Keyword
unmanned aerial vehicles
Aerial Manoeuvres
April 1, 2017 Jeffrey McCann, Vice President, Digital Strategy, Shaw Sabey & AssociatesBrokers will play a critical role as trusted risk management advisors in the rapidly expanding drone industry. Brokers need to inform their customers that as soon as the rotors are turning, a standard general liability policy no longer responds, and either an aviation policy or an endorsement is required.
Search and rescue crews in B.C. launch UAV pilot
December 12, 2016 by Canadian UnderwriterEmergency Management BC (EMBC) announced on Friday its endorsement of a one-year pilot project for the use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs or drones) by search and rescue crews in Coquitlam and Kamloops. Minister of State for Emergency Preparedness Naomi…
Copycat terrorists could use drones to attack planes, intelligence report warns
December 5, 2016 Jim Bronskill - THE CANADIAN PRESSOTTAWA – Publicity about near-misses between drones and passenger aircraft might give terrorists ideas about how to take down a plane, a federal intelligence report warns. The Transport Canada report obtained by The Canadian Press also suggests small unmanned aerial…
Privacy in the Sky
September 14, 2016 Laura Emmett, Partner; and Nicholas Cummings, Associate, Lerners LLPPotential Liability for Drone Operators
Global drone market to reach US$4.2 billion by 2025, North America to lead with 1.4 million drones: report
August 15, 2016 by Canadian UnderwriterThe global commercial and military drone market will reach US$4.2 billion by 2025, with a compound annual growth rate of 9.2%, a new report has suggested. Research and Markets, a global market research store, released their 90-page Commercial and Military…