Commercial Drone Insurance

Flying a drone commercially in Australia is a regulated activity, and most clients who hire a drone operator ask for evidence of liability cover before work starts. Cover for commercial operators is a specialist line and is not something a general business policy usually includes.

What this cover is usually for

• Public liability arising from drone operations
• The aircraft, payload and ground equipment
• Cover while equipment is in transit between sites
• Loss of or damage to a client’s property during a job
• Hired-in or sub-contracted equipment

Who asks us for it

• Aerial photography, videography and survey operators
• Inspection work — roofs, towers, solar, infrastructure
• Agricultural spraying and mapping operators
• Construction and real estate businesses flying their own aircraft

Things worth telling the broker

Tell the broker what you fly, what you fly it for, and where. Your CASA authorisation, whether you fly beyond visual line of sight, and whether you operate near people or over property all change the available market. Have your operating documentation ready.

How iQuotes works

iQuotes is a free quote-request service, not an insurer and not a broker. Tell us what you need insured and we pass your request to Australian brokers who write that class of risk. They contact you directly with quotes, and you deal with whichever one you prefer. We do not give advice and we do not recommend a policy — the broker you speak to does that.

Commercial Drone Insurance