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USAIG Enhances Safety Programs for
Unmanned Aircraft Policyholders
USAIG and the Unmanned Safety Institute (USI) work together to deliver safety
benefits to all USAIG Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) policyholders. The
Performance Vector Unmanned initiative began in 2016 by enabling each UAS
policyholder to receive a package of safety-focused services during each year of
coverage. But the commercial UAS industry has been changing and evolving rapidly,
diversifying and shifting the types of services being sought to support safe UAS
operations. It became apparent a better way would be to let each operator customize
their annual safety benefit from an expanded list of offerings.
UAS policyholders that request enrollment into Performance Vector Unmanned now
receive an annual allowance of SafetyPoints they can use in USI's online marketplace
to obtain training and safety-related products. This enables operators to focus
their safety benefits on the specific goals and needs of their unique organizations.
SafetyPoints can be used for direct purchases with USI or applied as a discount
toward various USI products or services. Additionally, SafetyPoints can accumulate
with USI and be held on-account for up to three years. Annual SafetyPoints
allocations are based on the scope and complexity of the insurance coverages in
effect and must be requested each policy year.
USI President Josh Olds commented, " USI is very proud of our participation in the
USAIG Performance Vector Unmanned program, and we are excited to expand our
offerings based on insight USAIG received from participating operators. " Olds added,
" USI breaks its offerings into three categories for organizations: Remote Pilot products,
Organizational Stand-up services, and web-based software to facilitate operational
management and risk mitigation. These can be as simple as Part 107 Prep Study Guides,
to full-scale Flight Operations Management Systems. Our goal is to provide valuable
options that are consistent with each operator's unique level of sophistication and
evolution. We are there to provide them the resources they need, as they need them.
These offerings are specifically selected to support USI's Safety Ecosystem for an
organization operating unmanned technology. "
Andrew Spiegel, USAIG's Senior Vice President of Underwriting notes, " Feedback
from our UAS policyholders showed a need for more autonomy and flexibility in their
safety benefit. The SafetyPoints solution USI co-developed with USAIG makes a wide
variety of training courses, safety products, and services accessible through USI,
which is a trusted, world-class UAS safety leader. "
Underscoring USAIG's long-term commitment to safety, the Performance
Vector Unmanned benefit refreshes every time a UAS insurance policy renews.
Click here for more information.

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