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Question : what countries can i fly my drone

Q:Do you offer worldwide cover?
A:We do not offer full worldwide cover. Our policy covers territories worldwide other than the following: Algeria, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Mali, Mauritania, Nigeria, Somalia, The Republic of Sudan, South Sudan, Colombia, Peru, Afghanistan, North Korea, Pakistan, Georgia, Ukraine, Russia, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, Libya, Egypt, Syria, Yemen, United States of America and protectorates.
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Q:Do I have to own the drone I am insuring?
A:No. You can insure a drone owned by someone else but you must have a hiring agreement with the owner of the drone and the drone must be added to the policy through your FlyCovered account.
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Q:What is classed as in-transit?
A:This is the carrying of the drone any equipment or drone spares from one location to another whilst packed in accordance with the relevant manufacturer's' guidelines, or the drone is in a securely locked and padded drone flight case and the drone spares are in a securely locked and padded drone spare parts case.
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Q:How do I remove a drone from my policy?
A:Removing a drone is quite easy. Log into your FlyCovered account select MANAGE MY POLICY, select Manage Drone, select Edit Existing Drone next to the drone you wish to remove, select Remove Drone at the foot of the page, a drop down will appear, type YES and select Proceed. We will show any return premium due to you, select UPDATE POLICY to complete the change. The drone will no longer be insured at this stage. We will email you confirmation of the change with a new Schedule, please check the details are correct.
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Q:I have more than one drone insured on my policy, can I fly all of the drones on the same day?
A:Yes you can. PLEASE NOTE If you have stated on your application that only one drone is in the air at anytime you can only fly one drone at a time. If you need to fly more than one insured drone at the same time, this should have been declared during the application process or you need to notify us that you need cover for more than one drone in the air at the same time. The number of drones you are covered to fly at one time is shown on your insurance schedule.
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Q:Can I amend the details of the drone insured on my policy?
A:Yes you can, as long as you are not changing the drone. If you are changing the drone you must follow the add new drone process. To make changes to the drone, log in to your FlyCovered account. Select MANAGE MY POLICY, select Manage drone, select Edit Existing drone and follow the instructions. If the change is acceptable we will advise you of any additional or return premium due. If you wish to make the change select UPDATE POLICY, we will then email new documents to you. Please check the documents are correct and show the requested changes.
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Q:What is classed as a total loss?
A:Any physical damage to the drone where in the reasonable opinion of the insurer: (a) the drone is damaged to such an extent that it cannot economically be repaired; or (b) the cost of repairing the drone is estimated to exceed the insured value; or (c) the drone cannot be located 14 days after: (i) the commencement of flight and arising from the activities covered; or (ii) the date on which the theft was reported to the insurer.
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Q:What is Liability To Drone Operators cover?
A:This covers your liability to any qualified drone operator authorised by you to operate the insured drone excluding employers' liability insurance.
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Q:What drones are you able to insure?
A:We are able to insure for the following drones: Any single drone up to £250,000. Any single drone and detachable payload in the air with a total value of £250,000 or less. Any drone which has a Maximum Take Off Weight (MTOW) of 30 KG or less (operators of drones over 20 kg are required to have a valid exemption from the CAA to be covered under this policy). Drones that will not be used for racing or any competition use. Recreational or hobby users. A single drone that will not be used for more than 500 hours over a 12 month period. Drones that will operate in accordance with drone national and / or local regulations.
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Q:Who is classed as a drone operator or pilot?
A:The person who at all times directly manipulates the flight controls of the drone and exercises direct authority over the initiation, continuation, diversion or termination of the drone flight, excluding observers employed by you.
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Q:What is the maximum value of a drone I can insure?
A:At the moment we can insure any single drone up-to £250,000 or any drone and payload up to £250,000 when in-flight.
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Q:Can I add an additional drone to my policy?
A:Yes, no problem. Log into your account. Go to MANAGE MY POLICY and simply follow the instructions. When payment is received we will send you confirmation of the new drone. You will receive a new Schedule and Certificate of Insurance showing the additional drone, please check the details on the documents are correct.
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Q:How do i add a drone to my policy?
