Drone and operator near the California coast in 2015. General equipment context only; no paid assignment, BWI customer, policy acceptance or operating endorsement is depicted. Photo Tomwsulcer, CC0 1.0. Full frame resized and recompressed. Photo source License Flying both airplanes and drones can involve different owners, activities and policies. Map each operation separately, then check […]
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Practical answers for aircraft owners, pilots and drone operators. Explore coverage questions, ownership decisions and the details worth discussing with your insurance team.
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Blanket Aviation Property Coverage
Aircraft maintenance context at South Seattle Community College in May 2007. No insured inventory, blanket property schedule, claim or BWI customer is depicted. Photo Joe Mabel, CC BY-SA 3.0. Resized without cropping; derivative under the same license. Photo source License A blanket property limit can cover a defined group of property, but the word blanket […]
Aviation Insurance Loss Control Reviews
Aircraft maintenance context at South Seattle Community College in May 2007. No insurance review, recommendation, safety certification or BWI customer is depicted. Photo Joe Mabel, CC BY-SA 3.0. Resized without cropping; derivative under the same license. Photo source License A loss control review examines the operation within an agreed scope. Prepare factual records and track […]
Workers Compensation for Aircraft Maintenance Shops
Aircraft maintenance context at South Seattle Community College in May 2007. No employee injury, shop policy, classification or BWI customer is depicted. Photo Joe Mabel, CC BY-SA 3.0. Resized without cropping; derivative under the same license. Photo source License A maintenance shop’s workers compensation review starts with the actual employer, people, duties and work locations. […]
Aviation Coinsurance and Insurer Participation
RV 12 interior panel Don Ramey Logan.jpg from Wikimedia Commons. Photograph by Don Ramey Logan, December 2016. General aircraft context only; no insurer participation, property valuation, policy arrangement or BWI customer is depicted. CC BY-SA 4.0. Unmodified photograph. Photo source License The word coinsurance can describe different arrangements. Identify the exact provision before interpreting a […]
Aircraft Insurance Rates After an Accident and Quote Review
Cessna 172 Skyhawk parked beside an apron in March 2025. General civilian aircraft context only; no accident, repair, claim outcome, insurer acceptance or BWI customer is depicted. Photo Oleg Yunakov, CC BY-SA 4.0. Resized without cropping; derivative under the same license. Photo source License Aircraft insurance rates after an accident cannot be predicted from a […]
Aircraft Product Grounding Liability
Aircraft maintenance context at South Seattle Community College in May 2007. No defective product, grounded fleet, claim or BWI customer is depicted. Photo Joe Mabel, CC BY-SA 3.0. Resized without cropping; derivative under the same license. Photo source License A concern about an aviation product can lead to stopped use, withdrawal costs and customer claims. […]
Aircraft Insurance for International Flying
Cessna 172 Skyhawk parked beside an apron in March 2025. General civilian aircraft context only; no overseas trip, territorial acceptance, insurer endorsement or BWI customer is depicted. Photo Oleg Yunakov, CC BY-SA 4.0. Resized without cropping; derivative under the same license. Photo source License An international trip needs a review of the itinerary, aircraft, pilots […]
Insurance for Private Airports and Airstrips
Cessna 172 Skyhawk parked beside an apron in March 2025. General civilian aircraft context only; no applicant airstrip, access arrangement, insurer acceptance or BWI customer is depicted. Photo Oleg Yunakov, CC BY-SA 4.0. Resized without cropping; derivative under the same license. Photo source License A private airstrip can involve a landowner, operator, tenants and visiting […]
Business Owners Policy for a Drone Photography Business
Drone and operator near the California coast in 2015. General equipment context only; no paid assignment, BWI customer, policy acceptance or operating endorsement is depicted. Photo Tomwsulcer, CC0 1.0. Full frame resized and recompressed. Photo source License A business owners policy for a drone photography business should be evaluated alongside the insurance for the aircraft […]

