Countries Begin Requiring War-risk Insurance
Since September 11, a growing number of countries are requiring that aircraft overflying or landing at their respective airports carry war-risk insurance.<

Since September 11, a growing number of countries are requiring that aircraft overflying or landing at their respective airports carry war-risk insurance.

At press time, seven countries and the administrative region of Hong Kong have such a requirement, and aircraft handling providers expect the list to grow. The countries are Belgium, Germany, Mauritius, Poland, Portugal and Romania. Slovenia requires war-risk insurance but only for aircraft with an mtow exceeding 30,865 lb. Some of these are also requiring that, to ensure validity, war-risk policies must be dated later than September 11.