ADU 0872: Interview with Skywatch's Brandon Packman - How Their Innovative Drone Insurance Can Empower Pilots to Fly Safely

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Interview with Skywatch's Brandon Packman - How Their Innovative Drone Insurance Can Empower Pilots to Fly Safely

Today we have a very special show. Brandon Packman from Skywatch joins Paul to discuss their different drone insurance products which have been creating quite a buzz.

In this episode, you will discover all pertinent details of Skywatch’s revolutionary and well thought of drone insurance. Does Skywatch offer liability insurance as well as hull insurance? Who is the underwriting partner for Skywatch?

Skywatch’s insurance products reward drone pilots for safe flying by assigning them a score. But, do you need to use the Skywatch app in order to avail their discount? And does Skywatch integrate with other popular mapping applications? Tune in now to learn all about this innovation solution. Fly Safe!

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Timestamps

[00:39] Paul introduces Brandon to listeners
[01:18] Brief background of Skywatch; learn what sets Skywatch apart from other drone insurance products
[01:47] How Skywatch is attempting to emulate safe driver discounts
[03:30] Does Skywatch offer a monthly plan?
[03:50] Does Skywatch offer liability and hull insurance?
[05:06] How does the Skywatch algorithm work?
[06:15] How to obtain certificate of insurance using Skywatch
[08:03] Brandon share details about their monthly plan
[08:54] Brandon shares his contact details
[09:38] What is the difference between liability and hull insurance?
[10:22] Who is the underwriting partner for Skywatch?
[11:32] Is Skywatch available in New York? We discuss usage based insurance
[13:30] How many claims have been made so far?
[15:01] Do you need to fly through the Skywatch app in case you need to avail their discount?
[16:41] Does Skywatch integrate with DroneDeploy?
[17:21] What about Mappilot? Does Skywatch offer integration?
[18:35] Brandon elaborates on how Skywatch calculates the safety score
[20:40] Brandon shares his contact details

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