USAIG, USI partner to enhance utility of safety benefits made available to all UAS policyholders

May 11, 2020 | AUVSI News

United States Aircraft Insurance Group (USAIG) and the Unmanned Safety Institute (USI) are collaborating to enhance the utility of safety benefits made available to all UAS policyholders. The insurer’s Performance Vector Unmanned initiative began in 2016 by affording each UAS policyholder the chance to obtain a package of safety-focused services during each policy year of coverage. The UAS industry’s evolution since that time, along with the safety needs of operators diversifying, led to USAIG’s latest update to Performance Vector Unmanned giving its UAS policyholders the ability to customize their annual safety benefit from an expanded list of offerings.“Feedback from our UAS policyholders showed a need for more autonomy and flexibility in their safety benefit,” says Andrew Spiegel, USAIG’s senior vice president of Underwriting.“The SafetyPoints solution USI co-developed with us makes a wide variety of training courses, safety products and services accessible through a trusted, world-class UAS safety leader. We’re excited to connect our UAS policyholders of all types with USI’s expertise through Performance Vector Unmanned, and proud to invest and partner in their safety programs.”  UAS policyholders that request enrollment into Performance Vector Unmanned now receive an annual allowance of SafetyPoints, which can be used at USI’s online marketplace to obtain training and safety related products. This allows operators to focus their safety benefits on the specific goals and needs of their unique organizations.SafetyPoints can be used for direct purchases with USI or applied as a discount towards a variety of USI product or services. SafetyPoints can also accumulate with USI and be held on-account for up to three years. Annual SafetyPoints allocations are based on the scope and complexity of the insurance coverages in effect and must be requested each policy year.“USI 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,” says USI President Josh Olds.