Latest Drones Headlines
All the headlines from our Drones Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Warm 2016 May Help Put Climate Change on The Map – Even Higher That Is
Dec 23 2015 // If you think you heard a lot about climate change in 2015, wait till next year – or next week depending on how you want to look at it. Next year may be on track to the be warmest year on record, according to the...
Chinese Drones Perform Well in Analyzing Tianjin Damage Estimates
Dec 18 2015 // When an explosion devastated parts of China’s Tianjin port in August, one insurance company turned to Chinese-made drones to help analyze the rubble and estimate the damages. Comparing satellite photographs of the...
How to Wrap That Toy Drone Christmas Gift in an Insurance Policy
Dec 15 2015 // The next wave of hobby drones will be wrapped in boxes underneath Christmas trees before they fill the skies. If industry sales projections come true, the holiday season will put tens of thousands of relative novices at...
U.S. Unveils Hobby Drone Registry Rules, Deadlines
Dec 14 2015 // The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has unveiled its registration process for owners of small unmanned aircraft (UAS), or small drones used for hobby or recreation. The registration requirement applies to UAS...
10 Things to Know About Aviation
Dec 7 2015 // Underwriters at Lloyd’s wrote the earliest aviation insurance policy in 1912, but they considered the aircraft unsafe, and therefore only covered persons and property. — International Risk Management Institute The...
Toy Drones Are Serious Risk to Aircraft: Aerospace Firm
Dec 7 2015 // Toy drones can be dangerous and costly to the aerospace industry and consumers, according to a new report from a Texas aerospace and defense firm. The study by Aero Kinetics, a Texas-based aerospace and defense company,...
Toy Drones Are Serious Risk to Aircraft: Aerospace Firm
Nov 25 2015 // Troy drones can be dangerous and costly to the aerospace industry and consumers, according to a new report from a Texas aerospace and defense firm. The study by Aero Kinetics, a Texas-based aerospace and defense company,...
FAA Task Force Recommends Requiring Registration for Most Drones
Nov 22 2015 // Owners of all but the smallest toy drones will have to register them with the U.S. government before the end of the year if the Obama administration adopts proposals issued by a task force it appointed. Registration...
Drone Registry Task Force to Report on Saturday
Nov 20 2015 // The Federal Aviation Administration task force working on establishing a new drone registry for operators will be reporting its recommendation on Saturday, Reuters reported. The recommendations had been expected on...
The Rebound Continues as Contractors & Builders Expect to Grow Again in 2016
Nov 16 2015 // The Rebound Continues as Contractors & Builders Expect to Grow Again in 2016 Builders and contractors can expect another year of steady growth in 2016 and so can the insurance specialists that serve this rebounding...
Drone Registry Could Be Paper-Free and Fee-Free for Owners
Nov 11 2015 // A federal task force is expected to recommend a Web-based registry for drone owners that would impose no registration fees, two people familiar with the matter said. The 25-member task force reached no final decisions...
A Wary Drone Industry Awaits Details of Registry
Oct 22 2015 // Some drone industry representatives are reacting cautiously to plans by the Obama administration to combat a growing safety threat by requiring buyers to register their drones with the government. The U.S. Transportation...
Obama Administration Names Task Force to Create Drone Registry
Oct 21 2015 // The Obama administration said on Monday that it would require drone owners to register their unmanned aircraft as part of an effort to curtail rogue drone flights that pose a danger to commercial aircraft and crowded...
Obama Administration Considers Drone Registry
Oct 19 2015 // The Obama administration is taking the first steps to require that buyers of drones register the unmanned aircraft with the government to combat a growing safety threat, according to a person familiar with the...
FAA Hopes to Send Message with $1.9 Million Penalty Against Drone Photographer
Oct 7 2015 // The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration is proposing the largest fine to date against a drone operator as the agency cracks down on the booming use of unmanned aircraft in congested skies over populated areas. The agency...
Zurich Canada Issues ‘White Paper’ on Drones & Risk Management
Sep 28 2015 // Zurich Canada has released a new white paper on unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), commonly referred to as drones at the Risk and Insurance Management Society (RIMS) Canada Conference in Québec City. Entitled,...
Violating Swedish Nuclear Drone Ban Will Land You in Jail, Void Insurance Cover
Sep 18 2015 // If you’re planning a drone fly-by at any of Sweden’s reactors, think again. The Nordic region’s biggest producer of atomic energy will from Oct. 15 add nuclear plants to a list of sites including airports...
Drone Services Firm Names USAA Advisor Swain as VP of Insurance
Sep 16 2015 // A company that specializes in putting drones to work for companies has hired an advisor from USAA Insurance to be its vice president of insurance. The Washington, D.C.-based drone service firm, Measure, announced the...
Kentucky Student Charged After Drone Crashes into Stadium
Sep 14 2015 // University of Kentucky campus police have charged law student Peyton Wilson with second degree wanton endangerment for operating a drone that crashed into a section of Commonwealth Stadium before the Wildcats’...
Officials Eye Sky Security After Drone Crashes Into Empty Seats at U.S. Open
Sep 8 2015 // A drone crash during a U.S. Open match has tennis officials thinking about whether they can do more to safeguard the sprawling National Tennis Center from such hazards, a spokesman said. “Obviously, it’s...
