July 29, 2019
Here’s a job any worker would be happy to pass off to a drone: Imagine crawling down a ladder into the vast darkness of a 20-story-high storage tank filled with toxic chemical fumes to spend hours searching for corrosion. More …
April 3, 2018
SkyWatch, a data analysis, risk-assessment and risk-reduction platform for the drone industry, has signed an exclusive partnership deal with Starr Companies (Starr) to offer a telematics-based UAV insurance platform. The partnership will allow Starr to expand their existing UAV insurance …
July 7, 2017
Munich Reinsurance America Inc. (Munich Re, US), has launched a new commercial drone insurance product that offers customized liability for insurance companies and their small-to-medium size businesses using drones under Federal Aviation Agency (FAA) Rule 107. Rule 107 went into …
November 14, 2016
The fledgling drone industry is in the throes of change as weak consumer demand and falling prices drive startups to shift their focus to specialized business applications. 3D Robotics – an early drone startup that raised more than$125 million from …
May 9, 2016
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is establishing a broad-based advisory committee to provide advice on key unmanned aircraft integration issues. Also, under a new policy, the agency will also make it easier for students to fly unmanned aircraft as part …