Drone Technology in Insurance

Industry Expert: Keith Wakeley, H&W Surveying & Consulting Ltd

Where: The Bradford Club, 1 Piece Hall Yard, Bradford, BD1 1PJ

When: Thursday 5th October 2017

Time: Refreshments at 12:00 for 12:30 start (1:30 finish)

Who should attend?

Anyone working within the insurance industry, particularly Claims Staff, Underwriters and Brokers.

Why should you attend?

A drone, in a technological context, is an unmanned aircraft. Drones are more formally known as unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) or unmanned aircraft systems (UASes). Essentially, a drone is a flying robot. The aircrafts may be remotely controlled or can fly autonomously through software-controlled flight plans in their embedded systems working in conjunction with onboard sensors and GPS.

In the recent past, UAVs were most often associated with the military, where they were used initially for anti-aircraft target practice, intelligence gathering and then, more controversially, as weapons platforms. Drones are now also used in a wide range of civilian roles ranging from search and rescue, surveillance, traffic monitoring, weather monitoring and firefighting to personal drones and business drone-based photography, as well as videography, agriculture and even delivery services.

Drones are a rapidly developing technology offering many opportunities for safe, reliable, rapid and cost effective data capture. This lecture aims to dispel some of the myths published in the media around Drones, give an overview of the current state of legislation in the UK concerning the use of Drones and give an overview of some of the opportunities that drones provide to all stakeholders in the Insurance marketplace.

Learning Objectives

By the end of the session delegates will:

• Have knowledge of the current legal issues surrounding drones

• Have an overview of the capabilities offered by drones beyond just taking photos

• Understand some of the opportunities for the use of drones to aid stakeholders in the Insurance marketplace

Speaker Biography

Keith Wakeley has 15+ years of experience in the Insurance Industry, previously working for major UK loss adjusters before moving to private practice surveying, delivering project managed surveying services to a variety of clients. Keith is co-owner of H&W Surveying and Consulting, providing project managed building surveying services, building defect diagnosis, Insurance claims validation and Aerial Surveying services across both Insurance and non-Insurance sectors. Qualified to fly both Fixed Wing and Multi-rotor UAVs, Keith works on projects from difficult access defect inspection through detailed Facade mapping to large scale topographical mapping.

Keith is also the Team Leader of Woodhead Mountain Rescue Team, a fully voluntary service providing rescue resource to the Northern Peak District and much of South Yorkshire.

Book Now: contact David Codling at david.codling@riig.co.uk or 07772 483302.

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CII Accredited: 1 hour's CPD can be claimed for this event if relevant to your learning and development needs.