Press Release – August 2025
Tuition Assistance for Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University’s Professional Education Courses is now available through USAIG’s Performance Vector Safety Benefits Program
New York, NY (August 19, 2025)…USAIG, one of the world’s leading aviation-specific insurance providers, is proud that tuition support for Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Professional Education (ERAU ProEd) courses is now among the annual Performance Vector Safety Benefit options available to eligible policyholders. Performance Vector is a portfolio of safety-supporting services made available to most USAIG policyholders that insure a turbine-powered aircraft or place multiple policies with USAIG.* Each eligible policy can select one program option annually to enhance loss control and safety activities.
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University is a globally renowned center of aviation learning excellence and supports the industry with a robust catalog of professional education offerings. USAIG recognizes a clear linkage between safety and the career advancement and fulfillment opportunities of those in the aviation workforce. Eligible policyholders can now apply their annual safety benefit toward tuition for courses within the “Safety and Risk Management” category of ERAU’s Professional Education course catalog, thereby supporting employee professional growth and advancement in aviation safety and risk management abilities.
Courses available for this offer can be viewed on ERAU’s ProEd site.
- Offer limited to courses in the ProEd “Safety & Risk” subject area category.
- Can be used for courses of all modalities – virtual, in-person, online, and hybrid.
- Course enrollment must occur within the policy year to which the benefit applies.
- Users of this option must coordinate with USAIG prior to paying course tuition. No reimbursement for fees independently paid to ERAU are possible through this offer.
- Selecting this offer provides up to a maximum of $2800 toward one qualifying course’s tuition for which enrollment occurs during the relevant policy year. Any residual funds remaining up to the $2800 annual maximum after completion of a first course within a policy year can be applied toward subsequent eligible course(s) provided enrollment occurs within the same policy year. Residual funds not applied within the same policy term expire at the end of the policy year and do not roll over or accrue to subsequent policy periods.
John Brogan, USAIG President and CEO notes, “astute and professional leaders are the cornerstones of safe and well-managed flight operations, and there’s no better source for aviation-centered education than ERAU. I’m delighted that the Performance Vector benefit can now be applied there to help individuals in our policyholder flying organizations advance their professional knowledge and careers.”
“We are proud to partner with forward-thinking organizations such as USAIG to drive aviation safety forward,” said Sarah Ochs, Director of Professional Programs at Embry-Riddle. “This tuition assistance initiative empowers USAIG policyholders to access safety and risk-focused professional education, strengthening skills and advancing safety standards across the industry. Partnering with organizations dedicated to enhancing training is central to our mission, and we look forward to continuing to support aviation professionals in achieving excellence.”
Robert Sumwalt, Executive Director of Embry-Riddle’s Boeing Center for Aviation and Aerospace Safety and former NTSB chairman, notes, “Embry-Riddle courses are taught in modern, state-of-the-art facilities and are taught by practitioners with expertise in safety. With the upcoming requirements for Part 135 operators and airports to have a Safety Management System, these courses are even more essential.”
To learn more about Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University’s course offerings, please visit: Professional Education at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. To learn more about USAIG’s Performance Vector Program visit the “Safety” tab at www.usaig.com. For help enrolling, contact Paul Ratté, USAIG Aviation Safety Programs Director at [email protected] or 212.859.3856.
*Check with your broker, underwriter, or policy documents to confirm eligibility
About USAIG
United States Aircraft Insurance Group (USAIG) provides a full spectrum of coverage options for owners, operators, manufacturers and maintainers of corporate, private and commercial aircraft. In 1928, our founders –World War I pilots and businessmen David Beebe and Reed Chambers – saw the need for an insurance company that truly understood aviation. We remain a world aviation insurance leader delivering innovative, custom-tailored insurance products and services, including Performance Vector safety programs and Performance Vector PLUS good experience returns. United States Aviation Underwriters, Inc. manages USAIG, maintaining the industry’s largest network of underwriting and field claims offices. USAU’s wholly owned subsidiary, Toronto-based Canadian Aviation Insurance Managers manages the Canadian Aircraft Insurance Group insurance pool. USAIG is a subsidiary of General Re Corporation, a Berkshire Hathaway company. Follow us on Facebook, X, LinkedIn & Instagram. www.usaig.com
About Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, the world’s largest, fully accredited university specializing in aviation and aerospace, is a nonprofit, institution offering more than 100 baccalaureate, master’s and Ph.D. degree programs in its colleges of Arts & Sciences, Aviation, Business, Engineering and Security & Intelligence. Embry-Riddle educates students at residential campuses in Daytona Beach, Fla., and Prescott, Ariz., through the Worldwide Campus with many locations in the United States, Europe, Asia and the Middle East, and through online programs. The university is a major research center, seeking solutions to real-world problems in partnership with the aerospace industry, universities and government agencies. Find out more at www.erau.edu
