An American startup, specifically verifly, has just developed a new program that is quite striking for being very unusual. Specifically what they offer is what they call drone insurance on demand. That is, the possibility for any owner of a drone to be able to contract temporary insurance for their device, understanding as temporary hiring it to be able to carry out an activity for a day or simply to be able to fly it for a set period of time.
According to Verifly itself, in the event of any kind of damage or malfunction due to the collision of the drone, the company would cover the costs incurred to another drone, provided that it weighs less than 6,8 kilograms, as well as a maximum amount of $ 1.000.000 for damage to people or property and even worth $ 10.000 for invasion of privacy. As a detail, at the moment the Verifly service is already available in 36 of the United States.
For $ 10 an hour, Verifly insurance covers all commercial or private interest uses.
As advertised on Verifly's own website, temporary drone insurance can be easily contracted by specifying where and for how long a device is to be flown using an application installed on your own smartphone. Between the terms and conditions of useNote that there is the one that you will have to bear all the expenses incurred if you fly the drone indoors, if it is done above 120 meters of altitude or if you participate in any type of drone race.
This service, at the moment, is not available in Spain although it will surely not take long to get it right through Verifly or another company. Remember that, within the scope answerIt is mandatory to have an insurance contract if we do not want to be penalized with a fairly high economic amount. As to users, The truth is that in Spain it is not compulsory to take out insurance, although the authorities recommend it.