Description
COMBINED AGRICULTURAL INSURANCE AND ACCIDENT INSURANCE FOR FOREST FIRE SUPPRESSION
Book Summary
This work offers a historical and analytical overview of two types of insurance that are very different in nature but have significant points of contact: Combined Agricultural Insurance and Accident Insurance for Forest Fire Suppression. The author examines their conceptual evolution, underlying philosophy, and practical dimension, providing a joint vision that allows for a better understanding of their operation, challenges, and impact on key sectors such as agriculture and forest protection. A rigorous and specialized study for insurance and forestry professionals.
What is it about?
The book addresses two insurance figures in parallel that, although different in their object and purpose, share a logic of risk management in productive and natural environments. On one hand, it analyzes Combined Agricultural Insurance, a complex system that protects agricultural holdings against multiple climatic and biological contingencies. On the other, it studies Accident Insurance for Forest Fire Suppression, focused on covering the occupational risks faced by professionals fighting fires. The work traces their historical evolution, regulatory framework, and practical application, highlighting common elements, such as public intervention and the need for adaptation to changing environments, as well as fundamental differences in their philosophy and scope.
Main Topics
- Historical evolution of Combined Agricultural Insurance in Spain.
- Analysis of the agricultural insurance system and its management of climatic and phytosanitary risks.
- Accident Insurance for Forest Fire Suppression: coverage and legal framework.
- Points of contact and divergences between both insurance models.
- The role of public intervention in the configuration of these specialized insurances.
Who is it recommended for?
This work is aimed at insurance sector professionals, actuaries, public administration technicians, forestry engineers, specialists in agricultural risk management, and postgraduate students in actuarial science, insurance law, or forestry engineering. It is also of interest to those responsible for agricultural and civil protection policies who seek to understand the evolution and challenges of these coverage instruments.
What this book contributes
- A unique historical and comparative vision of two insurance types with very different profiles but significant points of contact.
- A rigorous and detailed analysis of the regulatory and practical evolution of both insurance systems.
- Conceptual tools to understand the philosophy and scope of each insurance, facilitating their professional application.
- An integrative approach that allows for an appreciation of the synergies and differences between agricultural insurance and accident insurance for fire suppression.
Technical Specifications
- Author: VARELA SANZ, DOMINGO
- Publisher: Fundacion Mapfre
- Language: Spanish
- Topic: INSURANCE AND ACTUARIAL STUDIES, INSURANCE CONTRACT, FORESTRY ENGINEERING AND SILVICULTURE: PRACTICE AND TUC
- Collection: FUNDACION MAPFRE
- Binding: Paperback
- Edition Date: June 2024
- Number of pages: 310
- Weight: 606 g
Editorial Assessment
This is a reference work for those who need to understand in depth two highly specialized areas of insurance with a strong component of public interest. The historical and comparative approach provides a differential value by relating two figures that are rarely treated together. Its technical rigor and clarity of exposition make it a useful tool for both training and professional practice in the insurance and forestry sectors.