The Aviation Insurance Hard Market factors continue to pile up: 1. 2018-Present Loss Ratios have cut deeply into reinsurance revenue from several disasters and tragedies worldwide. 2. Aviation claims, lead by the Boeing losses, are now well over $2B for the same period. 3. Aviation insurance rates were very low for more than a decade…
There has been a lot of insinuations that the pandemic is changing the aviation insurance marketplace significantly. Our experience suggests this is not yet the case as respects General Aviation (GA) because the aviation insurance market was already in a critical moment. Another reason is that GA demand has not declined. However we do believe…
This was posted today on a public forum: “I learned a tough lesson this year in regards to our commercial insurance. THE BROKER MAKES ALL THE DIFFERENCE!! The broker I have been using for 25+ years was operating on autopilot, just figuring that the expiring policy would just renew. Because of claims paid for 2…
For the past year we have been transitioning into the hard market for aviation insurance. The transition has been very tough both on aircraft operators (rate increases, less coverage options) and aviation insurance underwriters (several company closures with layoffs). Purely based on experience during the last hard market in 2002, the hard market cycle is…
Insurance rates for aircraft maintenance companies are based on 4 main factors: What type of maintenance is done: If the company is overhauling engines, then the insurance is much higher than if they are performing routine maintenance and sending specialty overhauls to specialty shops.How much revenue. The revenue is a factor because it’s the way…
As we discuss the aviation insurance marketplace with our clients we focus on the consequences for them: higher rates, reduced coverages, fewer options, and stricter training requirements. But the big picture and understanding what is happening on the underwriting side is important for all stakeholders to work together. Reinsurers endured the largest claim year in…