Credentials
Andries Marthinus (Andre) Roos, MSc
Aviation Risk Specialist · Aviation Accident Investigator · Aviation Insurance Underwriter · Expert Witness. Prepared for law firms, insurers and reinsurers. A signed, dated curriculum vitae with supporting certificates is available on request for litigation purposes.
Professional experience
2018 – present
Aviation Risk Specialist (contracted), South Africa's largest life insurer
Formulated the aviation underwriting philosophy, guidelines and requirements for pilot and aircrew life, disability and loss-of-licence cover; presented the philosophy to reinsurers; investigates aviation-related claims in the office and in the field; reviews aviation risk frameworks against regulatory and industry change.
2025 – present
Founder and Chief Executive, SkyGuard Global
Aviation insurance and risk-intelligence venture combining hull and liability and aircrew life underwriting with flight data monitoring and advanced risk assessment models. Corporate particulars per SkyGuard's published disclosures.
2018
Author, The Death of the Salesman and the Rise of the Trusted Financial Advisor
Published by AuthorHouse (ISBN 978-1-5462-8865-7); reviewed by Foreword Clarion Reviews. Regular columnist for World Airnews since 2025.
2015 – 2019
Principal, insurer-mandated franchise practice, Stellenbosch
Led a practice of some twenty advisers and administrative staff specialising in insurance for pilots and aircrew; designed risk-assessed insurance programmes.
2010 – 2015
Aviation Specialist Financial Adviser, South Africa's largest life insurer, Western Cape
Life, disability and income-protection cover for commercial and private pilots and aircrew; worked with underwriters on aviation risk; monitored claims.
2007 – 2009
Founder and Managing Director, Axia Cables (Pty) Ltd
Automotive wiring manufacturer; designer and holder of related patents in South Africa, the European Union and the United States. Business sold.
2003 – 2007
Founder and Managing Director, electronics distribution business, Maputo, Mozambique
Distribution agencies for international brands; member of the official Mozambique business delegation; awarded rights to a low-cost airline project with a feasibility study led by a Comair director. Business sold.
1995 – 2003
Technician, branch and regional manager, then sales manager, electronics sector, South Africa
Technical and management roles in national electronics repair and distribution companies.
Expert-witness engagements
2025
Gauteng Division of the High Court of South Africa
Independent expert report on long-term insurance products for commercial pilots, occupational disability and loss-of-licence cover, and Civil Aviation Regulations Parts 61 and 67 including the aviation medical and mood-disorder protocols.
2025
Limpopo Division of the High Court of South Africa
Independent expert report on long-term insurance for private (recreational) pilots, aviation exclusion clauses and the standard of advice expected of an insurance intermediary, following a fatal gyroplane accident.
Case references, parties and the content of reports are disclosed only with the consent of the instructing attorneys and to the extent the court record permits. No statement is made that any court adopted the opinions expressed.
Instruct Andre as an expert
Enquiries are treated in confidence. Initial consultations establish scope, independence and conflicts before any engagement.