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Companies Who Have Come and Gone! 1. The Royal Insurance Company used to write aviation direct though all their Canadian offices: a) What years? b) What was the first and almost only criteria they used to set a PB&P hull rate? c) Who took over issuance of their policies? d) When did they stop issuing the Royal paper? |
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1. a) 1965-1966 b) The weight of the aircraft. They designed a table where the weight was looked up and that decided the rate. Only pilot accidents affected that. It came out of their auto department. c) British Aviation Insurance Company for 8 months. Brokers could ask for whichever paper they wanted but both went back to the same treaty! d) 1966 after 8 months it was decided it was a waste of printing expense. |
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Companies Who Have Come and Gone! 2. The Commerce and Industry Insurance used to write aviation in Canada in 2 periods. For the 1st period: a) What years did they issue policies? b) Who was the underwriter? c) Where was he located? d) Who did he really work for? |
2. a) 1973 -1974 b) Steven L. Way of National Underwriters c) Paramus, New Jersey d) Stewart, Smith, New York |
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Companies Who Have Come and Gone! 3. Stewart Smith used to write aviation in Canada. a) What insurance company issued the policies? b) What was the first year they quoted in? c) Who was the first Canadian underwriter? d) Who was the last Canadian underwriter? |
3. a) Coronation Insurance Company Limited and Eagle Star for a few years then just
Coronation b) 1971 c) C.F. (Mickey) Dumaresqu d) Peter S. May |
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Companies Who Have Come and Gone! 4. INA (Insurance Company of North America - now CIGNA?) used to write aviation in Canada. a) What year did they start? b) Who was the underwriter? c) This underwriter later assumed what important position? d) What was the first account they wrote in Canada? |
1. a) 1963 b) Al Syrett form BAIC c) Insurance Buyer for Air Canada d) Northwest Territorial Airlines when it had one single Otter. |
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Companies Who Have Come and Gone! 5. Gestas used to write aviation in Canada. a) Where were they based? b) What years did they write? c) Their basic security was where? d) What unique feature did they offer? |
5. a) Montreal b) 1982-85 c) A Lloyd's London facility d) All forms and wordings were available in French-Canadian.. |
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6. For twelve years it was the largest helicopter in the world and at one time held
fourteen world helicopter records. It has been in production for more than ten
years. It was the first helicopter to exceed 300 km/h (186 mph) and for this
achievement was awarded the Igor I. Sikorsky International Trophy by the United
Aircraft Corporation in 1961 |
6. The first flight of a Russian Mi-6 was in September 1957. |
What is it? |
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Companies Who Have Come and Gone! 7. Canadian Indemnity used to write aviation in Canada. a) Where were they based? b) Who was the pioneering millionaire aviation personality who was a major shareholder and prompted their entry into the field? c) At the start what was the top hull value they would handle? d) What prompted them to increase the limit besides competitive issues? |
7. a) Winnipeg b) James Richarson of the stock broking, etc. firm c) $100,000 d) James Richarson bought a light twin valued at $250,000 |
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8. What is very special about this aircraft engine? |
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8. It is an aircraft STEAM engine! |
Companies Who Have Come and Gone! 9. Transport Indemnity used to write aviation in Canada. a) Where were they based? b) What type of risk did they particularly concentrate upon? c) What broker initially had an exclusive to their underwriting facilities? d) Which broker 'stole' the prior exclusive and through aggressive ceding of risks put TI out of the business? |
9. a) Los Angeles b) Helicopters c) Tomenson, Saunders & Whitehead d) Reed, Shaw and McNaught |
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Companies Who Have Come and Gone! 10. AOA or Avaition Office of America wrote actively in Canada. a) Where were they based at that time? b) Who sold out to them and thus introduced them to Canada? c) What broker initially had an exclusive to their underwriting facilities? d) Which broker 'stole' the prior exclusive? e) Who was the senior underwriter, although not the boss. |
10. a) Beaumont, Texas b) Stewart, Smith New York sold National Underwriters, Steven Way's Paramus, New Jersey operation to AOA and Steven was working with Stewart, Smith Canada .. so it was the intro. c) Tomenson, Saunders & Whitehead d) Reed, Shaw and McNaught. Right, you have seen this chain of events before! e) Bill Aldeman |
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Companies Who Have Come and Gone! 11. Simcoe & Erie wrote actively in Canada. a) What was their nic-name? b) Who had an exclusive with them for a year? c) Whose portfoilio did they take over at the start? d) Which broker 'stole' the prior exclusive? e) Although operating out of Toronto, where were the actual rates 'approved'? |
11. a) Simple and Easy b) Reed, Shaw and McNaught c) Canadian Indemnity d) London, UK |
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12. What was the first supersonic airliner? |
12. The Russian TU-144. It's first flight was three months prior to that of Concorde. |
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13. What route did the first scheduled flight by a jet passenger airliner take? |
13. The BOAC de Havilland comet 1, G-ALYB Toke Peter, flew from London to South Africa
in 23 hours and 34 minutes. |
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14. In what year did London's Heathrow airport open to arriving overseas passengers? |
14. 1946. Previously long-haul traffic had to land at Hurn near Bournemouth. |
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15. The first to fly the Pacific, PanAm did so by discovering an island in an 1700's
sailing ship log and constructed a complete airport and terminal there in 18
months to break the 3000 mile hop to the Phillipines. What was the island? |
15. Wake Island |
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16. Who said, "Air Canada. That's a good name for a Canadian airline." |
16. Johnny Carson, December 1974. |
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17. As one Aviator said to another,""Oh well, I suppose lots of people will do it
now". Who was speaking on what occasion? |
17. Arthur Whitten Brown to Capt. John Alcock after they had crash landed in a bog
at Cliften, Ireland after completing the first transatlantic flight,1919. |
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18. a) Before the Royal Canadian Air Force, what was it called? b) On what date did it become the RCAF? |
18. a) Canadian Air Force b) April 1, 1924 |
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19. a) In what year was Air Canada created? b) What was the name before that? c) In what year did it start? |
19. a) 1965 b) Trans Canada Airlines c) 1937 |
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20. a) Canadair (now absorbed by Bombardier)was part of what company when it was
founded? b) In 1946 Canadair merged with Electric Boat and Elecro-Dynamics to form what mega international corporation? |
20. a) aviation division of Canadian Vickers b) General Dynamics |
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21. a) In what year was the DH Beaver first flown? b) Who was the pilot? |
21. a) 1947 b) Russ Bannock |
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22. For all those from the North, look at this stamp and identify the aircraft shown
flying over the Yukon riverboat. |
22. It is a Fairchild Sekani. Only 2 were produced and none accepted by a buyer which
makes one wonder why the post office used it. |
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23. What well known aviation inventor said,"The airplane stays up because it doesn't
have the time to fall." |
23. Orville Wright |
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24. Only one airline has been named to Canada's Aviation Hall of Fame. Which one? |
24. Air Canada |
25. The registration of the very first DH Beaver aircraft was CF-FHB. What did the
'FHB' stand for? |
25. The initials of the engineer, Fred H. Buller |
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26. a) Calgary airport is named after whom? b) Where was he born? c) When the "new" teminal was opened in the 1950's, the bar was frequented by prostitues giving rise to this nickname for the airport? |
26. a) an air ace of the first world war - Group Captain Fred McCall b) Vernon, B.C. c) McCall Girl Field |
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