Although actor Harrison Ford did manage to escape serious injury after crashing a sputtering World War II fighter plane onto a Venice, Calif., golf course last week, insurance industry figures say that the insurance considerations for Ford's future films will be affected.
The Los Angeles Times reports that Ford, 72, likely will not be allowed to fly while working on film productions going forward, despite the fact that it was engine trouble, not Ford's piloting skills, that caused the Ryan PT-22 Recruit to require an emergency landing.
Ford, best known as hotshot pilot Han Solo from the "Star Wars" original trilogy and adventuring archeologist Indiana Jones, was not working on a film at the time of the accident. If he had been, a multimillion-dollar insurance payment would surely have been triggered.
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Shawn Moynihan is Editor-in-Chief of National Underwriter Property & Casualty. A St. John’s University alum, Moynihan has earned 11 Jesse H. Neal Awards, the Pulitzers of the business press; seven Azbee Awards, from the American Society of Business Press Editors; two Folio Awards; and a SABEW award, from the Society of American Business Editors & Writers. Prior to joining ALM, he served as Managing Editor/Online Editor of journalism institution Editor & Publisher, the trade bible of the newspaper industry. Moynihan also has held editorial positions with AOL, Metro New York, and Newhouse Newspapers. He can be reached at [email protected].
