The BWI aviation insurance blog
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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Shop every year Give your broker all the info. Get all the discounts. After a claim, stay with your company. Only pay for coverage that you need. Let’s face it, owning an aircraft is an amazing, yet expensive hobby. We all love flying, but sometimes it feels like the costs just don’t stop. Aircraft Insurance […]
Commercial Drone Insurance is a type of insurance policy that is designed specifically to protect you and your Drone Business. To obtain a Commercial Drone Insurance Policy the business is required to utilize only Part 107 Certified Pilots and be operating as a Drone Business in a commercial or money making fashion. There are several […]
Aviation Insurance is a relatively small, close-knit, specialty insurance market. In the U.S. there are less than 20 Aviation Insurance Companies compared with auto insurance for example, where there are over 500. Check today for aviation insurance cost breakdowns. BWI has been in business for over 42 years and during that time, we’ve specialized only in Aviation […]
Updated October 25, 2026. This article explains how to read a Cessna 172 insurance quote. For the reviewed annual figures, coverage terms and methodology, see BWI’s Cessna 172 insurance cost guide. Start with the coverage behind the price A premium is useful only when you know what was quoted. Compare the aircraft’s insured value, hull […]
According to the Kerrville Daily Times, effective 11/12/2019, Mooney Aircraft International has ceased all production at it’s Kerrville Airport factory in Texas. The company laid off 229 employees, including all employees on the aircraft production and parts lines. Mooney Aircraft Company was founded in 1929 by Albert Mooney and his brother Arthur, according to Wikipedia, and […]
For Immediate Release: April 29, 2019 BWI Contact: Matt White, [email protected], (800) 666-4359 BWI Announces Branch Office Opening on Lake Hood Seaplane Base, Alaska Bringing more aviation insurance options, competitive rates and local support to the world’s busiest seaplane base. CORONA, CA — April 29, 2019 – Today BWI, The Nation’s Leader in Aviation Insurance announced […]
Though the 29,029-foot-high summit of Mount Everest was first conquered on foot by Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary in 1953, it was conquered by air two decades earlier. In April 1933, RAF squadron leader Douglas Douglas-Hamilton, otherwise known as Lord Clydesdale, led an ambitious attempt to fly over the summit of the world’s tallest mountain. […]
By KIMBERLY LANKFORD, Contributing Editor February 20, 2019 “QI plan to buy a drone soon. Will my insurance cover any damages it might cause? ADamages caused by drones may be covered by the liability portion of your homeowners or renters’ insurance policy, but the details vary by insurer. “Some homeowners policies cover ‘model or hobby’ aircraft; others cover only […]
“Many pilots of standard aircraft find another outlet for their passion for flight by building aircraft themselves from kits. Technically known as experimental amateur-built (EAB) aircraft, and sometimes called home-built aircraft, these aircraft are typically constructed by pilots, using parts designed and fabricated by kit plane manufacturers. In many cases, the initial construction phases are […]
Drone and operator beside the California coast in March 2015. General equipment context only; no accident, damaged vehicle, claim or BWI customer is depicted. Photo Tomwsulcer, CC0 1.0. Full frame resized without cropping. Photo source License If a drone strikes a car or damages a windshield, separate the immediate safety needs from the insurance review. […]
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Aircraft insurance policies from BWI include liability coverage including both bodily injury and property damage. We also offer physical damage and hull insurance coverage for owned and non-owned aircraft. We have a wide-range of insurance solutions for all aviation related risks including personal and commercial use.
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