Expertise

Specialist aviation risk, investigation, insurance and expert services

Four related disciplines, one method. Each service draws on the others: an underwriter who has investigated accidents reads an application differently, and an investigator who has underwritten the risk knows which facts will matter to the insurer and the court.

Risk methodology, operator assessment and advisory

Aviation Risk Assessment

Structured, evidence-based assessment of pilots, aircraft, operations and operating environments, for insurers, reinsurers, operators and financiers who need to understand an aviation exposure before they accept it.

·Pilot assessment
·Aircraft and machine risk
·Operational risk
·Territorial and environmental risk
·Underwriting guidelines and risk appetite
·Fleet and operator reviews

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Aviation Accident Investigation

Independent, evidence-based investigation and analysis of aircraft accidents and serious incidents for insurers, operators, legal teams and families who need to understand what happened and why.

·Accident causation analysis
·Human factors
·Aircraft performance and operational limits
·Organisational and regulatory factors
·Investigation report review
·Insurance-related investigation

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Expert Witness & Aviation Litigation

Independent expert reports, pre-litigation consultation and expert evidence in matters involving aviation accidents, aviation insurance disputes, pilot medical certification and the duties of insurance intermediaries.

·Independent expert witness reports
·Aviation insurance disputes
·Claims causation
·Accident reconstruction and analysis
·Pilot medical and licensing standards
·Operational negligence and standard of care
·Support to attorneys and advocates

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Aviation Insurance & Underwriting

Fifteen years of aviation life, disability, loss-of-licence and hull and liability underwriting experience, applied to product design, underwriting guidelines, reinsurance negotiation and claims.

·Pilot life and disability insurance
·Loss of licence and occupational disability
·Aviation occupational and medical risk
·Hull, liability and war risk
·Underwriting methodology and guidelines
·Reinsurance and treaty alignment
·Claims analysis

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Who engages Andre

Built for decisions with real financial, operational and legal consequences

Insurers & reinsurers

Underwriting guidelines, risk assessment, claims investigation, treaty presentations and independent opinions on aviation exposures.

Aircraft operators & owners

Independent risk assessment, fleet and operational reviews, accident and incident investigation, safety advisory.

Attorneys & advocates

Expert reports, pre-litigation consultation, document review and expert evidence in aviation and insurance matters.

Financiers & lessors

Technical and operational due diligence on aviation exposures before capital is committed.

Personal professional services are distinct from the insurance business of SkyGuard and from the services of any regulated entity with which Andre is associated. Nothing on this site constitutes financial advice or an offer of insurance.

Discuss an aviation risk, claim or case

Enquiries are treated in confidence. Initial consultations establish scope, independence and conflicts before any engagement.

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