Latest Drones Headlines

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Insurers Warned to ‘Think Before You Snap’ as Florida Drone Privacy Law Takes Flight

Jul 29 2015 // The new Florida drone privacy law could have some unintended consequences for insurers looking to use or insure unmanned aircraft systems (UAM) technology.The Freedom from Unwarranted Surveillance Act (FUSA), which took...

Tech Firms Collaborating to Make Drone Air Traffic Safe

Jul 28 2015 // Google Inc., the company that brought order to the Internet, has set its sights on doing the same for the flocks of commercial drones expected to someday clog the skies.The search-engine pioneer is joining some of the...

Texas Flood Responders Being Trained in Drone Technology

Jul 27 2015 // Drone technology training is part of a Texas A&M University seminar for emergency responders dealing with deadly flooding like the disastrous May storms. The 2015 Summer Institute on Flooding takes place at...

Drone Coverage: Into the Great Unknown

Jul 27 2015 // Insurance Services Office (ISO) recently released a “matched set” of drone-related endorsements for use with the commercial general liability (CGL) policy: three exclusionary endorsements and three...

London’s IUA Supports Coordinated, International Approach to Drone Regulation

Jul 22 2015 // A coordinated, international approach to the regulation of aviation drones is essential for the technology to thrive, said the International Underwriting Association (IUA), which represents wholesale re/insurance companies...

Drone Supporters Clash with Georgia Over Capitol Airspace Ban

Jul 14 2015 // Drone enthusiasts are calling a ban on the unmanned vehicles within five miles of Georgia’s Capitol an overreach of authority by state officials, while agency officials argue the change is necessary and follows...

FAA Approving 250 Drone Permits a Month Without Final Rules

Jul 9 2015 // 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 rules for their...

U.S. Vows Commercial Drone Rules Within a Year

Jun 18 2015 // U.S. commercial drone operations could take flight on a large scale by this time next year, as federal regulators finalize rules allowing widespread unmanned aerial system use by companies, according to congressional...

Google Receives Patent on Drones for Emergency Medical Services

Jun 15 2015 // Google Inc. received a patent on the use of drones to provide emergency medical service.Patent 9,051,043, issued June 9, covers the use of unmanned aerial vehicles to provide emergency medical support. Google said the...

ProSight Specialty Launches Insurance Program for Drone Operators

Jun 5 2015 // ProSight Specialty Insurance has launched a new insurance offering for drone operators. The proprietary program was developed from the company’s experience in insuring drone use in the film and live media industries...

ISO Drone Insurance Coverage Options Now Available to Insurers

Jun 3 2015 // ISO’s new coverage and exclusion options for commercial drones took effect this month in most ISO jurisdictions. The options were designed to provide insurers with tools to help develop insurance programs for...

Drone Industry Development Backed by Plentiful Insurance Capacity: Marsh Report

Jun 2 2015 // The rapid development of the unmanned aerial systems (UAS/drone) industry is underpinned by the insurance market’s willingness to provide cover for the deployment of the fledging technology, said a report published...

Market for Drone Insurance Expected to Take Off in Next 5 Years

Jun 1 2015 // The use of drones could become common practice for almost 40 percent of businesses in fewer than five years, according to corporate risk managers. Those same risk managers say they will buy drone insurance even if...

Google Drone Prototype Crashes

May 31 2015 // A prototype of the massive solar-powered drone Google Inc. plans to build as a platform for delivering Internet service from the sky was destroyed in a crash at a New Mexico test site.The unmanned Solara 50 fell to the...

More Hurricane Drones to Fly Into Atlantic This Season

May 18 2015 // Scientists at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) are planning to send more drones flying into hurricanes that develop during the upcoming Atlantic storm season. NOAA first launched the 13-pound...

Market for Drone Insurance Expected to Take Off in Next 5 Years

May 13 2015 // The use of drones could become common practice for almost 40 percent of businesses in fewer than five years, according to corporate risk managers.Those same risk managers say they will buy drone insurance even if...

Best Sees Insurance Opportunities with Increasing Commercial Drone Use

May 12 2015 // A.M. Best’s analysis of the growth in the use of drone aircraft concludes that the “commercial use of drones presents exciting possibilities to a number of industries, but as with any new technology, unique and...

Delaware Researcher Uses Drones to Assess Storm Damage

May 11 2015 // In the hours after a horrific storm — a storm like Superstorm Sandy — with bridges impassable and roads debris-covered, emergency response is often the first concern.But with an autonomous drone, researchers...

Beyond Cars and Drones, Google Sees Pilotless Airlines

May 6 2015 // The chief of Google Inc.’s experimental cargo-drone program wants to see automated flight go beyond pilotless planes and extend to commercial air travel.Just as automation has proved its worth in factories by...

NOAA in Miami to Send More Hurricane Drones into Atlantic this Season

May 6 2015 // Scientists are planning to send more drones flying into hurricanes that develop during the upcoming Atlantic storm season. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration first launched the 13-pound winged drones into...