Iranian insurer to cover losses from aircraft crash
Reprints
Bimeh Iran (Iran Insurance Co.) said that it will pay about $46,000 for each passenger and crew member of the Iran Aseman Airlines' aircraft which crashed on Feb. 18, killing all 66 people on board, Middle East Insurance Review reported citing Islamic Republic News Agency. The ATR-72 plane was worth $3 million. The insurer said that the policy covered hull, liability for passenger injuries and third-party damage. The plane was flying from Teheran to the southwestern city of Yasuj when it went down near the town of Semirom in Isfahan Province.
