Insurance Claims – What Happened? w/Mike Adams, Avemco

Join NAFI: www.nafinet.org This broadcast will take you on a flight from out of the hangar to back in the hangar. During each portion of the flight – taxi, take off, flight, landing, taxi, back in the hangar – the back story of an insurance claim/incident/accident will be discussed. It is one thing to hear of an accident and immediately say “I’d never do that…” and another to learn enough to come to the conclusion of, “hmmm, I see some room for improvement….” The intent is for everyone to take away something they can use to be a better safer pilot both in their personal flying and as a flight instructor. The claim information comes from the Avemco Insurance Company’s claim files, no personally identifiable information is revealed, the objective is to learn from others experiences so we don’t have to go through the same experience. To help in the transfer of knowledge this webinar includes photo’s that you’ll not find elsewhere or in government reports. Mike Adams, Senior Vice President of Underwriting, and instrument-rated pilot has been involved in general aviation and aviation insurance since 1984. Before becoming the Sr Vice President of Underwriting in 2015, he managed the regional office in Portland, OR, then in Ft. Worth, TX and is now based in Frederick, MD. While in Oregon, Mike served a year as the President of the Beaverton Chapter of the Oregon Pilots Association, followed by a year term as the State President of the Oregon Pilots Association. Mike’s insurance experience spans from commercial insurance ranging from full-service FBO’s to the CFI with single aircraft operation and CFI’s that instruct strictly in non-owned aircraft. During all this time, Mike has also worked with pilots who own a plane and pilots that rent and borrow aircraft. Mike holds a property/casualty insurance license in all 50 states.