Per annum? Probably around a mil, three mil tops, depending on the projected life of the vehicle.

Mr. Judd;

Nothing. I doubt it's insured. It's a remarkable triumph for private iniative though. It would cost NASA more to form a committee to study the idea than it's cost Rutan to actually build and fly the thing.

AOG:

If it's manned it would have to be.

Why?

I'd like to know if there's any insurer that would touch the pilot.

Lloyd's I suppose. Or are there some things that even they won't touch?

I'd imagine anything at all can be insured.

For a price.

I think that Rutan could get thousands of volunteers who would pilot his rocket for free, or even pay to do it. He would have no problem getting them to sign waivers of indemnification. I would.

What is that you wish to insure?

The craft? Spacecraft are insured routinely. At a price. I believe that most commercial sattilite launches are insured. The premia are stiff as the craft blow up with a certain frequency.

The life of the pilot. Not on a new application. If he has existing insurance that is more than 2 years old, it is typically incontestable and would not be affected by the flight.

Workers Comp on the Pilot? Manditory, if the pilot is an employee, but it would be underwritten though a state run pool. The rate would be based on a pool with other ultra hazarous employments, deep sea divers, high iron workers, etc.