INSURANCE

Experts: Aviation Insurance Responsible for Sector’s Highest Claims, Premium Value

Aviation insurance experts have said that the sub-sector produced the highest value and high-profile claims across the global corporate insurance business line in the past five years, precisely between 2019 and 2024. The aviation insurance experts’ analysis of more than 32,000 industry claims from 2019 – 2024 with a total value of $15billion (€14billion), showed that collision or […]

Airlines

Airlines Call for Suspension of Local Content in $2bn Aircraft Insurance Cover, NIA Disagree

Nigerian airlines have called for the suspension of local content in aircraft insurance, which premium is projected to reach $2 billion annually, insisting that they are forced to undertake double insurance for their aircraft because lessors want their aircraft to be insured overseas. But the Nigeria Insurance Association (NIA) is insisting that Nigerian insurers can […]

Aviation

Of Local Content and Airlines Insurance Obligations

  Meeting insurance obligation is a critical challenge to Nigerian commercial airlines due to the cost of premium, which is defined by country risk and other factors, including operational environment, airport facilities, government policies and country’s safety record. In Nigeria, insurance policy stipulates that airlines must insure through local insurance companies to meet the requirement […]