Drone fleets are set to scour Houston devastation for insurance companies

Buzzing drones are hovering above hurricane-ravaged Houston, and they’re being piloted by newly trained insurance agents. 

After Hurricane Harvey pummeled Texas with some 19 trillion tons of water — the greatest rainfall event in the history of the continental U.S. — many homes are inaccessible or too dangerous for insurance agents to inspect directly. Now, insurance companies are enlisting the help of drones to observe the damage from above. 

Turning agents into skilled drone operators might actually be a wise move for an insurance industry facing extreme weather events exacerbated by climate change in the future.  Read more...