Agricultural Insurance
The Spanish Combined Agricultural Insurance System is considered an international benchmark in agricultural insurance due to its public-private model, the breadth of its coverage, and the development achieved.
With a history spanning nearly 50 years, Law 87/1978 of Combined Agricultural Insurance has proven to be a cornerstone for effective risk management in Agriculture. This system demands significant efforts in research, development, data analysis, and the design of an institutional framework with collaboration from public and private sectors, professional agricultural organizations, and agri-food cooperatives. At CEIGRAM, we are dedicated to tackling these challenges by advancing knowledge in risk management tools for agriculture, livestock, and the environment.
It is also dedicated to dissemination, knowledge transfer, and training in the fields of its research. Aligned with its mission, research areas, and the expertise of its team, CEIGRAM is integrated into the Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingeniería Agronómica, Alimentaria y de Biosistemas at UPM.
Training in Agricultural Insurance
The CEIGRAM, in collaboration with AGROSEGURO, is driving a training and outreach program focused on Agricultural Insurance and the management of agricultural and environmental risks. These initiatives are designed to introduce technicians and other interested parties to the latest scientific, technological, and digital innovations applied to agriculture, with a special focus on risk assessment in the insurance sector.
Since 2024, Agroseguro and CEIGRAM have been linked through a Aula-Empresa Agreement, created to advance this educational commitment by organizing specialized seminars whose content and registration process will be updated periodically. In this section, courses and workshops will be displayed as soon as the relevant information becomes available.
Curso 7: Taller de Tasación de Olivar 2024
Curso 6. Iniciación en Tasación de Herbáceos 2024
Curso 5. Jornada de Iniciación a la Tasación de Viña 2024
Curso 4. Seminario de Frutales 2024
Sign up for our Agricultural Insurance training courses in collaboration with AGROSEGURO
CEIGRAM's Grant Program
CEIGRAM offers a grant program for the completion of Bachelor’s and Master’s theses and on risk management and agricultural, lifestock or environmental insurance.
Diseño de un índice de sequía combinado para la creación de un sistema de alarma temprana en pastizales. Caso de estudio en la Sierra de Guadarrama
Evaluación de la termografía como técnica alternativa para la estimación de estrés hídrico en viñedo
Procesos espaciales y temporales de la ganadería extensiva en los puertos de montaña en zonas del Parque Nacional de Ordesa y su entorno
Análisis del control de las peritaciones ejercido por el Consorcio de Compensación de Seguros en el marco de los seguros agrarios combinados: Posibles vías de mejora
Análisis del sistema de reaseguro público en los seguros agrarios en España (2004 – 2010)
Valoración del daño causado por los incendios en las especies forestales, de cara a su utilización en sistemas de seguros
Projects
View allAgroclimatic risk assessment and design ing insurance in tomato cultivation in Malta
InternationalODS12, ODS13AULA UNIVERSIDAD EMPRESA “SEGUROS AGRARIOS”
With companiesODS4, ODS12, ODS13Programa de divulgación del Seguro Agrario y de gestión de riesgos agrarios y medioambientales y actividades de formación que permitan poner al alcance de técnicos que prestan servicios profesionales para la sociedad en general, y particularmente, al Sistema Nacional de Seguros Agrarios, las últimas novedades e innovaciones profesionales tanto científicas como tecnológicas y digitales en materia agronómica, sus aplicaciones en las problemáticas de la agricultura actual, así como en la valoración de riesgos en el Seguro Agrario, desarrollado por el CEIGRAM
With companiesODS4, ODS12, ODS13Estudio sobre Caracterización de las zonas homogéneas de pastoreo relativo al seguro de compensación por pérdida en pastos y análisis estadístico del índice de vegetación (NDVI)
NationalEstudio sobre el Sistema de Seguros Agrarios Combinados en la actualidad. Retos y perspectivas de futuro
