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CEO Viewpoint: How Drones Are Changing the Face of the Insurance Business
Sometimes it takes a tragedy—maybe even two tragedies—to change a paradigm. But just as Houston and parts of the west coast of Florida will never be the same after the double disasters of ...
Travelers Is Training Dozens of Its Claims Professionals to Operate Drones
Travelers' Claim University, founded in 2007, is working to change the way its claims professionals do business through the use of drones to assist in property inspection and claims analysis. The ...
Munich Re Links with Drone Company to Quicken Catastrophe Insurance Assessments
Munich Re teamed with a drone company to help perform quicker and more detailed post-catastrophe insurance assessments around the world. The reinsurer's new partner: PrecisionHawk, a private company ...
Drone Permits Soar as FAA Develops Rules for Their Use
The Federal Aviation Administration is issuing permits for the commercial use of drones at a rate of about 250 a month as it tries to meet the growing demand for unmanned aircraft while it develops ...
Erie Insurance Joins Commercial Drone Bandwagon
Erie Insurance is joining the drone bandwagon with news that it has obtained conditional Federal Aviation Administration approval to use the technology in its claims and underwriting processes. ...
USAA Follows State Farm With Commercial Drone Test Plans
USAA plans to start testing drones as a tool to help speed review of insurance claims after natural disasters. The insurer announced on April 6 that it obtained Federal Aviation Administration ...
State Farm Seeks to Test Drone Use for Damage Response in Illinois
State Farm insurance company is seeking federal approval to test drones in evaluating property damage and responding to natural disasters. The (Bloomington) Pantagraph reported that the ...