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Aviation insurers ‘being far more selective’ with capacity due to ‘significant attritional losses’

By 2026-04-17T11:00:00

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Underwriter reports that its aviation attritional losses reached $1bn for the first time in 2025, revealing claim-centric ‘cause for concern’ as policies fail to keep pace with sector evolution

Aviation insurers are experiencing an uptick in attritional losses up to $10m (£7.5m) as out of touch policy wordings paired with an evolving – and more costly – risk environment cause underwriters to be “far more selective” around capacity deployment.

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