Insurance company drones are a common part of the claims experience

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These small pieces of equipment make it faster and safer for adjusters to create their estimates. To an increasing degree, adjusters are using insurance company drones to help them to assess the damage in routine claims processes. These gadgets let adjusters check out rooftops, and other difficult to reach areas without having to risk climbing up on a ladder or checking into parts of properties that have sustained damage from weather or other unexpected events. While this was once a rare practice, using drones for insurance claims assessments is becoming…

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Insurance policy may be required for this popular Christmas present

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Thousands of kids (of all ages) will be unwrapping drones but not all know if they should have coverage. Across the United States, thousands of drones have made their way under Christmas trees so that novice pilots will be able to fly them but what many people haven’t realized is that an insurance policy can be one of the best accessories that can come with these gifts. While many of these devices will be played with without problems, there are others that will be crashed. As these hobby drone devices…

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AIG insurance drones receive FAA approval

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These flying devices can be used for the replacement of human inspectors for a better vantage point. Inspectors regularly need to climb up ladders onto the rooftops of buildings to check the situation after a claim has been made following a storm, for example, but this job may soon be done by insurance drones now that the FAA has made a new exception to its regulations. AIG has received the approval from the FAA to begin using drones to complete jobs that would be risky for humans. This will mean…

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Insurance news for drone pilots shows coverage to get them flying

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Many insurers are now writing their own rules to cover pilots who are finished waiting for federal regulations. Every day, thousands of drones fly low and high in the sky without receiving government approval, so the latest insurance news has shown that insurers have come up with their own safety regulations to help to fill the gap that has been left in place by official regulators. These drones are being used by movie studios, real estate companies, and other businesses and industries. The devices provide, among other things, an inexpensive…

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