drone protection

Unmanned Aircraft System (Drone) Protection Insurance Plan

Our Plan applies to both pleasure or/and commercial use(s), offering two different plans:
• Basic plan: third-party liability protection
• Extended plan: third-party liability and physical damage protection

Why should you choose this plan?

Flexibility to choose period of coverage

Different policy duration options to suit your needs (daily/weekly/quarterly/yearly)

Two-folded protection

Allow purchase of cover against third-party legal liabilities to meet the minimum legal requirement; or extend the coverage to also protect physical damage of your drone(s)

Cover multiple drone models and named operators

• Provide protection to various types of drone models of different weights, including their detachable and non-detachable payloads
• Cover up to five drones and five named drone operators per policy

Buy and fly

Simply purchase the policy online the day before your drone takes off, no hassle at all

Plan overview

Use of the drone(s) Cover both pleasure and/or commercial use
Geographical coverage Hong Kong
Policy duration 1 day/1 week/3months/1 year*
Maximum number of drones covered 5 drones
Maximum number of operators covered 5 named operators

Third-party liability protection

  • Provide third-party legal liability protection against death of or bodily injury to third-party, and/or property damage
  • Two options of third-party legal liability limits to fulfill the protection needs for different drone models and weights
  • Up to HKD 10,000,000 third-party legal liability protection1

Physical damage protection

  • Up to HKD 50,000 protection1,2 for physical damage to the insured drone(s)
  • Cover all detachable and non-detachable payloads3, such as camera lens, sensor and lighting
  • Unlimited number of claims within the selected sum insured during the period of cover

Benefit table

Coverage
Sum insured/Limit of liability (HKD)
Basic plan
Extended plan
Section 1 – Against physical damage to the drone (inclusive of detachable payloads and non-detachable payloads) Not applicable 20,000/50,0004
Section 2 – Against third-party legal liabilities 5,000,000/10,000,000

Learn more

Upon learning of any circumstances likely to give rise to a claim, you (the insured) must:
  1. Notify us (the Insurer) immediately and give us all the assistance we may reasonably require;
  2. Supply at your own expense, full details of the claim in writing including any supporting evidence and information that we may require within 30 days of the occurrence of the circumstance; and
  3. As soon as reasonably possible, send to us any writ or summons issued against you

1 Deductible applies to both Section 1 and Section 2 of the policy. The insurer shall not be liable for the first HKD 1,000 or 10% of the adjusted loss (whichever is the greater) for each and every loss, unless otherwise specified in policy schedule.

2 The depreciation table below is applicable to Section 1 (coverage against physical damage to the Unmanned Aircraft System (Drone)). In cases where the drone is totally destroyed, the Insurer will pay the amount for replacement of the drone (such amount will include costs for erection, customs duties and dues, if any, provided that such expenses have been included in the sum insured of the Policy) after deducting from such amount the applicable depreciation value in accordance with the depreciation table below. The Insured shall provide supporting evidence on the amount spent for the replacement of the drone to the satisfaction of the Insurer.

Depreciation table

Duration (from the date of purchase of the UAS) Depreciation rate
0 – 12 months 20% of the Invoice Price or 20% of the sum insured, whichever is lower
13 – 24 months 40% of the Invoice Price or 40% of the sum insured, whichever is lower
25 – 36 months 50% of the Invoice Price or 50% of the sum insured, whichever is lower
37– 48 months 60% of the Invoice Price or 60% of the sum insured, whichever is lower
49 – 60 months 65% of the Invoice Price or 65% of the sum insured, whichever is lower
61 months and above 70% Invoice Price or 70% of the sum insured, whichever is lower

3 Detachable payloads means photographic/video equipment or any other equipment carried by the drone that is removable and/or interchangeable from the drone. Non-Detachable payloads means photographic/video equipment or any other equipment carried by the drone that forms an integral part of the drone and is not removable nor intended to be removed from the drone.

4 Please ensure that the amount of sum insured is adequate for the cost of replacement of the drone(s) to be covered.

The available coverage period may vary; please consult us or your agent for inquiries.

The information contained herein is for reference only and does not constitute any part of the insurance contract. For full terms and conditions and exclusions, please refer to the policy document which shall prevail in case of inconsistency. In the event of any discrepancy between the English and Chinese versions, the English version shall prevail. Zurich Insurance Company Ltd reserves the right of final approval and decision on all matters.

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