Latest Drones Headlines
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Robots, Drones and Driverless Tractors Usher In New Age of Farming
Jul 2 2024 // Tractors plow the farm fields without drivers, guided by satellites and iPhones. Solar-powered robots tend to plants on the ground like giant outdoor Roombas, while drones fly overhead spraying the crops. It may sound like...
Drone-Sinking of Coal Ship Boosts Red Sea Perils, Drives Surge in Insurance Costs
Jun 20 2024 // The sinking of a coal-carrier by a sea drone has boosted the risk of navigating the vital Bab el-Mandeb chokepoint to a new level and is driving a fresh surge in insurance costs. The British navy said Tuesday that the only...
Insurers Must Physically Inspect to Confirm Damage Cited by Aerial Imagery
Jun 17 2024 // The Pennsylvania Insurance Department (PID) has reminded insurers of their obligation to conduct a physical inspection to confirm the type and extent of damage to a roof supposedly evidenced by aerial imagery. The...
Commodity Ship Hit by Drone Near Yemen Is Taking on Water
Jun 13 2024 // A commodity carrier was taking on water after being hit by a drone near Yemen, the latest incident underscoring the dangers of sailing through the Red Sea region. The UK Navy said Wednesday that a ship was hit by a small...
Insurers Must Physically Inspect to Confirm Damage Cited by Aerial Imagery
May 29 2024 // The Pennsylvania Insurance Department (PID) is reminding insurers of their obligation to conduct a physical inspection to confirm the type and extent of damage to a roof supposedly evidenced by aerial imagery. The...
Drone Pilot Can’t Do Mapping Without North Carolina Surveyor’s License, Court Says
May 22 2024 // RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina board that regulates land surveyors didn’t violate a drone photography pilot’s constitutional rights when it told him to stop advertising and offering aerial map services...
Report Using Aerial Imagery Keys in on Hailstorm Risks to Colorado Homes
May 10 2024 // A report looking at 1.2 million homes in Colorado shows risks in the one of the top states for hail-related insurance claims are made worse by the state of some properties. The Arturo used artificial intelligence models...
Michigan Supreme Court Rules Against Couple in Drone Surveillance Case
May 7 2024 // The Michigan Supreme Court unanimously ruled in favor of a local government Friday in a dispute over sending a drone to take pictures of a rural salvage yard without permission. Liberal and conservative groups closely...
Rescue Crew Navigate Drones and Fire to Salvage Houthi-Hit Ship
Apr 1 2024 // A salvage crew climbing up a fire-ravaged ship lined with barbed wire. A French naval vessel fighting off combat drones. And seafarers navigating through the looming risks of encountering Somali pirates. These are scenes...
Markets/Coverages: Florida Citizens Taps Verisk Aerial Imagery for Underwriting
Nov 10 2023 // Verisk, a global data analytics and technology provider, announced that Citizens Property Insurance Corp., the residual, not-for-profit insurer in Florida, will adopt Verisk’s aerial imagery analytics solution. The...
How Aerial Imagery and AI are Helping Florida’s Insurers with Climate Change and Fraud
Aug 25 2023 // Residents of Southeastern states like Florida will be looking ahead to the heart of hurricane season with trepidation. With climate change bringing storms that are wetter, slower and more prone to intensifying rapidly,...
Ukraine’s Drone Attack Hasn’t Yet Jolted Insurance Costs for Black Sea Oil Carriers
Aug 8 2023 // A drone attack on a Russian oil tanker and a warning from Kyiv that more could follow has so far had little impact on insurance costs for oil and commodity carriers in the key Black Sea region, as rates were already...
Landlord’s Insurer Denied Recovery for Damage Caused by Tenant’s Drone
Jul 24 2023 // Sathiyaselvam Thangavel’s hijinks with a drone caused more than $77,000 in damage to the apartment building where he lived, but his landlord’s insurer can’t recover that money from Thangavel even though...
Exploring the Dos and Don’ts of Drones, Insurance-Wise
Apr 3 2023 // Drones are an increasingly popular hobby for adults and kids. And it’s all fun and games and cool videos until something glitches, and an out-of-control rack of spinning blades hits someone in the head. Or crashes...
Markets/Coverages: Apollo Launches Drone Insurance Facility in Partnership With MGA Moonrock
Feb 14 2023 // Apollo, the London-based independent specialist insurer and reinsurer, is providing capacity to Moonrock Drone Insurance, designed to provide coverage for larger commercial drone operations, meeting an increased demand in...
U.S. FCC Proposes Additional Spectrum for Drone Communications
Jan 5 2023 // The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on Wednesday proposed new rules to make licensed radio spectrum in the 5 GHz band for the rising number of unmanned aircraft systems, or drones, in use. Currently, drones...
Norway Police Arrest 2nd Russian for Flying Drones, Amid Heightened Security
Oct 17 2022 // Norwegian police took into custody a 51-year-old Russian man on Friday after he was observed taking photos near Tromso airport, the second such occurrence in a week. The police took possession of a drone, a large amount of...
TotalEnergies Reports Unusual Drone Activity Near North Sea Oil & Gas Field
Sep 30 2022 // TotalEnergies SE said it spotted an aerial drone close to an oil field in the Danish North Sea, intensifying concerns of an energy conflict erupting in Europe. Unusual drone activity was seen near its Halfdan B oil and gas...
EU Draft Rules Would Make It Easier to Sue Drone Makers, AI Systems
Sep 28 2022 // Individuals and companies that suffer harm from drones, robots and other products or services equipped with artificial intelligence software will find it easier to sue for compensation under EU draft rules seen by...
Unidentified Drones Pose Risk of Accidents, Attacks at Oil & Gas Platforms: Norway Watchdog
Sep 27 2022 // Norway’s Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) on Monday urged oil companies to be more vigilant over unidentified drones seen flying near Norwegian offshore oil and gas platforms, warning they could pose a risk of...
