Designing Index-Based Livestock Insurance for Managing Asset Risk in Northern Kenya

Chantarat, SommaratMude, AndrewBarrett, Christopher B.Carter, Michael R2015-12-131539-6975http://hdl.handle.net/1885/70961This article describes a novel index-based livestock insurance (IBLI) product piloted among pastoralists in Northern Kenya, where insurance markets are effectively absent and uninsured risk exposure is a main cause of poverty. We describe the methodologyDesigning Index-Based Livestock Insurance for Managing Asset Risk in Northern Kenya201310.1111/j.1539-6975.2012.01463.x2015-12-11