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Hangar Collapse Raises Insurance Questions

The February 6 collapse of the Dulles Jet Center roof under a heavy blanket of snow– and the estimated $300 million worth of corporate jets damaged or dest

By David A. Lombardo • Contributor

April 30, 2010

The February 6 collapse of the Dulles Jet Center roof under a heavy blanket of snow– and the estimated $300 million worth of corporate jets damaged or destroyed in the event–has raised questions about insurance liability.

First, is the damage considered an act of God? “Either it is an act of God or it isn’t. Once you make that determination then you make the determination of who’s financially responsible,” Jim Gardner, Logansville, Ga.-based aviation insurance broker and vice president of JSL Aviation, told AIN.

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