A:This is quite easy. Log in to your FlyCovered account. Select MANAGE MY POLICY. Select Manage Drone and follow the instructions. If the drone is acceptable and you wish to add it to your policy, select Update My Policy. When payment is received we will email you confirmation of the change with a new Schedule, please check the details are correct. When you book Insured Flying Days, the Certificate of Insurance will show the new drone details; please check they are correct.
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Q:What do you class as a Drone, UAS or UAV?
A:This is any unmanned aircraft owned by you or utilised under your care, custody, possession or control which is operated remotely without any on-board pilot, for which you are legally responsible, as shown in the schedule of drone. Drone includes any non-detachable payload and/or detachable payload where applicable and/or tethered aerostats but excludes kites.
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Q:Am I covered to practice my drone skills?
A:If you meet the requirements to purchase a FlyCovered drone policy as a commercial operator or own business user, you are covered to use the drone for the purpose of maintaining your skill and proficiency of the insured drone, we call this continuation flying. The policy covers you whilst participating in a drone training course/school/academy. If you have a Pay As You Fly policy you are only covered for in-flight risks when you have booked an Insured Flying Day through your FlyCovered account and received your Certificate of Insurance confirming the date and times you are covered. Full details are available in your policy wording. These are available in the welcome email we sent to you when you purchased your policy or on the flycovered website under FAQs in the menu bar.
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Q:What is classed as a flight or flights?
A:Occurs from the time the drone is switched on, attempts to take off, whilst in the air, and until the drone completes its landing and is powered down.
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Q:Do you cover recreational / hobby users?
A:No we do not cover recreational / hobby users. This is a commercial drone insurance policy. The policy covers you for commercial use (when you are receiving remuneration from a third party for providing drone services) or for your own business use (where you are using the drone in connection with your own business and not receiving remuneration for operating the drone).
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Q:What activities are covered under FlyCovered policies?
A:You are covered for business use and or commercial activities as defined by the CAA including continuation flying. We class business use as your use of the drone in the usual course of your work and/or work duties and not for remuneration or other valuable consideration. Commercial use is your use of the drone for the benefit of third parties, in exchange for remuneration. You are also covered for continuation flying. This is your use of the drone outside the course of your business and commercial activities, for the purpose of maintaining your skill and proficiency of operation on the drone or whilst participating in or on a drone training course/school/academy. If you have a Pay As You Fly policy you are only covered for in-flight risks when you have booked an Insured Flying Day through your FlyCovered account and received your Certificate of Insurance confirming the date and times you are covered. Full details are available in your policy wording. These are available in the welcome email we sent to you when you purchased your policy or on the flycovered website under FAQs in the menu bar.
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Q:What is drone Operators Indemnity cover?
A:This covers the third party liabilities of any qualified drone operator authorised by you to operate the insured drone.You should add UAS Operators Indemnity to your policy if you need to cover the third party liabilities of any qualified pilot authorised by you to operate the insured drone.
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Q:Does the policy cover me to practice my drone flying skills?
A:Yes. As a commercial operator or own business user you are covered to use the drone for the purpose of maintaining your skill and proficiency of the insured drone, we call this continuation flying. The policy also covers you whilst participating in a drone training course/school/academy. We do not cover recreational use. If you have a Pay As You Fly policy you are only covered for in-flight risks when you have booked an Insured Flying Day through your FlyCovered account and received your Certificate of Insurance confirming the date and times you are covered. Full details are available in your policy wording. These are available in the welcome email we sent to you when you purchased your policy or on the flycovered website under FAQs in the menu bar.
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Q:Are there any drones that you are unable to insure?
A:Any single drone with a value over £250,000. A drone which has a Maximum Take-off Weight (MTOW) over 30KG. Operators of unmanned aircraft over 20 kg are required to apply for and have a valid exemption from the CAA to be covered under this policy.
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Q:What is continuation flying?
A:Your use of the drone outside the course of your business and commercial activities, for the purpose of maintaining your skill and proficiency of operation on the drone or whilst participating in or on a drone training course/school/academy. If you have a Pay As You Fly policy you are only covered for in-flight risks when you have booked an Insured Flying Day through your FlyCovered account and received your Certificate of Insurance confirming the date and times you are covered. Full details are available in your policy wording. These are available in the welcome email we sent to you when you purchased your policy or on the flycovered website under FAQs in the menu bar.
