"Nathan Young" wrote in message
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In the States - there are not any FAA or other govt rules requiring
insurance for private pilots.

Lienholders will require insurance, but if the aircraft owner 'owns'
the plane outright, it is her/her decision whether or not to insure
(hull and/or liability).

Having said that, if you can afford a new A36, you can probably afford
the premiums (which I am guessing are over 10k/year.)

Exactly...here's a guy 65 years old, right near or already into retirement.
He buys a (virtually) brand new A36 right after getting his PPL.

My guess is he's LOADED. Whether he had bought insurance or not is still to
be answered, but he most like could afford even two or three times that
much. Hell, theA36 probably ran $500-600K or more.