XL Insurance Appoints New Chief Underwriting Officer, Global Aerospace.
NEW YORK, Nov. 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- XL Insurance, the global insurance operations of XL Capital Ltd , has appointed Christopher A. O'Gwen as Chief Underwriting Officer, Global Aerospace. Prior to his appointment Mr. O'Gwen was Regional Manager of XL Insurance's US Aviation team and has 12 years...

Launch surplus: despite continuing over-capacity on the global commercial launch market, new projects proliferate. (Space).
The commercial launch market has been suffering from over-capacity for the past two years ... and there is no sign of improvement in the short term. This excess capacity has not prevented the emergence of a plethora of new projects, including Aurora (Christmas Island), Soyuz (Kourou), Tsiklon-4 (Alcantara), Vega...

Allianz to bring satellite insurance solutions to India.
MUMBAI: With satellite communication becoming increasingly indispensable in most businesses - ranging from stock exchanges, banks, television channels and telecom companies - the Allianz group sees a huge potential for its speciality line of satellite insurance in India. Allianz is bringing in the expertise through its group...

No cover for key space, nuclear projects.
Byline: Gaurie Mishra & Priti Patnaik NEW DELHI: In an age where every possible risk is insured starting from pet insurance to terror-related covers, it is hard to believe that the most mission-critical infrastructure in India still goes without a cover. While nuclear installations are...

India's satellite dream comes crashing down.
SRIHARIKOTA:India's attempt to place its latest communication satellite in space failed after the rocket carrying it veered off its trajectory and disintegrated due to a motor failure. The rocket, GSLV-FO2 (geosynchronous satellite launch vehicle) was to have placed Insat 4-C in a geo synchronous transfer orbit on...

Ann Deering.
Contributing editor Ann Deering died late last year after a long illness. Ann's writing career came to her later in life, after she spent a career developing space and satellite underwriting products and policies at the broker Johnson & Higgins, later part of Marsh and McLennan. ...

2005 events calendar.
DATE EVENT APRIL 31 Mar- LABACE 2005 2 April Sao Paulo, Brazil 5-7 Aircraft Interiors Expo 2005 Hamburg, Germany 5-7 Aerospace Testing Expo 2005 Hamburg, Germany 5-7 MICAD 2005 Paris, France 5-7 JEC Composites Show 2005 Paris, France 5-7 RTS Embedded Systems 2005 Paris, France 12-14 Aerospace 2005--Royal Aeronautical...

Asia Cellular Satellite Reaches Insurance Settlement on Garuda-1.
JAKARTA, Indonesia, April 17 /PRNewswire/ -- PT Pasifik Satelit Nusantara (Nasdaq: PSNRY) (PSN), a diversified provider of fixed and mobile satellite communications in the Asia Pacific and a major shareholder of the Bermuda based ACeS International Limited (ACeS), today reported that ACeS has reached a settlement with...

For insurers, heaven can wait: insurers will play a role in future ventures into space, but it is likely to remain a limited one. With the accident of shuttle Columbia last year, the death toll from U.S. manned missions literally doubled overnight.
An ambitious future once again opening up for ventures into space might appear to offer new opportunities for the insurance market. The projected costs of a return to the Moon and a manned flight to Mars are staggering. President George W. Bush's ambitions echo those of his...

'Palmbeach 3', a contemporary art fair, takes place 14-15 January in Florida.
'Palmbeach 3', a contemporary art fair, takes place 14-15 January in Florida, and is offering buyers the opportunity to experience weightless flight of the kind that trainee astronauts receive (left), accompanied by their art collections. Those who buy the 'Art in-space' package will be whisked into the sky by...