Commercial Airplane Crash Deaths Drop by More than 50% in 2019: Aviation Consultant January 2, 2020 By David Shepardson The number of people killed in large commercial airplane crashes fell by more than 50% in 2019 despite a high-profile...
Airlines Liable for Hot Drink Burns During Flights, EU Court Rules December 19, 2019 By Stephanie Bodoni Airlines are liable for a hot drink accidentally spilled and hurting a passenger, the European Union’s top court said in...
Starr Taps Swiss Re’s Nawrath as Underwriting Chief for New Aviation Unit in Germany December 18, 2019 Starr Insurance Cos. announced the appointment of Carsten Nawrath as Aviation underwriting manager, leading the build-out of a new Aviation...
MS Amlin Exits Aviation Insurance Market October 14, 2019 MS Amlin, the London-based re/insurer and subsidiary of MS&AD, confirms its exit from the aviation insurance market, effective from Oct....
Marsh JLT Specialty Aviation Hires 4 Execs from Aon, Global Aerospace and Swiss Re October 9, 2019 Marsh, the insurance broker and risk adviser, announced four senior appointments to Marsh JLT Specialty’s Aviation Practice in London and...
Switzerland’s Helvetia to Begin Underwriting Worldwide Aviation Insurance in October September 30, 2019 Helvetia Specialty Lines CH & International announced it will begin writing aviation insurance in October. Helvetia’s aviation team will offer...
AIG Taps Eccles from Argo, Langdon from Chubb for Senior Global Specialty Roles September 26, 2019 American International Group, Inc. announced the appointment of two senior leaders in its global specialty business. Steve Eccles will join...
Aviation Industry Braces for Double-Digit Premium Hikes After 737 MAX Groundings September 20, 2019 By Allison Lampert and Suzanne Barlyn The aviation industry is bracing for double-digit insurance premium hikes for the first time in about 15 years, as insurers...
Marsh Appoints Smith as Chairman and CEO of UK Aviation Practice September 10, 2019 Marsh announced the appointment of Andy Smith as chairman and CEO of its UK Aviation Practice, within Marsh JLT Specialty....
AGCS Appoints Kadow as Global Head of Marine; Fadden Named Global Head of Aviation June 14, 2019 Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty SE (AGCS) is rearranging roles in the management team of its Specialty business segment. Effective...