The number of people flying is expected to double by the mid-point of the century, and the position of aviation insurance is of inestimable importance if the wider industry is to survive. CEO of Aviabel, Cécile Coune, has done much to guide the company through a trying period in which, she said, “insurers and reinsurers have pulled together their financial capacities to respond to this increasing traffic”. To that effect, major changes to the regulatory environment demand that insurers take a pragmatic approach, and nowhere else can this better be seen than in the case of Aviabel. Under Coune’s leadership, Aviabel is making a real mark in the industry.