Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Konstantin S. Proshin Author-Email: proshink@gmail.com Author-Workplace-Name: Financial Research Institute, Moscow 127006, Russia Author-Name: Alexander M. Shaykin Author-Email: ashaikin@nifi.ru Author-Workplace-Name: Financial Research Institute, Moscow 127006, Russia Title: Basic Approaches to Implementing Index-based Crop Insurance in the Russian Federation Abstract: Discussion on ways of further development of agricultural insurance in Russia has become more active due to import substitution policy pursued by Russian government. This article is focused on to study of possible approaches to implementing area-yield index agricultural insurance in the Russian Federation. It also coveres possible methods of state support for this type of insurance and the role of JSC “Russian National Reinsurance Company” in providing reinsurance programs on the national market. Classification-JEL: G22 Keywords: index-based insurance, agricultural insurance, state support, area-yield index Journal: Finansovyj žhurnal — Financial Journal Pages: 121-130 Issue: 6 Year: 2017 Month: December File-URL: http://www.nifi.ru/images/FILES/Journal/Archive/2017/6/articles/fm_2017_6__10.pdf File-Format: Application/pdf Handle: RePEc:fru:finjrn:170610:p:121-130