Agricultural insurance premium income in China...
... rose 59.8% in the first half, compared with the same period last year, according to figures from the China Insurance Regulatory Commission (CIRC). Premiums totalled CNY7bn ($1.02bn), covering 61.5m farmers, representing a 49.2% increase year on year. The CIRC said that payments were made to 5m farmers, with a total of nearly CNY3.4bn being paid out. Of this, CNY1.4bn related to crop insurance and CNY2bn was for livestock breeding.