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Suggested Citation:"Contents." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2011. Airport Insurance Coverage and Risk Management Practices. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/14611.
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Suggested Citation:"Contents." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2011. Airport Insurance Coverage and Risk Management Practices. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/14611.
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CONTENTS 1 SUMMARY 7 CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION Background, 7 Objectives of Study, 7 Scope of Study, 7 Study Methodology, 7 Organization of the Report, 9 10 CHAPTER TWO AIRPORT OPERATOR INSURANCE-BUYING PRACTICES Use of Brokers, 10 Insurance-Purchasing Decisions, 10 Interview Results—Insurance-Purchasing Decisions, 12 13 CHAPTER THREE AIRPORT RISK MANAGER’S ROLE Airport Risk Managers, 13 Risk Analysis, 13 Priority of Exposures, 14 Claims Administration, 15 Increasing Importance of Risk Management at Airports, 15 Interview Results—Risk Manager’s Role, 16 17 CHAPTER FOUR COVERAGE SELECTION Property and Liability Insurance, 17 Insurance for Construction, 17 War Risk and Terrorism Insurance, 18 Interview Results—Coverage Selection, 19 20 CHAPTER FIVE PRACTICES FOR CHOOSING DEDUCTIBLES AND LIMITS Deductibles, 20 Limits, 20 Interview Results—Deductibles and Limits, 21 22 CHAPTER SIX RISK RETENTION Self-Insurance, 22 What Compels an Airport Operator to Self-Insure?, 22 Assessing the Viability of Self-Insurance, 23 Forgone Coverage Types, 23 Selection of Deductibles, 23 25 CHAPTER SEVEN CONCLUSIONS 27 REFERENCES 28 BIBLIOGRAPHY 29 GLOSSARY

32 APPENDIX A SURVEY QUESTIONNAIRE 42 APPENDIX B LIST OF SURVEY RESPONDENTS 44 APPENDIX C INTERVIEW QUESTIONS 46 APPENDIX D LIST OF INTERVIEWEES 47 APPENDIX E INTERVIEW RESPONSES

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TRB’s Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) Synthesis 30: Airport Insurance Coverage and Risk Management Practices identifies both the variables that affect insurance purchasing for airport operators and the range of risk management practices that exist among U.S. airports. The report is designed to help airport officials confronted with risk-financing and insurance-purchasing decisions.

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