Aviation Insurance - classroom

Aviation insurance is a highly specialized field of insurance. AviAssist and insurance brokers have one thing in common: keen to support your aspirations in safety excellence. For that reason, AviAssist has designed this course in conjunction a leading aviation insurance broker. The Course will cover all risks insured in the aviation market place, risk management, aviation law, legal liability, contracts and leasing and claims handling.
Studies of airline, airport, products and manufacturing and air traffic control insurance arrangements are included.

COURSE CONTENT

The objective of this course is to provide a comprehensive overview of:

  • Role of the broker & material information
  • Insurance principles, Coverage & Buying your insurance program
  • Knowledge check: your opportunity to be an Underwriter
  • Airports' and Service providers' Liability
  • Ground Handling & aviation liabilities
  • When Things Go Wrong - Insurance Claims
  • Crisis Management & Business Continuity
  • General Aviation Insurance
  • ‘Hot Spots’ & Special Operations
  • Risk Management Bursaries
  • Identifying, Measuring and Costing Corporate Risk
  • Contractual Risk Management
  • Insurance Market Trends
  • MRO Risk & Insurance
  • Evolution of Cyber Risks & Insurance
  • Clarity on Demand - Online Knowledge Platform
  • Question and Answer sessions

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The course content is based on international best practices. The course will help you build safety excellence performance plans, support your insurance renewals and support your clients and customers.

PREREQUISITES

This course requires no prior knowledge of aviation insurance.

VENUE

The 2024 edition will take place on the afternoon of 16 September and all of 17 September in Sandton, Johannesburg, South Africa. It will take place during Aviation Africa 2024 conference & exhibition in Johannesburg. It will be held at the same venue as the conference, the Sandton Convention Centre. Co-locating the event with Aviation Africa 2024 means we have the experts on site already. That enables the Foundation to keep the costs really low.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND? 

This 1,5 day course is designed for experienced personnel from all parts of the aviation industry as well as from the insurance industry. It will be of particular value to airline finance managers, insurance brokers, insurance and risk managers, aviation underwriters and claim managers, airline in-house counsel, aviation lawyers, safety managers and government officials in the air transport and insurance sectors.

Registration fee

At AviAssist, we continue supporting the recovery from the Corona pandemic. This is why we make an extra effort to keep our courses affordable. With extensive sponsoring by WTW, we can keep the course fee for this 2024 edition at US$ 425 for African professionals (early bird rate of US$375 until 18 August). This includes a uniquely numbered and named certificate of completion (upon meeting all certification requirements).

PLEASE NOTE there is a maximum number of participants and places are assigned on a 'first come, first served' basis.

YOUR INSTRUCTORS 

A team of highly qualified facilitators from one of the biggest aviation insurance brokerage firms,, will deliver this course, facilitated by the AviAssist Foundation. Your instructors will include:

Simon Knechtli
Managing director
Aerospace

 

 

 

Karim Sfeir
Head of Transformation & Innovation

 

 

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