This article is based on an official press release from Jeppesen ForeFlight.

ForeFlight Disrupts Aviation Insurance Market with New Digital Brokerage

On April 22, 2026, Jeppesen ForeFlight, a Boeing Company, officially announced its entry into the aviation insurance brokerage market. According to a company press release, the newly formed ForeFlight Insurance Agency has launched alongside a digital Aviation Insurance Marketplace, aiming to modernize an industry historically burdened by opaque pricing and cumbersome paperwork.

The initial rollout of the platform focuses specifically on non-owned aircraft insurance, targeting renter pilots and flight instructors. Backed by initial underwriter Old Republic Aerospace, the service is currently licensed in 43 U.S. states. ForeFlight states that policies are presently available to select customers, with a waitlist open for broader access.

By leveraging its massive digital ecosystem, ForeFlight intends to consumerize the aviation insurance purchasing process. The company claims that pilots can now quote, compare, and bind policies entirely online in a matter of minutes, drawing a direct comparison to the ease of purchasing modern auto insurance.

Coverage Details and Market Disruption

Unprecedented Liability Limits

ForeFlight is introducing several coverage features designed to challenge traditional market standards. According to the official release, ForeFlight Insurance is offering $1 million “smooth” liability coverage per occurrence. Connor Hailey, ForeFlight’s Director of Insurance, noted in the announcement that they are currently the only insurer offering this specific limit for non-owned policies.

In addition to high liability limits, the brokerage offers up to $200,000 in physical damage liability coverage. Furthermore, the base policy defaults to $3,000 in medical payments per person. This represents a significant increase over the industry standard default of $1,000, providing enhanced protection for pilots and their passengers.

Tailored for Instructors and Renters

The initial target market encompasses pilots flying aircraft below single-engine turboprops or those valued at $1.5 million or less. Notably, the coverage extends across a wide variety of aircraft types, including ultralights and hang gliders.

For flight instructors, the platform offers specialized customization. Instructors can select specific aircraft categories, such as airplanes versus helicopters, ensuring they only pay premiums for the exact coverage they require for their teaching operations.

Technology Integration and Pilot Benefits

The Power of the ForeFlight Ecosystem

The backbone of the new Aviation Insurance Marketplace is its deep integration with the existing ForeFlight application. The company announced that users can link their digital logbooks directly to their insurance applications. This integration automatically populates required flight hours and experience data, allowing the system to generate accurate quotes in seconds.

Addressing potential privacy concerns, ForeFlight explicitly clarified that its insurance platform does not require a connection to live flight data or telemetry to bind a policy, distinguishing it from some emerging aviation insurers that rely on active flight tracking.

“Buying aviation insurance today often feels like it’s still 1999, phone calls, PDFs in emails, and waiting days or weeks for a quote that might not even be competitive. Today, we’re changing the industry. Pilots should be able to get quotes, compare coverage, and bind a policy in minutes, the same way they buy car insurance.”
, Connor Hailey, ForeFlight Director of Insurance

Hardware and Membership Discounts

To further incentivize adoption among its user base, ForeFlight is offering an automatic 10% premium discount to pilots who own any model of the Sentry ADS-B In receiver. According to the release, this discount is applied by uploading the device’s serial number, a process that occurs automatically if the pilot has previously registered the device for ForeFlight’s turbulence reporting feature.

An AOPA membership discount is also available on the platform. However, the company notes that this discount is lower than the Sentry hardware discount, and the two promotional reductions cannot be stacked.

The Road to Launch and Future Expansion

Building on the Fair Price Tool

The launch of the ForeFlight Insurance Agency is the culmination of a multi-year strategy. In January 2025, ForeFlight Labs introduced the “Insurance Fair Price Tool” in open beta. This tool allowed aircraft owners to anonymously upload their policy documents to compare premiums against aggregated data from pilots with similar profiles.

According to the company, the data and user feedback gathered from the Fair Price Tool highlighted the market’s pain points and built the foundation for this fully integrated brokerage. The Fair Price Tool will remain active as a standalone feature on the ForeFlight website.

Q3 2026 Outlook

ForeFlight has outlined an aggressive expansion timeline for the remainder of the year. By the third quarter of 2026, the company plans to achieve insurance agency licensing in all 50 states. Concurrently, the marketplace will expand beyond non-owned policies to offer comprehensive aircraft owner insurance, featuring policies from multiple underwriters alongside Old Republic Aerospace.

“We built the Aviation Insurance Marketplace because no one else has the scale or technology to bring this industry into the modern era, but for us, bringing aviation into the digital era is in our DNA.”
, Connor Hailey, ForeFlight Director of Insurance

AirPro News analysis

We view ForeFlight’s entry into the insurance brokerage space as a natural, albeit highly disruptive, evolution of its digital ecosystem. By utilizing existing logbook data to bypass the tedious manual entry that has long plagued aviation insurance applications, ForeFlight is effectively forcing legacy brokers to modernize or risk obsolescence. Furthermore, their explicit decision to avoid requiring live telemetry data strikes a crucial balance between technological convenience and pilot privacy, a major sticking point for aviators wary of “Big Brother” insurance models. If the Q3 2026 expansion into owner insurance successfully integrates multiple underwriters, ForeFlight could rapidly become the dominant digital storefront for general aviation insurance.

Frequently Asked Questions

Do I need to share my live flight data to get ForeFlight Insurance?

No. According to ForeFlight, the insurance application utilizes your digital logbook for experience data but does not require live flight telemetry to bind or maintain a policy.

Can I stack the Sentry discount and the AOPA discount?

No. The company states that while both discounts are available, they cannot be combined. The 10% Sentry discount is currently the higher of the two.

When will insurance for aircraft owners be available?

ForeFlight plans to expand its marketplace to include comprehensive aircraft owner insurance by the third quarter of 2026.

Sources:
Jeppesen ForeFlight Press Release