Chris TraversAviation Insurance Broker
Chris has been a licensed property and casualty broker since 1999. He obtained his Life and Health licenses in 2004. Since 1999 his focus has been aviation insurance. He’s personally placed over 12,000 aircraft policies and continues to be a leader in the aviation insurance community.
Chris completed his Private Pilot License in 2001 and remains active in aviation. He is a third generation aviator. His grandfather, Bob, flew the PBY Catalina flying boat in WWII. His dad, Glen, flew Bonanzas and other aircraft for many years. More about Company History.
He has exhibited or attended all major aircraft tradeshows and airshows including EAA Airventure at Oshkosh, AOPA Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association, COPA Cirrus Owners and Pilots Association, ABS American Bonanza Society, POPA Pilatus Owners and Pilots Association, MMOPA Malibu Mirage Owners and Pilots Association, Cherokee Pilots Association, EAA Warbirds of America, MAPA Mooney Aircraft Pilots Association, International Comanche Society, NBAA National Business Aircraft Association, Sun n Fun, TBMOPA TBM Owners and Pilots Association, and many others.
Chris has helped introduce underwriting companies to many aircraft manufacturers and continues to act as a liaison between insurance companies and aircraft training facilities, maintenance facilities, and manufacturers. Chris has worked directly with the Cirrus factory since 2004 and continues to be involved with Cirrus owners on a daily basis.
Chris started the Travers Life Insurance program for pilots in 2005. The program has helped thousands of pilots obtain life insurance at preferred rates. Chris is also a founder of Travers Agency, LLC which is a separate insurance agency insuring thousands of homes and cars throughout the USA.
Chris and his wife, Allyson, have six kids: Jacob, Samuel, Holly, William, Leo, and Matthew. He spends much of his time with the kids coaching sports teams and being a dad. Chris spends as much time as possible outdoors and races paddleboards, is an avid cyclist, and a single digit handicap golfer.
Tragedy Lends Special Perspective
In 1983 Chris, John, and Glen Travers were passengers in a 58P Baron that crashed into trees. The accident was not fatal for any of the occupants of the aircraft but major injuries were sustained. This firsthand insight into tragedy gives Chris a special perspective into the coverage he places.
