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Sat, Jan 28, 2017

The International Drone Racing Association Launches Drone Pilot Insurance

Three Multiple-Aircraft Packages Available

The International Drone Racing Association (IDRA) will launch the first primary UAV Aircraft Liability Insurance policy to cover drone pilots worldwide. Included with the rollout of IDRA’s membership service, each IDRA member will be insured, with a $1,000,000 UAV Liability coverage limit including operations for Recreational Use, UAS training for competitions, and Racing/Competitions around the world.

“Since 2015, we have wanted to offer memberships to the association; however, it was a necessity to ensure that our memberships carried value and were useful for the member,” said Justin Haggerty, the Founder and CEO of IDRA. “An IDRA member should be able to explain why he or she is a member, even if it is free. It was clear that our first membership service should be a primary liability-insurance to drone pilots around the world. We worked hard to find the right insurance provider and underwriter that supported our goal to offer the lowest possible cost in respect to the designed policy. In short, our goal was achieved. The IDRA team and I are excited to provide UAV Aircraft Liability insurance to protect our members as we continue to grow the drone community.”

To lower costs for annual memberships and design a policy that best fits individual needs, there are three categories of memberships, determined by the quantity of drones owned and to be insured. Nevertheless, each policy provides $1,000,000 UAV Aircraft Liability per occurrence.

$165 – 2 Drones
$215 – 3 Drones
$265 – 4 Drones

IDRA can structure policies on an individual basis, for those members who wish to insure more than four drones. It is important to state that this IDRA Insurance Policy does not cover the commercial use of drones, only to fly recreationally, train for competitions, and compete in events. In the insurance industry, commercial drone policies are designed on an individual basis to correlate with the risk associated with the commercial operation, such as Commercial Aerial Photography.

Pilots must adhere to IDRA Rules & Regulations, which includes our Safety Manual, and comply with government regulations to be covered for liability claims.

“We want to establish a culture of safety and compliance within the drone community,” said Justin Haggerty, the Founder and CEO of IDRA. “We believe that IDRA’s insurance and membership service will help achieve that goal. Auto insurance is the same way, a driver who runs a red light will not be covered for liabilities, because he or she failed to comply with traffic safety laws and regulations.”

Additionally, IDRA will offer Event Liability Insurance to race organisers around the world (not excluding other types of drone-related events). IDRA event insurance, available at $200, is a $2 Million policy for liabilities. Our team worked hard to get the cost down to best match the available budget of smaller race organizers. With IDRA event insurance, the event will operate with our Rules & Regulations, Safety Manual, and Risk Assessment to ensure a safe and successful event.

“To grow the sport, IDRA needs to help and protect individual race organizers,” said Justin Haggerty, the Founder and CEO of IDRA. “Race organizers, like startup manufactures, are the small businesses of our sport and have the most direct relationship with pilots. It is through partnerships with smaller race organizers, that IDRA has the opportunity to introduce new people to the technology and grow the community.”

(Source: IDRA news release)

FMI: www.facebook.com/droneracingassociation

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