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Ensuring You Are Compliant With EC785/2004

REGULATION (EC) No 785/2004 is a vital regulation that applies to everybody in the aviation industry! This means ALL aircraft including passenger and non-passenger.You may be wondering who the regulation is applicable to? ‘This Regulation shall apply to all air carriers and to all aircraft operators flying within, into, out… Read More

BVLOS Drones – The Future of Police Air Support

The National Police Chiefs Council aspire to innovate their services by using BVLOS drones. This method of implementing BVLOS drones would provide sustainability, and this is a big driver as to why they aim to use the BVLOS drones within their services in the next ten years.When Coverdrone’s Marketing Executive… Read More

Daniel’s Top Tips For Drone Insurance With Coptrz

Coverdrone are excited to announce that next week, on Thursday 21st October 10AM (BST time) our very own Aviation Manager Daniel Dodd will be guest speaking at an exclusive live webinar with Coptrz! Daniel will be joining COPTRZ expert hosts Steve Blair (Sales Manager) and Danny Wilson (UAV Strategist) to talk… Read More

DroneX 2021!

Wow! What a brilliant two days Coverdrone had at the DroneX Tradeshow and Conference 2021 which took place over the course of two days (5th-6th October 2021) last week at the ExCeL London. After two years of no exhibitions, this was Coverdrone’s second exhibition of 2021.Coverdrone Director’s Andrew Heath… Read More

The Importance Of Reviewing Your Sums Insured

At Coverdrone, we would encourage you to review your policy and sums insured regularly. Drones are forever advancing, and old models eventually become discontinued to make way for new drone technology.By reviewing your sums insured, it will provide peace of mind for a suitable replacement drone reflecting like for like,… Read More

2021 NEC Birmingham Photography and Video Show

Coverdrone attended The Photography and Videography Show 2021 held at The NEC in Birmingham from Saturday 18th to Tuesday 21st September. This was our first live exhibition since 2019! It was fantastic to be back meeting new and existing clients, receiving feedback, and engaging in conversation again!There were numerous stands… Read More

Equipment Only Drone Cover

Coverdrone’s latest update to our online platform results in many benefits for drone operators. There is complete flexibility with our drone insurance policies!Drone operators can now purchase equipment on its own with no need to insure the public liability element. Why have we done this? We wanted to allow drone operators to… Read More

Weight Categories Expanded

Originally, our Maximum Take-Off Mass (MTOM), or drone take-off weight, for our policyholders was 25kg. The good news is that we have increased our permitted take-off weight to a much greater limit. Our maximum drone take-off weight has increased to a maximum of 75kg! This is great news for drone operators… Read More

5 Reasons Why Recreational Drone Operators Should Have Insurance

Recreational drone insurance is highly recommended for recreational drone operators despite it not being a legal requirement for drone pilots operating their drones recreationally.It is a requirement however, for recreational drone operators to obtain both a Flyer ID and Operator ID.Below are 5 great reasons why you should have recreational drone… Read More

Coverdrone Expand Their Claims Department!

‘FlySafe, we’ve got you covered’. Did you know that all Coverdrone’s claims are handled in-house? No matter what, you will always be guaranteed to speak to a member of our specialist claims team! As Coverdrone continues to expand, it was time for us… Read More

Drone Industry Predicted To Become A $40+ Billion Industry By 2026

German company Droneii (Drone Industry Insights) released their Drone Market Report for 2021-2026 earlier this August 2021. Droneii have predicted a major growth within the commercial drone industry at ‘9.4% CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) for a global drone market that is already worth US $26.3 billion in 2021. Read More