The New Year is often viewed as a time to reevaluate and set goals. As it rounds the corner, businesses examine their profit and loss margins and determine rates for the coming year. Aviation insurance premiums take into consideration many factors: pilot experience, aircraft loss ratio, rising values, aging aircraft and more. The insurance carrier…
T.H.E. Insurance has entered into a partnership with The McGowan Company, giving way to a strengthened market and increased stability of insurance options for balloonists. Last year, The McGowan Companies joined Allied Specialty Insurance and T.H.E. Insurance company, which are subsidiaries of AXA/XL’s property and casualty specialty risk division, to form the McGowan Allied Specialty…
By Victoria Neuville, Aviation Insurance Resources (AIR) Hello, my name is Victoria Neuville and I am an aviation addict; so much so, that I turned it into a career. In my almost decade long career as an aviation insurance agent, my views of the aviation industry have formed differently compared to that of a…
Aviation Insurance Resources (AIR) agents and pilots, Jon and Victoria, test out the new iPad application called Starr Gate by Starr Aviation in partnership with Cloud Ahoy. The Starr Gate app allows you to purchase monthly non-owned insurance and in turn save money for safe flying! Get started today by clicking here.
Guest post by Private Pilot, Kyle Grim Every pilot becomes an amateur weatherperson as soon as their primary instructor signs off on their ability to fly solo. Although weather is not one of the things that an aviator can control, it’s one of the defining factors which determines the outcome of a pilot’s day, even…
Guest post by Sarah Rovner, Owner: FullThrottle Aviation Since a young age, aviation was the unattainable goal that I often thought about while looking up to the skies and seeing airplanes pass overhead on invisible roads. It wasn’t until I was 21 and fresh off of active duty in the Army that I…
The year 2010 saw the introduction of the first iPad, the first jet pack available commercially, and the dawn of easily accepting credit cards on the go with Square. Our lives have become adapted to and subtly improved with new technology that it can be difficult to remember a time without these advancements. The aviation…
by: Victoria Neuville Gyroplanes, or also called, gyrocopters offer the epitome of flight. Combining the benefits of rotorcraft and fixed wing airplanes, they are agile, allow the wind in your hair, and have been historically inexpensive to operate. However, with insurance rates on the rise many gyro owners would have to disagree on the latter.…
As the aviation industry gears up for another year of flying fun, the community is abuzz. It’s not about the latest new aircraft model nor upcoming airshows. The hot topic is aviation insurance! Many an article has been written on the hardening of the aviation insurance market, and how the new rates and stricter requirements…
It has been one of the most popular hangar topics the past few months; if you or your friends have had an aviation insurance policy renewed this year, you’ve probably noticed an increase. The higher rates are becoming the new normal and along with it, stricter pilot guidelines and training requirements. Many aircraft owners, despite…
