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Making an insurance claim? Expect to see a drone!

26th July 2019

Source: Market Watch

Date: 26/07/17

After a windstorm tore roof shingles off his house, Nick Ragone of Rochester, New York, figured it would be a routine claim process. But then his insurance company asked if it could use a new tool to inspect the damage.

Instead of a ladder, the claims adjuster brought a drone. The small quadcopter — a helicopter powered by four rotors — hummed like a swarm of bees as it took off from the sidewalk.

“I’ve got two kids, and they got a kick out of it,” Ragone says. “And I was interested to see how it worked.”

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