What does indemnity in insurance aim to achieve?

Indemnity in insurance is fundamentally about restoring the insured party to their financial condition prior to a covered loss. This principle ensures that the insured receives compensation sufficient to cover the actual damage or loss incurred, but does not allow for profit. The goal is to make the insured whole again, meaning that after receiving the indemnity payment, they should be in the same financial position they were in before the loss occurred, without any gain or unearned benefit.

This concept is critical in crop insurance, where farmers seek to recover from specific losses while ensuring they do not receive more than what they had lost. By focusing on restoring the financial condition rather than providing profits, the indemnity principle upholds fairness in the insurance system.