Client: A Van Nuys-based aviation maintenance vendor · Coverage: Aviation General Liability (Kinsale) · Status: Bound
The problem
The vendor's renewal with an online small-business insurer came back with a premium increase, and the policy was due to renew the next day. The vendor then needed ramp-access certificates that named the FBO as additional insured, and the FBO asked for higher limits.
How Pierce helped
- Sent ACORD applications to a specialty aviation wholesaler the same day and pushed for terms by end of day
- Got a Kinsale aviation GL quote, revised it, and bound it
- Collected the post-bind subjectivities (loss runs, owner resume, no-known-loss letter) so the carrier would not issue a cancellation notice
- Issued the ramp-access certificate naming the FBO as additional insured, then offered a $10M quote when the FBO asked for higher limits
The result
Aviation GL was bound for a 05/07/2026 to 05/07/2027 term at $10,345.13 total, and the FBO confirmed the additional insured wording was correct.
Why it worked
Going straight to a specialty aviation market, instead of re-shopping standard carriers, got a policy placed fast for a class many standard insurers decline.
Related coverage
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