Dronotec uses DroneDeploy to provide vital information to insurance companies Guest post By Anya Lamb, @DroneDeploy After a disaster, it’s important to clean up and rebuild, but it’s also critical to capture the site as it is so that the damage can be assessed. Drone mapping gives insurance companies a fast, easy way of accurately documenting the scene, preserving key … [Read more...] about Drone Map Saves Insurance Company €99,985,000
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Insurance in the Age of Drones
If you have been watching primetime television lately, you have probably seen a bunch of commercials for Nationwide insurance. And, while Peyton Manning's "Chicken parm, you taste so good" will be the one that is stuck in your head forever and always, it's this spot that got our attention: Yes, at the 13 second mark, there is a drone unceremoniously dropping a (broken) … [Read more...] about Insurance in the Age of Drones
FAA Greenlights USAA Request for Drone Research
(Source: Biz Journals) USAA’s plan to test drone aircraft for use in reviewing insurance claims has been approved by the Federal Aviation Administration. The San Antonio-based insurance giant filed for a special exemption last year from federal laws restricting the use of drones, or unmanned aircraft, in the U.S. in order to test their usefulness in speeding up … [Read more...] about FAA Greenlights USAA Request for Drone Research
Insurers Could Drive Crashworthy Design Of Small UAS
(Source: m.aviationweek.com) Education, regulation and enforcement are key to safely integrating unmanned aircraft into civil airspace. But they cannot entirely eliminate the risk of someone unknowingly—or intentionally—sending a UAS aloft to collide with a manned aircraft or rotorcraft, particularly with the explosion in consumer drones flown by people with no prior … [Read more...] about Insurers Could Drive Crashworthy Design Of Small UAS
Do You Need Drone Insurance?
The FAA has finally indicated it will be opening up the sky to commercial drones but, before you go out and start an aerial business, you may want to consider drone insurance. To be clear, you really only need drone insurance if you intend to use your drone for commercial purposes. If you are planning on flying around your house or local park just for fun, your homeowners … [Read more...] about Do You Need Drone Insurance?
