The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) recently granted a waiver to State Farm to allow the insurer the ability to inspect damage caused by Hurricane Florence. The approval, received just last week, allows State Farm to operate drones on longer range …
One of the sports world’s biggest advertisers, State Farm doubled down last week, buying the naming rights for the home venues of the Atlanta Hawks and Arizona Cardinals. State Farm Arena and State Farm Stadium, commitments of 20 and 18 …
Insurers’ use of drones to inspect property claims came into full swing in 2017, after the FAA began issuing permission allowing commercial firms to operate unmanned aerial vehicles in designated U.S. airspace. Nearly a year later, while some insurers remain …
Plymouth Rock Assurance Enters New York State Auto Insurance Market On the heels of its expansion into Pennsylvania, Plymouth Rock Assurance will introduce drivers in the Empire State to its unique product and service offerings like the Crashbusters mobile claims …
With an average of 3,000 hailstorms annually in the United States, it’s no surprise that in 2017, State Farm paid more than $3 billion in hail claims to homeowners in the U.S. Hailstorms often occur with thunderstorms, tornadoes, and other …
Three weeks after Hurricane Harvey made landfall in Texas, claims tallies and the storm’s financial impact are beginning to be calculated. The Insurance Council of Texas estimated $19 billion in insured losses resulting from Hurricane Harvey. The ICT reports massive …
Insurance adjusters are bringing more drones with them than ever before as they head to Texas to assess the damage from Harvey. Companies are using the drones on a much larger scale to record images, save time and spare human …
Craig Reeves had been in Rockport, Texas, barely 48 hours when he ducked into the gloomy threshold of the condominium, which was darkened by blinds pulled before Hurricane Harvey and filled with a humid, mildewy funk. Reeves, a catastrophe claims …
Teams of insurance adjusters were mobilized Friday in Texas cities closest to Hurricane Harvey’s expected path of destruction. Hurricane Harvey made landfall late Friday evening as a category 4 hurricane. According to AIR Worldwide, “the eye of the storm crossed …
Local police departments will likely continue to hand out vehicle accident reports after some confusion over whether they or New Hampshire’s Department of Motor Vehicles should have that power. The Senate Judiciary Committee voted Tuesday to back a bill clarifying …