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Marietta, GA – May 5, 2025 — Jim Gardner, founder of the James A. Gardner Company, was honored with the prestigious 2025 Pinnacle Award at the Aviation Insurance Association (AIA) annual conference held in Orlando, Florida. The Pinnacle Award is presented annually to an individual who has demonstrated exceptional service and commitment to both the aviation and aviation insurance industries. Gardner has been an active member of AIA for over two decades, serving on numerous committees and the Board of Directors. He served as President of the association in 2020 and 2021, leading the organization through the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic and Full Article

The Anatomy of Aviation Insurance Trends in the Aviation Insurance Marketplace for 2018 and Beyond   By Jim Gardner President The James A Gardner Company, Inc. July 2018   It appears that with an improving economy there has been an increase in flying activity.   Unfortunately, that also appears to have translated into an increase in claims.  With the cost of repairs going up without an increase in premium, the underwriters have continued to experience an unsustainable profit margin on their underwriting operation. Beginning in the Spring of 2017, without a single catastrophic event to shock the marketplace and without a Full Article

The Anatomy of Aviation Insurance Trends in the Aviation Insurance Marketplace for 2018 and Beyond   By Jim Gardner President The James A Gardner Company, Inc. July 2018  It appears that with an improving economy there has been an increase in flying activity.   Unfortunately that also appears to have translated into an increase in claims.  With the cost of repairs going up without an increase in premium, the underwriters have continued to experience an unsustainable profit margin on their underwriting operation. Beginning in the Spring of 2017, without a single catastrophic event to shock the marketplace and without a larger Full Article

Overall the aviation insurance market is flat.  While there isn’t a single underwriter who does not want to raise premiums, over capacity and the sluggish economy is keeping rates in check.  In addition, the poor performance of other Property and Casualty segments of the industry appears to be dampening any tendency by the reinsurance market to move money to other market segments. Still, as reinsurance agreements are negotiated, those underwriting companies who are operating in the red could see a rise in the rates they pay which will likely impact consumer rates. Last year saw what may be the beginning Full Article