Wed, Feb 10, 2016
There Is No Centralized Requirement Specifying The GA Aircraft Owners Carry Liability Insurance
Most people who own a car find it unusual the general aviation aircraft owners are not required by some sort of law to carry liability insurance. Some rules regarding liability insurance do exist, but they are commonly connected with a requirement for basing an aircraft on an airport.
Last year, The Government Accountability Office (GAO) released the final report of a study it conducted on liability insurance coverage in the general aviation community. It was commissioned by members of Congress to look into the current status of GA liability insurance coverage and to examine the feasibility of federally mandating such coverage for GA. Members of the EAA government advocacy team as well as EAA Legal Advisory Council Chairman Alan Farkas were interviewed by the GAO to provide a general aviation stakeholder’s perspective.
EAA continues to assert that federally mandated aircraft liability insurance would drive up costs, placing increased financial burdens on GA pilots struggling to remain flying. Additionally, EAA says they feel that many GA pilots have already acted in their own best interest and covered their aircraft without being mandated to do so by the federal government.
Though the GAO report does not explicitly recommend a mandate; it also does not refute the need for one. The report cites the arguments of aviation stakeholders such as EAA, and compares them to those of attorneys and other groups who believe much of the GA community is either underinsured or not insured at all. The GAO admits that it is difficult to obtain accurate statistics on the number of insured GA aircraft. As a result, the report does not delve into data related to compensation from aircraft accidents and does not quantify the need for such a mandate.
At the time the report was issued, EAA said they would closely monitor the reaction to the report from Capitol Hill and advocate for a positive outcome on behalf of its members. Since mid last year, we have not heard anything new on this issue.
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