Assessing the effectiveness of the actuaries climate index for estimating the impact of extreme weather on crop yield and insurance applications

Q Pan, L Porth, H Li - Sustainability, 2022 - mdpi.com
This paper investigates the effectiveness of the Actuaries Climate Index (ACI), a climate
index jointly launched by multiple actuarial societies in North America in 2016, on predicting …

Improving the design of climate insurance: combining empirical approaches and modelling

M Will, A Backes, M Campenni, L Cronk… - Climate and …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Extreme weather due to climate change often disproportionately affects the weakest
members of society. Agricultural insurance programs designed specifically for smallholders …

An innovative tool for cost control under fragmented scenarios: The container freight index microinsurance

F Yu, Z **ang, X Wang, M Yang, H Kuang - Transportation Research Part E …, 2023 - Elsevier
With the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, global container freights have increased
dramatically since the second half of 2020, which has significantly hampered the booking …

Prediction of almond nut yield and its greenhouse gases emission using different methodologies

M Beigi, M Torki, H Safarinia, M Kaveh, M Szymanek… - Applied Sciences, 2022 - mdpi.com
The evaluation of a production system to analyze greenhouse gases is one of the most
interesting challenges for researchers. The aim of the present study is to model almond nut …

A deep factor model for crop yield forecasting and insurance ratemaking

W Zhu - North American Actuarial Journal, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Effective agricultural insurance and risk management programs rely on accurate crop yield
forecasting. In this article, a novel deep factor model for crop yield forecasting and crop …

A Dynamic Stochastic Integrated Climate–Economic Spatiotemporal Model for Agricultural Insurance Products

S Gao, G Bagnarosa, GW Peters, M Ames… - North American …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
We propose a new methodology for area yield distribution modeling. We explore a variety of
new hybrid data emulators for spatialtemporal statistical modeling of agricultural crop yields …

Weather index-based insurance in agricultural risk management

M Menzietti, M Pirra - Methods and Applications in Fluorescence, 2022 - Springer
The increase in the frequency and severity of extreme weather events associated with
climate changes has relevant impacts for farmers. Weather parametric insurance schemes …

Keng Seng Tan 1970–2023 In Memoriam

M Hardy, P Boyle - Annals of Actuarial Science, 2023 - cambridge.org
Science, won a university award for Outstanding Achievement In Graduate Studies. Ken
Seng became an Assistant Professor in the Department of Statistics and Actuarial Science at …

A parametric insurance policy for beekeepers and honey production: random forest regressions and real-world pricing

I Colivicchi, S Dell'Acqua, V Russo - Decisions in Economics and Finance, 2025 - Springer
In the past years, climate change has affected honey production more and more and the
reduction has become a significant risk for beekeepers. In this paper, we discuss the pricing …

Integrating Rainfall Index-based Insurance With Optimal Crop Management Strategies Can Reduce Financial Risks for Australian Dryland Cotton Farmers

T Nguyen-Huy, J Kath, L Kouadio, R King… - Available at SSRN …, 2024 - papers.ssrn.com
Drought undermines the financial sustainability of farmers. While farmers have adopted
various strategies to mitigate some drought impacts, they remain exposed to substantial …