This is part 2 of a four-part series, on drones and their liability implications, shining light on the insurance market, how to navigate the noise, and ensure that your operation is covered for the appropriate risks. Part two focuses on the importance of knowing your drone insurance underwriter.
This is part one of a four-part series, on drones and their liability implications, shining light on the insurance market, and how to navigate the noise, and ensure that your operation is covered for the appropriate risks. Part one focuses on the complexity of acquiring the correct drone liability insurance. As drones continue to prove …
Drones are Aircraft. Managing the liability risk should be treated accordingly – part 1 Read More »
There’s a knock at your door. A perfectly (too perfect) timed drumbeat sounds through the house. It’s a drone carrying the groceries you ordered online just half an hour ago. Perfect timing, you think, as the kids hop out of their driverless school bus, flying taxis swiftly and quietly buzzing by. Sound a bit far-fetched? …
Why in an autonomous world, infrastructure needs to be built ‘on-purpose.’ Read More »
Coinciding with the launch of Google Wing’s first public drone delivery service in Canberra this week, a recent clever but foreboding April Fools video of an Amazon blimp has done it’s best to ‘break the internet’. Whilst drone delivery is no doubt an incredible feat, we see, on a daily basis, that the applications for …
(Update 01/10/2020) After changing their initial timeline for implementation, CASA has officially opened drone registration as of the 30th of September 2020. Registration will be mandatory following the 28th of January 2021, however, will be free until June 2021. As yet, CASA still has not confirmed registration costs. Original Post Last week, CASA announced its …
Why drone registration, whilst painful, is still necessary for the Australian industry Read More »
As the popularity of drones within commercial organisations continues to grow, its important to understand the landscape of the industry, and to ensure that you’re getting the most out of your operation. In this post, we give you 5 tips for getting the most out of drone insurance, and how it can help shape your …
5 tips to get the most out of your drone insurance Read More »
Many services, particularly over the course of the previous couple of years, have become Uberised. What is mean by that, effectively, is that business has shifted away from how things have always been done (i.e. the slow moving taxi service), and towards a model of meeting consumer needs, on demand. To anyone who hasn’t been …
As the drone industry continues to grow exponentially in Australia, the number of sub-2kg excluded category continues to grow and expand with it. There are a number of benefits for the program instituted by CASA in September 2016, including reducing the barriers to entry, eliminating extraneous administration costs, and simplified workflow for small operators. Whilst …
The hidden risk of operating under CASA’s excluded category Read More »
Operating a drone is a complex task. As all pilots can attest, it can be challenging, and operating aircraft with (essentially) spinning blades has the potential to cause major damage, not just to the pilot, but also surrounding people and property. In September 2016, the Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) instituted the sub-2kg excluded category …
Why it’s important to understand what you’re covered for. Read More »
As an insurance technology company, we see the weird & the wonderful in the drone industry. Each operation is different, and that is the beauty of the drone: its application is so broad, variable and useful. Despite its variance, drone operations need to have their commonalities. In order to operate safely, best practices need to …