NationalRealización de las Actividades de Innovación de la Cooperación Delegada PRISMA de la Unión Europea, ligadas al Objetivo Específico 2, para laOficina Técnica de Cooperación de España en Nigeria
International
Scientific results
See all- Estefania Salazar, E., Carter, M., Iglesias E. & Escribano, A.(2024)Breaking Boundaries: Lower Tail Dependence Can Triple the Economic Value of Index Insurance for Rural HouseholdsNational Bureau of Economic Research, Working paper 32618.ReportJCR
- Estefania-Salazar, E. & Iglesias, E.(2024)Enhancing spatio-temporal environmental analyses: A machine learning superpixel-based approachPapersJCR
- Reidsma, P., Accatino, F., Appel, F., Gavrilescu, C., Krupin, V., Tasevska, G.M., Meuwissen, M.P.M., Peneva, M., Severini, S., Soriano, B., Urquhart, J., Zawalinska, K., Zinnanti, C. & Paas, W.(2023)Alternative systems and strategies to improve future sustainability and resilience of farming systems across Europe: from adaptation to transformationLand Use Policy, 134, 106881.PapersJCR
- Soriano, B., Garrido, A., Bertolozzi-Caredio, D., Accatino, F., Antonioli, F., Krupin, V., Meuwissen, M., Ollendorf, F., Rommel, J., Spiegel, A., Tudor, M., Urquhart, J., Vigani, M. & Bardají, I.(2023)Actors and their roles for improving resilience of farming systems in EuropeJournal of Rural Studies, 98, 134-146.PapersJCR
- Finger, R., Vroege, W., Spiegel, A., de Mey, Y., Slijper, T., Poortvliet, P.M., Urquhart, J., Vigani, M., Nicholas-Davies, P., Soriano, B., Garrido, A., Severini, S. & Meuwissen, M.(2022)The Importance of Improving and Enlarging the Scope of Risk Management to Enhance Resilience in European AgricultureBooks / Book chaptersJCR
- Lichtenberg, E. & Iglesias, E.(2022)Index insurance and basis risk: A reconsiderationPapersJCR
News
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14 April 2026Agricultural Insurance, NewsFeaturedPRISMA presents a policy brief on affordable and financially viable livestock insurance in 12 Sahel countries
The PRISMA project has launched an insurance scheme to protect 50 million pastoralists who depend on grasslands that are highly vulnerable to drought in 12 African countries
24 November 2025Agricultural Insurance, News, Agricultural InsuranceFeaturedA PRISMA summit for change: integration and traceability in the feed industry in West Africa
On 11 and 12 November, a summit was held in Abuja with the main purpose of promoting the transformation of the animal feed industry in West Africa and the Sahel.
20 March 2025Agricultural Insurance, Events, Agricultural InsuranceFeaturedJob Opportunities: The Agricultural Insurance Sector
Spain has a consolidated and constantly evolving agricultural insurance system. To learn more about this field and its job prospects, this session offers a space for training and dialogue between...
18 September 2024Agricultural Insurance, News, Agricultural InsuranceFeaturedAGROSEGURO and CEIGRAM Strengthen their Collaboration with the creation of the ‘Aula Universidad-Empresa’ “AGRICULTURAL INSURANCE”.
Recently, the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid has signed an agreement for the creation of the Aula Universidad-Empresa’ with AGROSEGURO, the Spanish Group of Insurance Companies of Combined Agrarian Insurance, at...
13 September 2024Agricultural Insurance, News, Agricultural InsuranceFeaturedCEIGRAM, ENESA, Agroseguro and the Consorcio de Compensación de Seguros boost an agricultural insurance system in the Caribbean: Adaptation to climate change and lessons from the Spanish model.
In a context of increasing vulnerability to climate change, the Caribbean islands are seeking solutions to ensure the sustainability of their agricultural and fishing systems, which are highly exposed to...
7 August 2024Agricultural Insurance, News, Agricultural InsuranceFeaturedPRISMA Project Explores Nature-Based Solutions and Insurance Innovation in Agriculture in New Delhi.
Eva Iglesias, Enrique Estefanía and the PRISMA Project Team members are participating in the 32nd International Conference of Agricultural Economics: ‘Transformation towards sustainable agri-food systems’.