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Q:What drone businesses / operators can you insure?
A:We can offer insurance to drone operators / businesses that hold a valid Permission for Commercial Operation (PfCO).
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Q:What is covered under drone spares?
A:All equipment owned by you and designed to be fitted to or form part of the drone and ancillary equipment exclusively associated with the activities covered, including the ground control station and detachable payload.
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Q:Can I have more than one drone in the air at anytime?
A:Yes but you need to have informed us of the maximum number of drones that will be in the air at one time during the application process. You should have also selected UAS Operators Indemnity to be added to your policy. This covers the third party liabilities of any qualified pilot authorised by you to operate the insured drone. This cover is required should you need to have additional pilots operating your drones.
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Q:What drone operators and pilots are you able to cover?
A:From 31st December 2020 all of our policies will continue to cover current PfCO holders. In line with the new regulations we will cover commercial operators who have a valid and current Flyer ID and Operator ID, hold the competencies, permission, licence and certificate legally required to perform commercial activities and are operating the insured drone within any local rules and regulations. This includes those operating drones for commercial consideration in the open categories A1 and A3 where A2CofC, GVC or other certification may not be required. Basically as long as the insured operator / pilot is flying the insured drone within the local rules and regulations and has any relevant competencies, permission, licence and certificate legally required to perform commercial activities that are required then our policy will cover them. Who do not have fault drone related claims paid and outstanding totalling more than £7,500 in the past 5 years. Have not had a single drone related claim over £5,000 in the past five years. Who have not had more than 2 drone related claims in the past 5 years. Drone businesses located in England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales, the Isle of Man, the Island of Guernsey, the Island of Jersey or the Island of Alderney. Operators and pilots that will operate the insured drone in accordance with national and/or local regulations, and obtain any permits or extended permissions if required prior to any flight.
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Q:My drone business is located outside of the UK can I buy a FlyCovered policy?
A:Unfortunately we can only cover drone businesses located in England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales, the Isle of Man, the Island of Guernsey, the Island of Jersey and the Island of Alderney.
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Q:What is the Maximum Takeoff Weight (MTOW) of a drone you can insure?
A:The Maximum Takeoff Weight (MTOW) of an drone we can offer insurance for is 30KG. Operators of unmanned aircraft over 20KG are required to apply for and have a valid exemption from the CAA to be covered under this policy.
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Q:Does the policy have any exclusions regarding the use of the drone?
A:Yes. We will not cover any drone that will be used for racing or for any competition use. We do not cover recreational or hobby users. Please read the policy wording for a full list of exclusions.
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Q:What is Alternative Hire Costs cover?
A:This covers any reasonable costs and expenses you may have for hiring an alternative drone to complete any previously agreed contracts following physical damage to the drone. Cover is for a maximum period of 30 days or when hire costs reach GBP 1,000 each occurrence, whichever occurs sooner.
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Q:What is my Certificate of Insurance?
A:As a drone operator or pilot you are required to have, and be able to prove, that you hold the minimum level of liability insurance required for your drone. The insurance certificate document provides this proof. When you purchase an annual policy we will send you an annual Certificate of Insurance. Should you select a Pay As You Fly+ policy, we will send you a Certificate of Insurance for each period of insurance you book. We will also send you a new Certificate of Insurance should you make any changes to your policy. It is recommended that you carry your Certificate of Insurance when you are intending to operate your drone, should a CAA inspector, customer or the Police require proof of cover. A copy is always available in your FlyCovered account.
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Q:What do you class as business use?
A:Operators are using the insured drone for their own business use as defined by the CAA (Work is NOT performed under a contract between an operator and a customer, in return for remuneration or other valuable consideration). Example of business use. A farmer using a drone to spray or check his own crops or livestock. If you are unsure of the use you require please contact the CAA or the CAA website may have the information you may need. You can also contact our Customer Service Team who may be able to help.
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Q:Can I operate my Drone indoors?
