Posted for Jack Cowell <jackcowell@optonline.net>:

 The information I was given was that the requirements you listed were so
 that Lancair could try to reduce the cost of insurance to builders/flyers.
 My understanding is that new builders are not "required" to do anything vis
 a vis insurance. They must, however, comply with the specifications Lancair
 worked out with its insurance underwriter IF they want to participate in
 this specific insurance program. Further, my insurance (for a IVP) already
 requires that I had a factory-authorized person check out my airplane for
 airworthiness and that I receive an annual recurrency/checkride from a
 Lancair-designated person.  This had been the case with my insurance broker
 and carrier for three years. As to being "stonewalled", I know nothing about
 that, but it does seem possible that since the Lancair CEO/pro-active
 insurance coverage negotiator is a part time New Orleans resident and
 businessman/lawyer his attention may have been distracted for the time
 being.