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Agricultural and Fishery Disaster Insurance Act

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Year
2009
Document Type
Legislative

Summary

This act regulates the insurance industry's coverage of agricultural and fishery disasters, including by defining agricultural and fishery insurance, outlining the scope of allowable coverage, defining who is a legal insurance provider, and regulating procedures throughout the insurance process, such as assessing damage and appraising worth.

It allows the government to subsidize insurance premiums in this area and creates a re-insurance fund for firms providing disaster insurance to the agricultural and fishery sectors.

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Year
2009
Most recent update
03/06/2014
Response areas
Adaptation, Disaster Risk Management
Sectors
Agriculture, Industry
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