Grounded Airplanes at Risk from Asia’s Tropical Storm Season, Industry Experts Warn June 3, 2020 By Jamie Freed and Ben Blanchard Airlines, airports and insurers across Asia are bracing for the prospect of unusually high damage as the region’s tropical storm...
EC3 Brokers Launches Casualty and Cyber Specialty Division May 12, 2020 EC3 Brokers announced the launch of its specialty division, with the appointment of Jonathon Lane as head of the division....
Coronavirus Impact on Aviation Insurance: Gallagher April 5, 2020 Airplanes with a total insured value of more than $160 billion are grounded around the world, presenting risks for insurers,...
Willis Towers Watson Launches Business Aviation Community Group March 17, 2020 Willis Towers Watson announced the launch of “A Class,” a community group focused on delivering data, knowledge and solutions to...
Marsh JLT Specialty Names Hanrahan Global Head of Aviation, Succeeding Harker February 26, 2020 Insurance broker Marsh announced the appointment of Garrett Hanrahan as global head of Aviation, Marsh JLT Specialty. Hanrahan is succeeding...
HDI Global Specialty Appoints Kangasniemi as Head of Airline February 11, 2020 HDI Global Specialty SE, the specialty lines insurer, has promoted Frida Kangasniemi to the role of head of Airline. She...
Starr Insurance Names Swiss Re’s O’Ryan as Canadian Manager, General Aviation January 8, 2020 Starr Insurance Cos. has appointed Paul O’Ryan as Canadian territory manager, general aviation, effective Jan. 6. O’Ryan joins Starr from...
BGC Insurance’s Aerospace Broker Rebrands as ‘Piiq Risk’ with Spate of Key Hires January 7, 2020 By L.S. Howard BGC Insurance Group (BGCI), a global broker and division of BGC Partners Inc., announced it has rebranded its global aerospace...
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...