A:Yes. We do not exclude the operation of drones indoors for commercial and own business use. You are required to have the correct competences and permissions to do operate the drone in the location. We do not cover indoor recreational use or indoor drone racing.The CAA advise the following: Indoor use Flights inside buildings have no impact on Air Navigation because they can have no effect on flights by aircraft in the open air. As a result, flights within buildings, or within areas where there is no possibility for the unmanned aircraft to �escape' into the open air (such as a �closed' netted structure) are not subject to air navigation legislation. Persons intending to operate Unmanned Aircraft indoors should refer to the appropriate Health and Safety at Work regulations.
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Q:Do you have any maximum hours any single insured drone can fly?
A:We do not have any daily restriction. We cover any single insured drone for 500 in-flight hours over a 12 month policy period. This works out to approximately 10 hours a week every week for a year. Should you need more 500 hours please contact our Customer Services Team.
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Q:What's in-flight cover on a Pay As You Fly+ policy?
A:When you book an Insured Flying Day your drone and payloads are covered in-flight for physical damage or loss, unintentional flyaways and mid-air collisions. Your liability to third parties is also covered for any claims made against you for accidental property damage or injury to a member of the public whilst you are operating your drone. Cover includes noise complaints and invasion of privacy.
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Q:What is hi-jack cover?
A:Hi-jack or any unlawful seizure or wrongful exercise of control of the drone in flight (including any attempt at such seizure or control without your consent). Hi-jack shall include hacking and spoofing that enables third parties to take control of the drone. Full details are available in your policy wording. These are available in the welcome email we sent to you when you purchased your policy or on the flycovered website under FAQs in the menu bar.
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Q:How do I book an Insured Flying Days on a Pay As You Fly+ policy to cover my drone in-flight?
A:You book them through your FlyCovered account, it takes two minutes. Log into your account and go to FLIGHT PLANNER. The days you can book are shown in green on the calendar. Click on the day you need in-flight cover, a booking screen will appear. Enter your PIN and select BOOK to confirm the booking. When you have booked Insured Flying Days you will receive a Certificate of Insurance by email; this will confirm the drone and the time and date you are insured for in-flight cover. A drone icon will be shown on the days you have booked. If you need to insure consecutive days repeat the process.
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Q:What is liability cover to third parties?
A:This is the amount you are covered for should your drone be involved in an accident that involves and causes damages or injury to a third party property or person during flight. To operate a drone commercially the CAA require you to have the minimum legal requirement. All of our policies are EC 785/2014 compliant and offer the current minimum requirement, this can be increased up to a maximum £50,000,000. Full details of the cover and exclusions are available in the FlyCovered policy wordings.
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Q:When I purchase a FlyCovered Pay As You Fly+ policy with more than one insured drone, will each drone receive 30 Insured Flying Days?
A:No 30 Insured Flight Days are allocated to the policy for use across all insured drones.
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Q:Can I use a FlyCovered Liability Only policy to take my flight assessment exam?
A:Yes. All of our policies are EC/7852014 compliant and cover your third party liability during a flight assessment with a CAA recognised NQE. Our Liability Only policy does not offer any cover for equipment or for physical loss or damage to the insured drone. If you require cover for your equipment you will need to purchase our Pay As You Fly or our Annual Drone insurance policy.
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Q:What policy add-ons are available?
A:The following Add-ons are available and shown in bold text. UAS Operators Indemnity. Covers the third party liabilities of any qualified pilot authorised by you to operate the insured drone. This cover is required should you need to have additional pilots operating your drones. Liability To UAS Operators. Covers your liability to any qualified drone pilot authorised by you to operate the insured drone excluding, employers' liability insurance. Cyber Extension Loss of Digital Assets. This covers the costs you incur for the loss of digital assets as a direct result of damage, alteration, corruption, distortion, theft, misuse, or destruction of your digital assets directly caused by a computer virus, whether through malicious acts or non-malicious acts. The policy covers up to £10,000 each digital asset loss Strikes, Malicious Acts And Hi-jacking. This covers any physical loss of, or damage to, drone and equipment following: strikes, malicious acts or hi-jacking. Alternative Hire Costs.This covers any reasonable costs and expenses for hiring an alternative drone to complete any previously agreed contracts following loss or any physical damage to the drone. The policy covers a maximum period of 30 days hire or when hire costs reach £1,000 whichever occurs sooner Buy Additional insured Flying Days (In-Flight Cover on Pay As you Fly Policies.If you use the 30 days Insured Flying Days included in your policy, you have the option to buy additional days if needed, we give you a fixed daily rate that's shown in your quote. No matter how many additional days you buy, you will never pay more than the annual policy we quoted you.
