Drones Are More Helpful Than Ever In Hurricane-Ravaged Texas And Florida

Unmanned aircraft — small and large — swooped in during the aftermath of Hurricanes Irma and Harvey to get a glimpse of the devastation. That’s why insurance companies have been using drone technology more than ever before to quickly — and safely — assess damage from the storm. It’s only been fairly recently that commercial drone technology has advanced enough to take on this task on a large economic scale. And the insurance industry is just beginning to fully embrace it. “I think we can say there’s an unprecedented number of insurance companies using an unprecedented number of drones to service more and policyholders,” said Tom Karol, general counsel for the National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies.