Crop insurance is purchased by agricultural producers, including farmers, ranchers and others to protect against either the loss of their crops due to natural disasters, or the loss of revenue due to declines in the prices of agricultural commodities.
Multiple Peril Crop Insurance
MPCI is federally supported and regulated. More than 90 percent of farmers who buy crop insurance opt for MPCI. Both the cost of insurance and the amount an insurer will pay for losses are tied to the value of the specific crop. MPCI is available for more than 120 different crops, though not all crops are covered in every geographic area.
Additional Considerations
The 2014 Farm Bill substantially strengthened crop insurance by adding several new products and requiring a number of program revisions that help make crop insurance a primary component of the farm safety net. For more information about the Farm Bill and crop insurance, visit cropinsuranceamerica.org.
AM Best recently shifted its outlook on the global reinsurance market to positive for the first time in history, reflecting improved market conditions and potential profitability. The last significant change was in 2018 when the outlook was upgraded to stable, with no record of a previous positive outlook. This notable change, coinciding with AM Best's 125th anniversary, highlights the enhanced return potential driven by higher pricing and stricter coverage terms in the reinsurance sector, benefiting both traditional reinsurance and insurance-linked securities (ILS) markets.
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