Dl6-Lancastef Farming Saturday, May 12,1990
For Crop Insurance, Congress
Should Consider Free Market
WASHINGTON. D.C. Crop
insurance officals are urging Con
gress to choose a free-market
approach to refraining the federal
crop insurance program.
The American Association of
Crop Insurers (AACI), whose
membership writes about 75 per
cent of the multiple peril crop
insurance protection in the U.S., is
supporting legislation (HR4592)
that would 1) be budget responsi
ble; 2) provide structural reform
of the program; 3) provide
improved coverage plans for far
mers; and 4) be cost-effective.
A centerpiece of this proposal
would provide for the program to
be under the direction and leader
ship of a newly established inde
pendent federal crop insurance
commissioner who would be
required to have insurance exper
tise, said E. Eugene Gantz, AACI
president
Two AACI officials told a
House agriculture subcommittee
that this approach would I) pro
vide steady, experienced, and
independent leadership for the
program; 2) result in the develop
ment of new and improved insur
ance products on a competitive
basis in the maricetplace; 3) would
be cost-effective and within
budget limits; 4) would require the
private companies to bear most of
the underwriting risk; and 5)
would be affordable to farmers.
Richard Gibson, AACI board
chairman, said that would result in
a crop insurance program that
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more farmers would buy because
it would meet their risk manage
ment needs.
John Joyce, AACI board vice
chairman, also appeared before
the subcommittee and reinforced
the free market position.
“HR 4592 is the best bill to sur
face the date. It’s bipartisan and
provides a good framework for an
improved crop insurance program
for both farmers and taxpayers.
Furthermore, it generally meets
the criteria established by AACI
and most other insurance organi
zations,” Gantz said.
Another bill the subcommittee
is considering essentially would
give the federal government a lar
ger role in delivering a crop insur
ance program and diminish the
role of the private crop insurance
industry.
Major considerations, said
Gantz, are that any crop insurance
bill be within budget parameters,
provide for structural reform of
the crop insurance program, and
result in better products for far
mers and be cost effective.
Using the concept contained in
HR 4592 as a starting point, said
Gantz, “a strong, reliable crop
insurance program can be deve
loped. If the private insurance
industry is given the chance to
complete the job we started in
1981 (when the current program
began), we are certain that a much
improved crop insurance program
can and will deliver the kind of
protection farmers need.”
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