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Equity Risk Partners Enhances Aviation Practice

Equity Risk Partners, an insurance brokerage, employee benefits and risk management consulting firm, has joined forces with AirSure Limited, an aviation risk management consultant in the United States, to strengthen its DefCon Risk Group specialty practice focused on defense, aerospace …

Starr Aviation Partners with Aviation Safety Group for Pilot Reward Project

Starr Aviation (Starr), a division of Starr Indemnity & Liability Co., has partnered with the Society of Aviation and Flight Educators (SAFE) and Redbird Flight Simulations (Redbird) to reward participation of insureds in the Pilot Proficiency Project. Available at major …

Starr Aviation Launches Online Airport Quoting System

Starr Aviation, a division of Starr Indemnity & Liability Co., has launched an online airport quoting system via its secure broker portal, StarrLink. The airport rating system provides approved agents and brokers with the ability to quote airports located within …

Starr Companies Launch Aviation Broker Portal

Starr Aviation, a division of Starr Indemnity & Liability Co., has launched a new broker portal, Starrlink. The Starrlink portal provides agents with access to all previously issued policy documents, inclusive of but not limited to, the policy itself, endorsements …

Chartis Adds CrisisResponse Coverage to Corporate Aviation Policies

The Chartis insurers have added CrisisResponse coverage to aviation policies for corporate customers, including airports and charter management companies. Developed by Chartis Aerospace Insurance Services Inc., CrisisResponse for aviation companies provides customers access to immediate funds for crisis management costs …

Japan’s All Nippon Airways Grounds Dreamliners, Citing Engine Corrosion Risk

Japan’s All Nippon Airways said on Monday it grounded part of its fleet of 787 Dreamliners after tests revealed a risk of engine corrosion, but Boeing Co, the aircraft’s manufacturer, said it does not expect the timing of deliveries of …

Guy Carp’s July 1 Renewals Report: ‘Plentiful Capacity;” Low Insured Losses

According to a report from Guy Carpenter the July first reinsurance renewals “took place against a backdrop of plentiful capacity,” as capital “has continued to strengthen through the second quarter of 2012, moderating pricing pressures.” Guy Carp noted that, “although …

Equipment Failure, Training, Inspection Flaws at Fault for Rio-Paris Crash

Pilot error, defective sensors, inadequate training and insufficient oversight combined to send an Air France passenger plane plunging into the south Atlantic in 2009 in the airline’s worst disaster, French investigators said on Thursday. The final report on the Rio-Paris …

Willis Review Sees Better Times Ahead for Aviation Industry

The airline and aviation manufacturing insurance markets turned a profit in 2011 “following one of the safest years in recent times in terms of numbers of losses and passenger fatalities,” according to a review from Willis Aerospace, a unit of …

Starr Introduces Mentoring Program for Aviation Clients

Starr Companies has launched a safety manager mentoring program for its Starr Aviation customers. The program utilizes a certified safety professional from the company to help the insured’s safety manager identify and fill in knowledge gaps for its safety management …