Federally subsidized crop insurance is unlike any other insurance. Overall, farm businesses that participate in the program make more money in loss payments than they spend on premiums. This is the inverse of actual insurance programs (auto, homeowner, life, etc.) where loss claims seldom exceed premiums. Lawmakers should reform the complicated web of subsidies in the federal crop insurance program to make it a tool to manage risk rather than maximize payments for select businesses. 

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