Editor's note: Vikki Stoneis senior vice president, Poms and Associates
Though the use of small, unmanned aircraft systems (UAS)—morefamiliarly known as “drones”—is in its infancy, commercialgrowth is predicted to significantly increase in the next 10 yearsas businesses such as Amazon and UPS explore using them fordeliveries and enthusiasts adopt them for commercial andrecreational purposes.
Drones will require insurance coverage, which can open the doorto new business for agents and brokers. But insuring an unmannedaircraft system means considering a multitude of insuranceliability and coverage issues, ranging from personal injury andinvasion of privacy to aerial surveillance and data collection.
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