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 However, due to a lack of growth in the agricultural insurance market, the subsidy funds have been completely wasted, as shown in Figure 5. Prior to the market's expansion in 2007, the results were extremely poor. In 2004, for example, despite the fact that the FNRA had a budget of US$4.5 million, only US$ 100,000 (2%) was spent on 21 policies. So, lowkey, not much money was spent, you know?

Public subsidies may be justified due to market imperfections, but they are also extremely inefficient and becoming more expensive to increase coverage. They're like, hella untargeted and open to all policyholders, regardless of their ability to pay, and they're

Collective takers are squad goals authorized by law.

OMG, the government's fiscal burden is rapidly increasing because enrolling more areas in the program costs a lot of money. Furthermore, subsidies are extremely beneficial to policyholders in high-risk zones and large farmers, as the absolute premium subsidy increases with the total sum insured (Mahul and Stutley, 2010).

Yo, the market vibes in Colombia are absolutely terrible. There's barely any information available, and making moves is extremely expensive. That's one of the main reasons why the agricultural insurance industry in the country is so weak, you know? If we look at ambiguity aversion among insurance companies, we can see why so few companies have entered the game, even with government support. They see it as extremely difficult, with a high likelihood of failure and few opportunities to make money. Furthermore, these issues result in extremely high premium rates, which are unappealing to producers, you know? Another issue is that the current agricultural insurance scheme would not exist without government subsidies. From 2007 to 2010, the loss-to-premium income ratio was less than 0.5, with an average of 0.38. This means that payments for losses have been less than half of the income earned from premiums, with administrative costs accounting for approximately 6% of premiums. 

This would suggest a small insurance scheme, fam. 

However, if we consider what Hazell, Pomareda, and Valdés (1992) say and calculate the losses plus administrative costs divided by premium income minus subsidies, we can see that the program isn't doing so well without government assistance. If this combined ratio is greater than 1.0, it means that a program would be completely unprofitable if it did not receive government support. Mapfre's average value for this ratio is 2.37, like, totally. This means that for every US$ 1 the producer receives, after subtracting subsidies, the money they pay out for claims and program costs is approximately US$ 2.37. Starting in January 2012, all FINAGRO-backed ag credit for coffee and short-cycle crops (corn, potato, rice, cassava, and bananas) will require ag insurance. #mandatory By 2013, long-cycle crops would be insured, right? Also, like, livestock and forestry products, fam. This development is completely lit; it will bring in more suppliers and create insane demand. FINAGRO would function similarly to a second-tier development bank, flexing and disbursing funds through financial institutions and the Agricultural Ministry. In 2010, FINAGRO's crop portfolio was around US$ 386.5 million. So lit, right? This amount has increased dramatically over the last five years because commercial banks are now focused on providing agricultural loans and security has improved significantly. Banco Agrario is the largest lender ever, accounting for roughly 50% of the mark

Davivienda is the second-largest flex, with a 17 percent market share, closely followed by Bancolombia. 

OMG, BBVA is slaying in fourth place with an 8% market share. Yas, queen! Linking credit and insurance can have significant advantages, fam. First and foremost, it's like completely driving up demand for insurance and attracting new firms to the market by providing them with that sweet certainty of take-up, ya know? Suramericana de Seguros and La Previsora are considering reentering the market (Ramírez, 2011; Lombana, 2011). Suramericana de Seguros and La Previsora, for example, are seriously considering re-entering the market. (Ramírez & Lombana, 2011). Linking credit and insurance also solves the insurance market's adverse selection problems, because both high and low-risk producers will demand loans, you know? However, transaction costs remain extremely high due to information gaps and transportation costs associated with tracking and handling claims. For producers, linking credit and insurance may improve their credit terms. Do you know? OMG, according to Carter, Long, and Boucher (2011), agricultural insurance can absolutely help you get credit because it can be used as collateral. According to Díaz, Mora, and Pinzón (2011), farmers can benefit from experimenting with new crops, seeds, and technology to increase productivity and yield. It's unclear whether mandatory insurance improves credit access or simply narrows the market.