Aircraft Leasing Companies Cautious About Risky Markets After $10B Hit in Russia January 23, 2023 By Conor Humphries and Padraic Halpin Aircraft leasing companies, which own most of the world’s passenger jets, face a tricky balance between risks and rewards after...
Major Aviation Insurer AXA Pulls Back on War Coverage After Ukraine Losses: Reuters January 19, 2023 By Carolyn Cohn, Jonathan Saul and Noor Zainab Hussain The commercial arm of French insurer AXA is reducing cover offered to aviation companies as it seeks to protect the...
Castlelake Launches Bermuda Reinsurer, Itasca Re, for Aircraft Assets January 19, 2023 U.S.-based alternative investment manager Castlelake, L.P. announced the creation of a Bermuda-licensed reinsurance company, Itasca Re Limited, to offer insurance...
WTW Launches Online Platform for Aerospace Clients January 12, 2023 Insurance broker WTW launched a customized online platform for the aerospace sector which enables access to WTW expertise across the...
Grohs Schrager Hampson Aviation Acquires New Jersey’s Wings Agency December 28, 2022 Grohs Schrager Hampson Aviation Insurance reports that it acquired Wings Agency of Hainesport, New Jersey on December 22, 2022. Wings...
Russian Airlines Explore Buying Stranded Jets From Western Leasing Firms December 27, 2022 By Gleb Stolyarov and Carolyn Cohn Russian airlines have held exploratory talks with at least one major Western leasing firm about using state funds to buy...
Aircraft Lessors’ Lawsuits Against Their Insurers Rise to $8B for Seized Russian Planes November 30, 2022 Aircraft leasing firms are suing dozens of insurers for around $8 billion in a string of lawsuits over the loss...
SMBC Joins List of Aviation Lessors Suing Insurers Over Jets Stuck in Russia November 29, 2022 SMBC Aviation Capital has joined most of the world’s largest aircraft lessors in pursuing insurance claims through the courts over...
Aircraft Lessors Sue Insurers for $6.5 Billion Over Planes Trapped in Russia November 22, 2022 Aircraft leasing firms are suing dozens of insurers for around $6.5 billion in a string of lawsuits over the loss...
Aircraft Lessor BOC Aviation Sues 16 Insurers Over Claims for Jets Stuck in Russia November 14, 2022 BOC Aviation Ltd. has begun legal action in pursuit of claims against 16 insurers over aircraft the lessor owns that...