USAIG and the Unmanned Safety Institute (USI) have teamed up\nto enhance the utility of safety benefits made available to all Unmanned Aerial\nSystems (UAS) policyholders. The\ninsurer\u2019s Performance Vector Unmanned initiative began in 2016 by affording\neach UAS policyholder the opportunity to obtain a package of safety-focused\nservices during each policy year of coverage. Recognizing that the commercial\nUAS industry has evolved and operators\u2019 safety needs have diversified since\nthat time, USAIG\u2019s latest update to Performance Vector Unmanned gives its UAS\npolicyholders the ability to customize their annual safety benefit from an\nexpanded list of offerings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
UAS policyholders that request enrollment into Performance\nVector Unmanned now receive an annual allowance of SafetyPoints that can be\nused at USI\u2019s online marketplace to obtain training and safety-related\nproducts. This enables operators to focus their safety benefits on the specific\ngoals and needs of their unique organizations. SafetyPoints can be used for\ndirect purchases with USI or applied as a discount toward various USI product\nor services. Additionally, SafetyPoints can accumulate with USI and be held\non-account for up to three years. Annual SafetyPoints allocations are based on\nthe scope and complexity of the insurance coverages in effect and must be\nrequested each policy year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
USI President Josh Olds commented, \u201cUSI 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.\u201d Olds added, \u201cUSI 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.\u00c2\u00a0 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\u2019s 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\u2019s Safety Ecosystem<\/a> for an organization operating unmanned technology.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cFeedback from our UAS policyholders showed a need for more\nautonomy and flexibility in their safety benefit,\u201d said Andrew Spiegel, USAIG\u2019s\nSenior Vice President of Underwriting. He continued, \u201cThe SafetyPoints solution\nUSI co-developed with us makes a wide variety of training courses, safety\nproducts and services accessible through a trusted, world-class UAS safety\nleader. We\u2019re excited to connect our UAS policyholders of all types with USI\u2019s\nexpertise through Performance Vector Unmanned, and proud to invest and partner\nin their safety programs.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n