ch 4 prob 2

I found this problem extremely hard. I still have not finished it. If anyone can prove that the Maximin = Minimax then it will be complete. Here is the link where you can find the file. http://sites.google.com/site/german129/

John Stossel:

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http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/Vote2008/story?id=6050559&page=1

Journal Article

Here is a link to an article that states private agricultural insurance is possible.

http://www.farmdoc.uiuc.edu/nccc134/conf_1999/pdf/confp20-99.pdf

looks like private insurance companies

http://www.hartfordlivestock.com/

http://www.aaic.fb.com/

article from journal of agricultural economics

http://www.ers.usda.gov/AmberWaves/June05/Features/WhyHasntCropInsurance.htm

Random info sheet from USDA about farm sizes

http://www.ncrlc.com/GR-campaign-webpages/US-farm-stats.html

http://www.aaic.fb.com/

http://www3.rma.usda.gov/tools/agents/companies/indexCI.cfm

Good Links

Links from the American Association of Crop Insurers:

http://www.cropinsurers.com/links.html

Includes: Policies, laws, agencies/organizations, and reports.

Federal Crop Insurance Program- Profitability and Effectiveness Analysis

http://www.ag-risk.org/NCISPUBS/SRA_Response/deloitte_touch_mpci_report_march-26-2004.pdf

Analyzes the economic performance of Multiple Peril Crop Insurance (MPIC) carriers vs. those with just property and casualty insurance (P & C).

From the US Code: § 1508. Crop insurance

http://www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/html/uscode07/usc_sec_07_00001508----000-.html

The legal code associated with Crop Insurance.

Three Largest Crop Insurers:

Rain and Hail LLC- http://www.rainhail.com/

Great American Insurance Company- www.greatamericancrop.com

American Agricultural Insurance Co.- http://www.aaic.fb.com/