Following a successful run in the US, SkyWatch.AI, an on-demand telematics-based insurance platform for commercial drones, has launched in the UK.
Telematics - based drone insurance platform SkyWatch . AI has launched third - party liability cover for UK commercial drone flyers , underwritten by Chaucer . The company offers drone pilots a risk map to help them avoid fights , gather weather forecasts and avoid potential risks . It uses a feature called “ Safety Score ” , which can offer pilots an industry benchmark and help lower premiums . SkyWatch works through on - demand , use - based insurance specialist Voom . The service already covers US drone flyers and the company said the number of approved drone pilots in the UK had risen 500 % in the past nine years .