The group will focus on building and developing aviation-related industry statistics and data, alongside educating IUAI members on key aspects of reinsurance and its role within the aerospace insurance market. By drawing on its members’ complementary perspectives, the RDSG aims to help the membership interpret industry data, understand market developments and deepen its knowledge of how reinsurance supports the sector.
London: The International Union of Aerospace Insurers (IUAI) today announced the formation of a new Reinsurance and Data Study Group (RDSG), bringing together specialists from across the industry to develop aviation-related statistics, strengthen market understanding and share reinsurance expertise with its global membership.
The initiative broadens the Union’s technical scope, creating a dedicated forum to bring data and practical reinsurance experience together and turn that expertise into analysis and educational content for members.
The group will focus on building and developing aviation-related industry statistics and data, alongside educating IUAI members on key aspects of reinsurance and its role within the aerospace insurance market. By drawing on its members’ complementary perspectives, the RDSG aims to help the membership interpret industry data, understand market developments and deepen its knowledge of how reinsurance supports the sector.
The five founding members of the RDSG are-Dr Ulrike Ohlmer, Senior Underwriter, Munich Re,Jens Jaeger, Head of Marine and Aviation, GDV,Simon Murbach, Senior Underwriter Aviation and Space, PartnerRe,Wolfgang Vogel, Head of Pricing – Specialty Lines & Alternative Solutions, SCOR,Christophe Graber, Executive Chairman, La Réunion Aérienne
Philipp Langerweger, Executive Committee member of the IUAI, will act as the group’s Executive Committee representative, supporting its establishment and onboarding.
The RDSG is the IUAI’s seventh Study Group. The other study groups include: Airlines; Cyber & Emerging Risks; General Aviation; Legal & Claims; Manufacturers, Products & Airports; and Space Risks. Together, the Study Groups act as the technical knowledge carriers of the Union, bringing specialist expertise together, developing industry knowledge and producing content for the IUAI’s annual members’ conference.
The RDSG plans to grow to approximately eight to ten members over time. Its first formal meeting will take place in January 2027, alongside the IUAI’s annual Executive Committee and Study Group meetings in London.
The meeting will provide an opportunity to establish the group’s mandate, priorities and ways of working, with support and guidance from the Executive Committee. The RDSG is expected to present its initial work at the IUAI’s annual members’ conference in Atlanta in June 2027, where it will also introduce itself and its mandate to the wider membership.
Commenting on the formation of the group, Ulla Norrhäll, President of the IUAI, said: “The establishment of the Reinsurance and Data Study Group represents another important step in the continued evolution of the IUAI. As the aerospace insurance industry develops, so too must the breadth and depth of knowledge that the Union brings together. There is considerable expertise across our membership, and this group creates a dedicated forum to combine that knowledge, develop analysis and share insights that are useful to the market.
“Bringing reinsurance expertise and industry data together will help members place market developments in context and build a more comprehensive understanding of the sector. Our ambition is to turn individual experience into shared knowledge, supporting informed decision-making and a better understanding of the role reinsurance plays across aerospace insurance.”
Philipp Langerweger, Executive Committee member of the IUAI, added: “The founding members bring a valuable combination of reinsurance experience, market knowledge and statistical expertise. Their commitment gives us a strong foundation for developing work that addresses the questions and knowledge needs of the wider membership.
“The opportunity is to connect those different perspectives: to examine what industry data can tell us, draw on practical experience to interpret it and share the findings in a clear and useful way. Through analysis, educational content and discussion at our annual conference, we want the group to become a resource that members can draw on to deepen their understanding of aerospace reinsurance and the wider market.
“Our first meeting in January will help us translate that ambition into a focused work programme, ahead of sharing our initial work in Atlanta in June.”