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Insurance drones will be broadly deployed by Hurricane Harvey claims adjusters

Logan B.
hurricane insurance drones

The use of these unmanned aerial vehicles has been adopted by Allstate, State Farm and other major property insurers. Property insurance companies in Texas and Louisiana, such as Allstate and State Farm, are preparing to use their insurance drones to survey the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey. This insurance technology is expected to have an important role in inspecting commercial and residential damage. The insurance drones will first take to the air early this week, once the last of Hurricane Harvey makes its way out of the regions. If all goes…

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Hurricane insurance predictions place losses from Isaac at up to $1.5 billion

Hurricane Isaac

The storm brought severe wind and rains to many parts of several states. When Isaac made landfall and then passed through New Orleans, it left a swath of onshore damages that current estimates are predicting to bring hurricane insurance losses of between $500 million and $1.5 billion. This disaster modeling firm prediction applies to the losses in Louisiana alone. Though Isaac wasn’t one of the most damaging that the state – or the country – has seen, it still managed to wreak havoc to homeowners and businesses alike. It caused…

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