airline industry

• Air France Accident Report May Impact Underwriting; Not Rates

  By Mark E. Ruquet, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  July 13, 2012

  The final report on the crash of the Air France flight that took the lives of the crew and 228 passengers will not impact rates, but will bring pilot training to the attention of underwriters, says a broker from Willis Group Holdings.

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  Adopting The Paradigm of Success

  By Christopher Tidball  |  July 10, 2012

  Facilitating change not only helps your organization, but can also improve entire industries. Let's look at the big picture, from liability assessment to optimal business outcomes.

• Aviation 2011 Results Point to Buyers' Market in 2012

  By Mark E. Ruquet, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  March 29, 2012

  It’s official. 2011 was one of the best claims years for the aviation-insurance market, and that translates into soft-market conditions continuing into 2012, according to a report released by Aon Risk Solutions.

• Airline Insurance Claims Drop 66%

  By Mark E. Ruquet, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  January 26, 2012

  Airline insurance claims dropped 66 percent below 2010’s loss numbers, and pricing in the marketplace exhibited stability through the 2011-2012 renewal period, says insurance broker Aon.

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  Can Claims Professionals Execute Better Than Fifth Graders?

  By Christopher Tidball  |  December 19, 2011

  Claims professionals should heed the example set by Pop Warner fifth grade football players. These kids beat the odds and became undefeated. Simple blocking and tackling lead to their victory.

• Safety, Return-To-Work Focus Highlight Best Workers’ Comp Programs

  October 13, 2011

  In addition to the company profiles featured in the Aug. 22/29 issue of National Underwriter, the risk managers from these award-winning companies participated in a roundtable discussion at the Workers’ Compensation Educational Conference in Orlando. Here’s what they had to say.

• Aviation Insurance Losses Grow As Market Turns Soft

  By Mark E. Ruquet, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  November 29, 2010

  The aviation insurance market is showing signs of softening despite this year being on track as one of the costliest loss years in history, according to a report from Aon Risk Solutions.

• Congress Extends War, Terror Coverage For Airline Industry

  By Arthur D. Postal, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  October 5, 2010

  Congress quietly extended a terrorism risk insurance program for the airline industry for another year last Thursday.

• Escalating Claims, Saturation Stifle UK Auto Market

  By Staff Writer  |  September 30, 2010

  The cost of injury claims in the United Kingdom car insurance market has recently grown by nearly 30 percent annually, further stressing expense ratios and challenging many insurers' future profitability, according to Towers Watson.

• Aviation Insurers May Be Hard Pressed for Profitable 2010

  By Mark E. Ruquet, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  August 11, 2010

  A series of recent losses for the airline industry may mean the aviation insurance line will be hard pressed to see a profit in 2010 should the loss trajectory continue, according to a report from Aon Corp

• Aviation Insurers May Be Hard Pressed For Profitable 2010

  By Mark E. Ruquet, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  August 10, 2010

  A series of recent losses for the airline industry may mean the aviation insurance line will be hard pressed to see a profit in 2010 should the loss trajectory continue, according to a report from Aon Corp.

• Commercial Insurance Rates Locked Into Softening Mode For Next Few Years

  By Mark E. Ruquet, PropertyCasualty360.com, Chad Hemenway, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  July 19, 2010

  No matter how you look at it, sellers appear to be locked into a persistently soft commercial lines insurance market, and it's likely to remain that way for quite some time.

• Aon: Aviation Rates Softening

  By Mark E. Ruquet, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  July 8, 2010

  Aviation insurance rates are softening, showing signs of moderation after hardening last year, according to a report released by Aon Corp.

• Airline Rates Easing, But Hard Market Not Finished

  By Mark E. Ruquet, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  May 18, 2010

  Insurance rates for the airline industry have ceased their double digit hard market trend, but buyers are still experiencing increases, according to a report from insurance broker Aon.

• Experts Clear Up Travel Insurance Misconceptions After Volcano

  By Phil Gusman, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  April 20, 2010

  Travel delays and cancellations stemming from the Icelandic volcano are expected to cause significant losses for travel insurers, but an exact estimate is not possible yet at this early stage, a travel insurance association president said.

• Airline Industry Premium Up 20% In '09; Expected To Slow

  By Mark E. Ruquet, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  April 16, 2010

  The airline industry paid about 20 percent more on average for lead hull and liability prices in 2009, but those increases are expected to slow, thanks to an improved economic picture for the insurance industry, according to a report from Aon.