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Q:Who can fly or operate my drone?
A:Our policy covers the business and any qualified pilot who has your permission to operate your drone is insured under the policy. Operators Indemnity must have been selected and added to your policy for this cover to be included. We do have minimum requirements for additional pilots to be insured. For commercial use (you are receiving remuneration) operators as a minimum requirement must have successfully completed a flight assessment with a CAA recognised National Qualified Entity (NQE). Where the activities covered are for own business use (not receiving any remuneration) as a minimum requirement pilots must have a minimum of 10 hours drone flying experience or completed a flight assessment examination, with a CAA recognised National Qualified Entity (NQE). Full details are available in your policy wording. These are available in the welcome email we sent to you when you purchased your policy or on the flycovered website under FAQs in the menu bar.
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Q:Do I have to name all operators / pilots that will use my drone on my policy?
A: No, our policy covers the named business. You are not required to name any qualified additional pilots on the policy but they must be shown in your operations log and you need to have added Operators Indemnity to your policy. The FlyCovered policy will cover commercial operators / pilots who have a valid and current Flyer ID and Operator ID, hold the competencies, permission, licence or certificate legally required to perform commercial activities and are operating the insured drone within any local rules and regulations. This includes those operating drones for commercial consideration in the open categories A1 and A3 where A2CofC, GVC or other certification may not be required. Basically as long as the insured operator / pilot is flying the insured drone within the local rules and regulations and has any relevant competencies, permission, licence and certificate legally required to perform commercial activities that are required then our policy will cover them.
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Q:How many operators / pilots can I cover on my FlyCovered policy?
A:We do not have a limit. Our policy covers the business. If you have selected Operators Indemnity cover, any qualified pilot who has your permission to operate the insured drone is covered. We do have minimum requirements for additional pilots to be insured. From 31st December 2020 all of our policies will continue to cover current PfCO holders until they are phased out. In line with the new regulations we will cover commercial operators who have a valid and current Flyer ID and Operator ID, hold the competencies, permission, licence and certificate legally required to perform commercial activities and are operating the insured drone within any local rules and regulations. This includes those operating drones for commercial consideration in the open categories A1 and A3 where A2CofC, GVC or other certification may not be required. Basically as long as the insured operator / pilot is flying the insured drone within the local rules and regulations and has any relevant competencies, permission, licence and certificate legally required to perform commercial activities that are required then our policy will cover them.
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Q:Can I change the deductible / excess on the insured drone after I have purchased my policy?
A:No unfortunately this isn't possible you can only do this at renewal.
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Q:What is the deductible / excess I will have to pay towards any claim or occurrence relating to my drone or equipment?
A:You select the amount of deductible / excess you wish to pay towards any theft, loss or physical damage claim you make relating to your drone or equipment. During the quote process we offer you a choice of policy excess / deductible that you will pay. If you select a 10% deductible you will pay the first 10% of any claim or occurrence. IE if you have a £1,000 claim you will pay £100 towards the claim. If you select a higher deductible you will receive a discount on your premium but pay a higher percentage towards each claim or occurrence. Other sections of your policy have a fixed deductible / excess and they are shown in the schedule we send to you.
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Q:How old do I need to be to take out FlyCovered policy?
A:We are unable to offer insurance to anybody who does not meet the CCA requirements to operate a drone commercially.
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Q:How many drones can I insure on my policy?
A:We can cover up to 20 drone on one policy. You can add them at any time through your FlyCovered account.
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Q:Will the FlyCovered policy cover me to fly other drones?
A:No, you are only insured to fly the drone shown on your Schedule and Certificate Of Insurance. Addition drones can be added at anytime.
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Q:Can I have an agreed value on my drone and equipment?
A:We do not offer agreed value policies.
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