Latest Aviation Headlines
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Proudlove Named VP at Global Aerospace
Mar 24 2011 // Global Aerospace Inc. named Christopher Proudlove vice president, manager complex risks. Proudlove, based in New Jersey, joined Global Aerospace in 2005 and has underwritten Global’s general aviation portfolio...
Airbus Placed Under Investigation over Rio-Paris Crash
Mar 18 2011 // European airplane manufacturer Airbus was placed under investigation on Thursday for the 2009 crash of a flight between Rio de Janeiro and Paris that killed 228 people, Airbus Chief Executive Thomas Enders...
California Earthquake Authority Targets $5 Million to Help Agents Sell Insurance
Mar 7 2011 // New Zealand’s 6.3 magnitude Christchurch earthquake is expected to be one of the costliest global insurance events since 2008, with total insured losses ranging between $3 billion and $12 billion. And it’s not...
California Earthquake Authority Targets $5 Million to Help Agents Sell Earthquake Insurance
Mar 7 2011 // New Zealand’s 6.3 magnitude Christchurch earthquake is expected to be one of the costliest global insurance events since 2008, with total insured losses ranging between $3 billion and $12 billion. And it’s not...
REAL ID Drivers License Deadline for States Postponed Until 2013
Mar 4 2011 // The federal government has again postponed until 2013 the deadline for all states to be in compliance with the REAL ID program, which sets minimum national standards for drivers licenses and identification cards. The move...
Judge Seeks Narrowing of Sept. 11 Wrongful Death Suit
Feb 28 2011 // A judge is urging lawyers in the June trial of the only wrongful death case remaining from the Sept. 11 attacks to see if they can trim the number of defendants, but one lawyer cited lingering questions over how weapons...
Ritchie to Head New Argo Int’l. Paris Branch Office
Feb 28 2011 // The Bermuda-based Argo Group International Holdings announced that Bruno Ritchie has joined the company to lead Argo Assurances, Argo Group’s new Paris-based underwriting platform for large specialty risks. The new...
True-Course Aviation Insurance Adds Roycroft as Executive VP
Feb 11 2011 // Westlake Village, Calif.-based True-Course Aviation Insurance Services Inc. has added Eric Roycroft to the firm as executive vice president, shareholder and member of the board of directors. He will be responsible for...
QBE Forms U.S. General Aviation Underwriting Group
Feb 4 2011 // QBE the Americas created a U.S.-based general aviation underwriting operation. Headquartered in Atlanta, QBE the Americas’ Aviation Team is designed to expand the company’s global aviation activities. QBE is...
Oklahoma Digging Out Slowly After Blizzard; Disaster Declared
Feb 4 2011 // As Oklahomans continue to slowly dig out of 20 inches of snow, sleet and ice that shut down major interstates and forced the closure of airports, businesses and schools, law enforcement agencies are warning of the slog...
Midwest Buckles Under Storm
Feb 3 2011 // A massive storm billed as the worst in decades barreled toward the northeast Wednesday, leaving vast swaths from Chicago to New York paralyzed by snow and ice, stranding hundreds of motorists all night and shuttering...
RMS Analyzes Terrorist Attack at Moscow’s Domodedovo Airport
Jan 27 2011 // Risk Management Solutions has analyzed the circumstances pertaining to the bombing at Domodedovo airport in Moscow on Monday, which killed 35 people and wounded 180. RMS said the “attack was perpetrated by a lone...
Lexington Introduces LexAir Transport Rx for Hospital Aviation Risks
Jan 26 2011 // Lexington Insurance Co., a Chartis company, has introduced LexAir Transport Rx, primary aviation liability insurance that is specifically designed for the non-owned aviation operations of hospitals nationwide. This new...
35 Dead, over 150 Injured by Suicide Bomber Attack on Moscow Airport
Jan 25 2011 // A suicide bomber killed at least 35 people at Russia’s busiest airport on Monday, state TV said, in an attack on the capital that bore the hallmarks of militants fighting for an Islamist state in the North Caucasus...
Qantas Aiming to Settle with Rolls-Royce over A380 Engine Failure
Jan 20 2011 // Australia’s Qantas Airways is working towards a commercial settlement with Rolls-Royce over last year’s mid-air engine explosion, its chief executive said, as the airline rebuilds its image tarnished by the...
Marsh Names Blakey to Head Asian Aviation Practice
Jan 18 2011 // Marsh’s London office announced the appointment of Tim Blakey as Regional Head of its Aviation Practice for Asia with immediate effect. He will also join a newly-formed Asia Aviation Executive team, chaired by...
Ex-Airport Director Pleads Guilty in Katrina Insurance Fraud Case
Jan 6 2011 // The former director of aviation at New Orleans’ Louis Armstrong International Airport pleaded guilty to obstruction of justice for his role in a Hurricane Katrina insurance fraud case. Sean Hunter and his wife,...
Relief Flights Reach Flood Stricken Australian City as Waters Rise
Jan 4 2011 // Military flights rushed Monday to restock an Australian city before it is cut off by floodwaters that have turned a huge swath of the Outback into a lake, while police confirmed two more deaths in the crisis. Drenching...
Europe Weather Ruins Christmas for Airlines, Retailers
Dec 21 2010 // Snow and freezing temperatures grounded flights across northern Europe on Tuesday, while retailers fretted they would struggle to make up sales lost due to bad weather with just four shopping days to...
Snow, Ice Disrupt pre-Christmas Travel in Europe; Many Flights Cancelled
Dec 20 2010 // Europe saw little respite on Sunday from the Arctic conditions that closed airports and disrupted travel over the weekend before Christmas, traditionally one of the busiest times of the year. London’s Heathrow, the...
