"Roger Long" wrote in message
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"News f2s" wrote

Leave it to the insurers if they want to give discounts to
people who've taken courses or got qualifications.

Any legs in this as a method of policing behavior?

Long legs, very long legs. The insurers now basically have
taken over from the FAA policing pilot proficiency and safety.
The FAA still does the annoying, Mickey mouse, and useless stuff
while the insurance companies determine who gets to fly.

Believe it. We don't want it to come to this in boating.

You're implying that third party insurance is very rare in boating
in the states. So, how do aggrieved parties get compensation from
those who create damage? The parallel seems to me to be more in
line with motoring, rather than aviation. Or else there's
something very different about the insurance climates in USA and
Europe, which I don't think is very likely. It's a pretty
competitive market out there.

Your comments seem to prove a combination of things:

First, in USA there are a lot of high value claims against
aviation by third parties.

Second, the high values are either because lots of damage has been
done, or because your litigation climate encourages lots of
marginal claims, or both of these things.

Puzzled.
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