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Travelers’ Drone Program Is Changing the Way Its Claims Reps Do Business
May 11 2017 // Powered by InsuranceJournal.tv Travelers’ Claim University, founded in 2007, is working to change the way its claims professionals do business through the use of drones to assist in property inspection and claims...
United Airlines Pressured to Pay Damages Over Death of Giant Rabbit
May 9 2017 // The owners of a giant rabbit named Simon who was found dead after a United Airlines flight demanded on Monday that the airline pay damages, order an outside investigation and re-evaluate how it handles animals on...
Heavy Rains Cause Flooding in NYC Region, Disrupt Travel
May 8 2017 // Heavy rains caused flooding in New York City and flight delays in the region on Friday. Officials said two tracks at Penn Station were out of service Friday afternoon because of flooding and parts of the West Side Highway,...
United Airlines Settles with Passenger Dragged from Plane
Apr 27 2017 // United Airlines said it has reached a settlement with Dr. David Dao, the passenger who was dragged from a Chicago flight on April 9 because he did not want to surrender his seat. Video of the violent incident was viewed...
‘Flying Taxi’ Successfully Tested in Germany by Start-Up Lilium Jet
Apr 21 2017 // A Bavarian start-up is developing a five-seat “flying taxi” after successful test flights over Germany of a smaller version of the electric jet, the company said on Thursday. Munich-based Lilium, backed by...
Aon, JLT, Marsh, UIB, Willis Investigated by UK Regulator over Aviation Broking
Apr 21 2017 // Britain’s financial watchdog is investigating five insurance brokers over information-sharing on aviation insurance, the companies said, in one of the first cases of its kind by the watchdog. Aon, Jardine Lloyd...
Chicago Airport Police Scrutinized after United Passenger Dragging Incident
Apr 18 2017 // The video of a passenger being dragged by an officer from a United Express flight shined an unwanted spotlight on the little-known police force that guards Chicago’s two main airports and could threaten the...
Here’s How United Should Have Responded to Violent Removal of Passenger: Viewpoint
Apr 13 2017 // On Monday, one of the top stories on Twitter (and nearly everywhere else) was about a doctor who was violently removed from an overbooked United Airlines flight to make room for a company staffer. Other passengers filmed...
United Passenger’s Lawyers Preparing to Drag Airline Into Court
Apr 13 2017 // Lawyers for the passenger dragged from a United Airlines plane in Chicago filed an emergency request with an Illinois state court on Wednesday to require the carrier to preserve video recordings and other evidence related...
Willis Towers Watson Launches Cyber Aviation Cover with AIG Collaboration
Apr 10 2017 // Willis Towers Watson has introduced CyFly, an insurance solution specifically tailored to cover cyber exposure affecting the airline industry. The recent Willis Towers Watson Industry Risk Index identified failure of...
S&P Raises Ratings for Belgian Aviation Insurer Aviabel After AXIS Acquisition
Apr 7 2017 // S&P Global Ratings has raised its long-term counterparty credit and financial strength ratings on Aviabel Cie. Belge d’Assurances Aviation to “A” from “A-“, following the completion of its...
Top 3 Causes of Global Liability Claims = 60% of Value: Allianz Report
Apr 5 2017 // Defective product/work quality issues, crashes and human error are listed as the top causes of liability loss for businesses, according to a report published by Allianz Global Corporate Specialty (AGCS). Collectively,...
Drone Maker DJI Offers Operator ID Framework
Mar 29 2017 // The world’s largest maker of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), China’s DJI, has proposed an electronic identification framework for UAS that would allow authorities in the United States to identify drone owners...
Dummies Taking Hits for Drone Safety
Mar 16 2017 // Hank sat impassively on a Virginia Tech athletic field, ready to take it on the chin for the future of drone commerce. About 30 yards away, an eight-rotor unmanned copter hovered, buzzing like a swarm of bees. The 21-pound...
U.S. Blizzard Grounds Flights, Raises Power as Trump Tweets
Mar 14 2017 // A late-winter storm is about to bury the eastern U.S. in snow. Airlines have canceled thousands of flights, wholesale power prices surged and natural gas futures rallied as the storm prepared to spin up the Atlantic Coast,...
Pennsylvania Airport Worker Loses Leg, Firm Ordered to Pay Workers’ Comp
Mar 10 2017 // An appeals court says an aviation company was wrong to reject a workers’ compensation claim from a woman who lost her leg on the job. Starr Aviation had said Modesty Colquitt wasn’t entitled to compensation...
Florida’s New ‘Hurricane Hunter’ Base on Schedule for Storm Season
Mar 9 2017 // Officials say they’re on schedule to open the new home base for the U.S. government’s “hurricane hunter” aircraft before the Atlantic hurricane season begins. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric...
Reported Drone Safety Violations Flying High — Up 46%: FAA
Mar 6 2017 // Reports of drone safety violations continued to increase during 2016, according to the Federal Aviation Administration. There were 1,274 reports from February through September last year, compared with 874 for the same...
XL Catlin Launches Kidnap, Ransom & Extortion Endorsement for Aviation Program
Mar 2 2017 // XL Catlin has added a kidnap, ransom & extortion (KRE) crisis endorsement to its general aviation insurance coverage for pilots, aircraft carriers and other aviation companies address global travel safety...
Willis Towers Watson Completes Purchase of French Aviation Broker, OAAGC
Mar 1 2017 // Willis Towers Watson has concluded its negotiations with OAAGC, the French aviation brokerage, and has now completed the acquisition of its team and book of business. Willis Towers Watson said the deal makes it the leading...
