XL Catlin is introducing a new program for its select general aviation insurance clients in North America.
The Safety Optimization and Aviation Resource (SOAR) program will provide XL Catlin’s aviation insurance clients access to services such as:
- Emergency Response Planning, with options for on-scene accident advice, emergency response drill design, gap analytics and vendor selection, among others.
- Crew Training and Survival with various training options for upset prevention and recovery, altitude awareness and hypoxia, motion sickness desensitization, water survival, night vision, situational awareness and spatial disorientation.
- Executive and Personal Protection, including aircraft crew safety training, risk analysis and threat vulnerability assessments, and threat management resources.
- Safety Management with access to resources for safety managing support services, flight data management, flight operations quality, pre-audit support and GAP analysis, management software, among others.
- Crisis Management including help with political & country risk intelligence, security risk assessment & management kidnap & ransom, as well as cybersecurity concerns.
- Upset Recognition and Recovery Training (URRT) including professional helicopter, flight attendant/flight technician, professional jet, professional turboprop, light aircraft training, with the option for custom designed courses.
- Professional Presence and Executive Etiquette: Training and development to enhance pilots’ skill levels and confidence; dining savvy and conduct; presentation skills and international protocol and awareness.
“Aviation businesses take their safety records very seriously, but building a strong safety culture requires considerable time and attention,” said XL Catlin aviation insurance business North America regional manager Eric Donofrio. “Through our SOAR program, we’re taking on some of the leg work for our clients, vetting and partnering with pre-qualified vendors and putting together quite a network of aviation safety and training experts.”
“In the end, our clients have a lot of choices and easy access,” added aviation insurance team eastern regional manager Doug Tibbs. “They can choose a service partner that is right for their business, focusing on areas they want to strengthen or initiate an entirely new risk management strategy to address emerging risks like political and country risk intelligence, kidnap & ransom or perhaps executive etiquette or personal awareness training.”
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