Russia Missile Test Creates New Belt of Space Junk, Escalating Threat to Satellites November 19, 2021 By Todd Shields The Russian missile test that shattered a dead satellite this week highlights a growing threat of space debris just as...
Insurers Pull Back as Risks of Satellite and Space Debris Collisions Surge September 1, 2021 By Noor Zainab Hussain and Carolyn Cohn An ever-swelling amount of space debris is threatening satellites that hover around Earth, making insurers leery of offering coverage to...
Bezos’ 2021 Space Odyssey Is a Risk Too Far for Insurers June 25, 2021 By Noor Zainab Hussain and Carolyn Cohn Launching one of the richest individuals on earth into orbit has proved a leap too far for insurers, who are...
AXA XL Partners with SpaceAble to Support Operators with Satellites in Low Earth Orbit April 22, 2021 AXA XL Insurance announced it has established a global partnership with SpaceAble, a start-up specializing in space situational awareness (SSA),...
UK Space Industry Aims to Remove Dangerous Space Junk from Orbit April 16, 2021 By Thomas Pfeiffer and Thomas Seal A defunct satellite spent early April hurtling through space toward the body of an old rocket, threatening a collision that...
Debris Could Threaten Operations in Space – as Well as Earthbound Activities February 22, 2021 Hiscox, the specialist insurer, has called for action to tackle the growing problem of manmade space debris and the threat...
Japanese Lunar Exploration Firm ispace Raises $28M and Inspires Moon Insurance August 20, 2020 The Japanese lunar exploration firm, ispace, which is developing spacecraft to carry people to the moon, just raised $28 million...
Lloyd’s Launches Space Insurance Policy for Emerging Private Space Sector December 5, 2019 Lloyd’s has launched a new multi-million-pound space insurance policy for the emerging private spaceflight industry. The product is designed to...
Space Insurance Premiums Could Double After European Vega Rocket Crash July 31, 2019 By Carolyn Cohn, Tom Sims and Noor Zainab Hussain Space rockets and satellites are likely to cost more to insure after the European Vega rocket crash this month, which...
HDI Global Specialty Taps Jackson from Neon as Head of Aviation and Space May 20, 2019 HDI Global Specialty SE, the specialty lines insurer, has recruited Martin Jackson as head of aviation and space. Jackson joins...