Hull damage
Physical loss to the aircraft, from a hard landing to a hangar incident.
Aviation Insurance
Aircraft, operators, and airport risks live in specialty markets. We reach the underwriters who price hull and liability.
We shop the market for you, no broker fees
Global Aerospace
Aviation and aerospace
Old Republic Aerospace
General and commercial aviation
Starr
General aviation and aerospace
Chubb
Aviation risks
Great American
Aviation programs
Travelers
Aviation operations
Markel
Specialty aviation
Kinsale
Excess and surplus aviation
How it works
10 minute form
A few questions about your business or home.
We shop the market
We compare carriers and read the forms line by line.
Pick the best policy
We explain what is covered, what is not, and what it costs.
Aviation
- Hull damage
- Aviation liability
- Airport and ground risks
- Passenger and cargo risks
What changes your premium
There is no flat rate for this coverage. These are the inputs a carrier prices against, and they are the same things the quote form asks you for.
- Aircraft type, value, and use
- Pilot hours, ratings, and training
- Passenger, cargo, or instruction operations
- Airports, hangars, and operating territory
- Maintenance program and safety controls
- Claims history and requested limits
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Common exposures in this line of work
Aviation liability
Bodily injury and property damage to passengers and third parties tied to aircraft operations.
Airport and ground risks
Fueling, hangarkeeping, and premises exposures on the ramp.
Passenger and cargo risks
People or property in your care are injured, damaged, or lost during an aviation operation.
Everything on and around the ramp, including:
- Fixed base operators
- Flight schools and instructors
- Charter and Part 135 operators
- Corporate flight departments
- Aircraft owners and partnerships
- Maintenance and repair stations
- Avionics shops
- Ground handling and fueling
- Airport hangars and tie-down operations
- Aerial survey and photography
- Agricultural aviation
- Drone and UAS operators
The coverages this industry actually buys
General Liability
The non aircraft half of an aviation operation still looks like any other business: an office, a lobby, visitors, and staff. General liability answers injury and property damage arising from those premises and operations. Aircraft operations are excluded from this form, which is precisely why the aviation policy runs alongside it rather than inside it.
Commercial Property
Hangars, shops, offices, and the ground equipment inside them are insured on a commercial property form at each scheduled location. Fire, wind, and water damage to the structure and to your tools, parts, and ground support gear is what this policy answers. Aircraft hulls are not property in this sense. They belong on the aviation form.
Commercial Umbrella
An umbrella adds limit above your premises and general liability layers and pays once the underlying policy is exhausted. Airport authorities, fixed base operators, and hangar leases often set a combined limit the primary policy alone does not reach. Which policies sit underneath is written into the umbrella schedule, so aviation liability is included only if the form says so.
Excess and Surplus Lines
Hull and aviation liability are written almost entirely by specialty aviation underwriters, who price on aircraft type, use, pilot hours, and ratings. Hangarkeeping, fueling, and ground handling are separate coverage parts within that market. We take the submission to those carriers and set out what each part does, and does not do, before you bind anything.
Questions we get asked
The longer answers, with the form numbers, live in the Library.
Which policies do aviation businesses usually need?
The right program depends on the operation, but the lines we most often evaluate are General Liability, Commercial Property, Commercial Umbrella, and Excess and Surplus Lines. We confirm which exposures are present before recommending a policy, so you do not pay for a line simply because it appears on a standard checklist.
What information do you need to quote aviation insurance?
Have the aircraft and operations, pilot experience, uses, airports, maintenance practices, requested limits, and loss runs ready. A complete submission lets carriers evaluate the account on the actual operation and reduces follow-up questions before they can quote.
Can you help if a standard carrier already declined the account?
Often, yes. A decline does not guarantee another carrier will quote, but it tells us where the standard market stopped. We review the reason, improve the submission where the facts support it, and approach specialty markets when they are appropriate.
How do you compare the quotes you receive?
We compare the coverage form, limits, deductibles, exclusions, carrier financial strength, binding requirements, and total cost. The lowest premium is not the best option when the form removes the protection the business needs.
Get it placed by someone who reads the fine print
Start a quote and a licensed broker takes it from there, or talk to one now.