science , geography , law , computer science , computer security , archaeology , politics
Summary The Common Agricultural Policy currently allows the support of agricultural insurance, with a particular focus on mutuals. This article analyses the experience of mutuals in the Netherlands over the past 20 years. A total of nine mutuals are reviewed, some operating on a purely private basis, others receiving some form of public support. Results illustrate that mutuals are well equipped to insure risks that are uninsurable in the commercial market. This is especially true for animal and crop disease risks. Mutuals are furthermore able to fulfil the EU conditions for receiving premium support hence opening up the opportunity for farmers to insure against multi‐peril weather risks. Experience has however demonstrated that mutuals are not always successful, even with substantial public support. Lack of members caused several mutuals to be discontinued only a few years after their foundation. In order to secure the benefits of mutuals, it is shown that there is a need to carefully balance size of risk, affordability of premiums, financial robustness and solidarity. These issues are even more important in the case of mutuals providing income stabilisation tools as these have the added responsibility of data and (classified) market information management.