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Flying into 2019: Using drones to serve policyholders

By agent, building, camera, catastrophe, certified, certifies, certify, claims, drone, drones, efficiency, efficient, estimate, fence, flight, hail, independent, inspection, Insurance, ladder, Loss Control, measure, pattern, photo, photograph, pilot, privacy, program, property, report, roof, safe, safety, storm, Storm Prep, survey, tablet, team, training
Recently, I got to witness something pretty cool. Our Headquarters Claims department contracted with a company to lease a drone to use for inspections and claims. Kyle Mathews and Justin Anderson, two of our claims technology specialists, participated in a training exercise so they can fly the drone on their own in the future. The vendor walked them through all the steps to ensure a safe flight. The post Flying into 2019: Using drones to serve policyholders appeared first on The Cincinnati Insurance Companies blog.
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Hail guard: Protecting your business equipment

By agent, air, business, coil, condenser, conditioning, control, cooling, customers, damage, equipment, guard, hail, hailstorm, heating, HVAC, independent, Insurance, loss, Loss Control, money, pellet, prevent, protect, roof, rooftop, time, unit, valuable, vent, ventilation
Most areas of the country experience hailstorms that can cause significant damage to rooftop equipment, severely disrupting your business and costing you time, money or even customers. You can take a few steps to help keep your business running smoothly and avoid down time by protecting the equipment that keeps your customers and employees comfortable. The post Hail guard: Protecting your business equipment appeared first on The Cincinnati Insurance Companies blog.
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Deadline update: Commercial fleets must replace paper logbooks

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The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has mandated that certain commercial vehicles use an electronic logging device (ELD) instead of paper logbooks. Previously announced regulations that took effect in December 2017 will be strictly enforced effective April 1, 2018. The post Deadline update: Commercial fleets must replace paper logbooks appeared first on The Cincinnati Insurance Companies blog.
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