keep in
mind that chute deployments seem to virtually assure totalled Cirrus
airframes.

Actually, the 1st Cirrus deployed under chute (Lionel Morrison's last year) was
repaired, exhibited at AOPA and back flying.
Initial reports of the two latest deployments indicate minor to moderate damage
to the airframe. Even if the airframe is not repairable, there should be a high
salvage return on the avionics ,engine, interior & other undamaged parts.

I think the highest cost to an insurance company is medical/death payments,.not
hull repair. Hull insurance cost is a small percentage of hull value, and thus
pretty high on ANY high value aircraft.

John