Aircraft Insurance Outlook: May – June 2026
Aviation Insurance is full of unique Bro Deals Everything in aviation insurance is negotiable which is why it’s full or unique bro deals It all depends on your relationships with your broker, underwriter, claims history and pilot experience It’s quite often we hear...
Meet Ben at NBAA’s Owner/Single-Pilot Operator Pavilion
Ben Peterson, founder of Sunset Aviation Insurance, will be on site at NBAA’s new Owner/Single-Pilot Operator Pavilion on October 12-13, 2021 in Las Vegas. Available by appointment at 561-210-0244, Ben will answer questions about aviation insurance and discuss topics...
What Quota Share Means to the Business Aircraft Owner/Operator
Obtaining and keeping your high hull-value business aircraft insurance is getting increasingly difficult in the hardened post-Covid market. With aviation claims costs skyrocketing amid the ever-increasing cost of labor and materials in repair shops, not to mention the...
3 Tips for Buying Aircraft in a Seller’s Market
Buying aircraft, especially pre-owed aircraft, is rough right now. Opportunities and inventory are very low despite a pandemic. I did a little research on what may have contributed to this tight this market and thought I’d share what I learned, along with a few tips I...
Vertical Magazine: What to know about the rising aviation insurance rates
No question about it, we’re experiencing rising aviation insurance rates. Even if you have experienced no claims and your aircraft is decreasing in value, you’ll see that number climb. I’m often asked why rates are going up and what someone can do about keeping them...
Three Reasons You Should Name Pilots on Your Insurance
If you loan out your aircraft—whether on an informal basis to a buddy or formally through a dry lease—does your insurance still cover the hull and liability when another pilot is at the controls? Maybe yes, and maybe no. This is the kind of thing you want clarified...
Aircraft Accident Alert – Bombardier Challenger 605
Bombardier Challenger 605 (N605TR) of Tarco Aircraft Funding LLC seems to have gone out of control and crashed amongst trees on the Ponderosa Golf Course while on final approach to Runway 11 at Truckee, California on July 26, 2021, killing all three on board. The...
What To Do When The Aviation Insurance Market Is Hardening
Recently I have visited TBM Owners and Pilots, Citation Jet Pilots, and Cirrus Now. The topic that was prevalent at all three events was how the insurance market is changing and some people’s rates are up over 50%, whilst others haven’t increased at all. One important...
Analyzing Aircraft Insurance | Corporate Jet Investor (Alasdair Whyte)
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When OTC Drugs and Flying Don’t Mix
It’s getting toward the end of a long day and you’re getting ready to go flying. You know this is the time to be at your best—bright-eyed and bushy-tailed, as the saying goes. But maybe your allergies are catching up to you and your eyes are feeling tired and itchy....
The Hardest Aircraft to Insure Post-Pandemic – Is Yours on the List?
It was hard not to notice the premium rate increases across the board when aircraft owners and operators started receiving their 2021 insurance renewals. For many, this marked the second or even third year of consecutive rate increases ranging from 10 to 100 percent....
Three Aircraft Insurance Tips for a Tight Market
While there’s not much a flight department manager can do about the rising cost of airplane insurance currently, Benjamin Peterson of Sunset Aviation shares tips on how to qualify for the best premiums available… You’ve probably already noticed an uptick in aviation...
For owners of jets
For crew aircraft/turbo jets ie) Gulfstream, it's safe to say assume that both pilots are going to be required to complete annual simulator training in the same make and model aircraft at one of the approved simulator training facilities such as Simcom, CAE Simuflite,...