Many aviation businesses focus on aircraft insurance and general liability, but some of the most significant exposures aren't covered under standard aviation policies.

In this episode, Tim Bonnell Jr. discusses four often-overlooked liability coverages that FBOs, MROs, airports, flight schools, charter operators, corporate flight departments, and aviation businesses should review with their insurance team.

From cyber attacks and employee-related lawsuits to professional liability and non-owned auto exposures, these risks can create costly gaps in your aviation insurance program if left unaddressed.

In this first part of a 3-part series, Tim Bonnell Jr. breaks down some of the most overlooked coverages impacting FBOs, MROs, airports, flight schools, and aviation businesses today.

From parts inventory and fuel inventory to business income, environmental pollution liability, and property in transit, these are the hidden exposures that can create massive uninsured losses if ignored.

✈️ Whether you operate an airport business, maintain aircraft, or manage aviation operations, understanding these overlooked risks is critical for protecting your operation through proper aviation insurance and aircraft insurance planning.

How AI Is Transforming Aviation Insurance | TriVector Labs Special Episode

In this special Aviation Insurance Podcast episode recorded at the Aviation Insurance Association Conference in Dallas Texas, Tim Bonnell joins fellow TriVector Labs founders Danny Maco and Art Jimenez to discuss how AI is transforming aviation insurance workflows for brokers carriers underwriters and aviation insurance professionals.

From validated aviation specific intelligence to secure AI driven workflows and faster research capabilities, this conversation explores how specialized AI tools are helping aviation insurance professionals work more efficiently with greater accuracy and confidence.

The TriVector Labs team shares insights on:

Why general AI tools often fall short for aviation insurance How aviation specific AI improves underwriting and research The importance of security and validated information How AI can support brokers carriers CSRs and underwriters The future of AI powered workflows in aviation insurance

If you work in aviation insurance aircraft insurance underwriting or aviation risk management this special episode provides an inside look at where the industry is heading next.

In this short episode of the Aviation Insurance Podcast, Tim Bonnell breaks down how the ongoing Iran conflict is impacting aviation insurance, including rising fuel costs, war risk coverage, and potential supply chain disruptions.

From changes in fuel inventory values to evolving war risk premiums, this episode highlights key considerations for aviation operators, aircraft owners, and industry professionals navigating an uncertain and rapidly changing environment.

In Episode 123 of the Aviation Insurance Podcast, Tim Bonnell sits down with Sean Kelly, Chief Underwriting Officer at Aerospace Insurance Managers, to explore the realities of aviation insurance underwriting, risk selection, and the future of the aviation insurance market. From non-standard risks and pilot transitions to AI, data-driven underwriting, and market challenges, this episode provides a real-world look at how aviation and aircraft insurance decisions are made—and why relationships still matter in a technology-driven world. Whether you're a pilot, aircraft owner, broker, or aviation professional, this conversation offers valuable insight into how underwriting shapes the aviation insurance industry today and into the future.

In this episode of the Aviation Insurance Podcast, host Tim Bonnell Jr. sits down with Mike Duke, Founder of DBT Aero, to explore emerging aviation technologies and what they mean for the future of Aviation Insurance and Aircraft Insurance risk management.

As aircraft innovation accelerates — from new propulsion systems to novel aircraft designs — insurers and aviation professionals must rethink how risk is evaluated and managed. Mike shares his journey into aviation innovation, the mission behind DBT Aero, and how new aircraft technologies could reshape aviation safety, aircraft design, and ultimately aviation insurance underwriting.

This discussion dives into the intersection of engineering innovation, aviation safety, and how the aviation insurance industry must adapt to support new aircraft technologies while maintaining responsible risk management.

If you're an aircraft owner, pilot, aviation professional, or insurance expert, understanding how innovation affects Aircraft Insurance and Aviation Insurance markets is essential.

In Episode 121 of the Aviation Insurance Podcast, Tim Bonnell sits down with Gary Churchill, President & COO of Old Republic Aerospace, to discuss the state of the aviation insurance market in 2026.

From Mosaic regulations and fleet modernization to underwriting discipline, severity-driven losses, AI, and advanced air mobility, this episode explores how aviation and aircraft insurance companies are navigating market stability, competition, and long-term sustainability.

If you're involved in aviation insurance, aircraft insurance, or aviation risk management, this episode provides executive-level insight into where the market stands — and where it may be headed.

A recent LinkedIn post claimed aviation doesn't have an insurance market—it has an insurance cartel. In this solo episode, host Tim Bonnell Jr. takes on the claim directly, providing an honest, educational, and passionate response from someone who understands both sides of the industry.

From transparency, accountability, and market cycles to the rising costs, capacity limits, and misunderstood underwriting practices—Tim sheds light on how aviation insurance really works and why the "cartel" narrative oversimplifies a complex ecosystem.

✈️ Whether you're a pilot, aircraft operator, risk manager, or aviation professional, this episode offers crucial insight into the challenges and realities shaping aviation and aircraft insurance today.

In this forward-looking episode, host Tim Bonnell Jr. shares his top 5 predictions for the aviation and aircraft insurance industry in 2026.

From reinsurance market shifts to emerging AI underwriting tools and advanced air mobility, this episode offers key insights for underwriters, brokers, aircraft owners, and risk managers. Backed by 2025's claim trends and technological advances, Tim explains what could reshape insurance pricing, coverage limits, and pilot qualifications this year.

🛩️ If you're navigating aviation insurance in 2026, this episode is your radar scan of what's coming.

At the start of 2025, we made five bold predictions about where the aviation insurance market was headed. Now, as we kick off 2026, it's time to look back and see how those predictions actually played out.

In this episode of the Aviation Insurance Podcast, Tim Bonnell recaps the 2025 bold predictions, breaks down what came true, what's still evolving, and how these trends continue to shape the aviation insurance market moving forward.