[摘要]农业是相对弱势产业,农业保险对于分散农业风险至关重要。目前,我国农业保险存在市场失灵和政府失灵现象,要使农业保险走出困境,首要的是制度设计。农业保险制度设计应以政府为主体,突出农业保险业务的政策性,改变商业保险公司经营农业保险的现状,通过建立与市场机制有效结合的政策性农业保险制度,将政策性功能与市场机制相结合,为农业保险的发展创造一个有利的环境。 [关键词]政策性农业保险;制度安排;市场失灵;政府失灵 [中图分类号] F840.66 [文献标识码] A [文章编号]1004-3306(2006)12-0015-02 Abstract: Agriculture is a relatively weaker industry, therefore agricultural insurance is of supreme importance to in spreading agricultural risks. Currently, there is the phenomenon of market failure and government failure in the agricultural insurance in China. To assist the agricultural insurance to break away from this dilemma, the first and foremost thing to do is to design appropriate policies. The government should take the leading role in policy design. The new policies should highlight the policy nature of this insurance and change the current situation of having commercial insurance companies operating agricultural insurance. By establishing a policy agricultural insurance system effectively interfaced with the market mechanism, therefore coordinating its policy function with the market mechanism, we can create a favorable external environment for agricultural insurance development. Key words:policy agricultural insurance; policy arrangement; market failure; government failure