In a fast-paced world, it’s vital to pause and celebrate the milestones that define us. Today, LMI Group marks its 27th anniversary, tracing our journey back to February 25, 1999. My deepest thanks go to the entire LMI team. Your dedication to supporting our clients and your tireless work in building the trusted brand we are today have made this achievement possible. I also thank […]
Reflecting on the first 25 Years of LMI Group
Today marks LMI Group’s quarter century of service to the insurance industry and wider communities. What better way to reflect on all that our dedicated team have accomplished but list 50 highlights from our first 25 years that you may not know (or have forgotten) the Group. As an aside, I tried to narrow this down to 25 for 25 but I was over this […]
Helping the Elephants
One of the many charities that LMI support is the Berdiri Conservation Foundation in Sumatra. The foundation is working on protecting the unique animals in Sumatra such as the Asian Elephant, Sumatra Rhino, and Sumatra Tigers. The big issue is loss of habitat and they are doing their best to fight against illegal logging. LMI are working to provide a commercial drone with infrared technology […]
Drones attacked by birds
Gary Everdell an old friend from my days at General Accident and now with Aon wrote knowing my interest in drone technology to warn me that some drones are being attacked by birds. Here is a link to the ABC article: http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-11-17/wedge-tailed-eagles-bring-down-drones-in-goldfields/8033056 Simon Hooper from QBE Aviation, who is one of the pioneers of insurance for drones (more correctly unmanned flying vehicles [UAVs]), and the insurer we […]
Change in Drone Laws in Australia
The Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) have announced Amendments to Part 101 to commence on 29 September 2016. CASA will be reducing the entry requirements for people wanting to fly a very small (under 2kg) remotely piloted aircraft (RPA) commercially. The change entails that operators of very small (under 2kg) drones will not require an operator’s certificate. The operators certificate from September 29 will be called an […]
Drone Insurance Question
Hi Allan, I have been doing a little investigation re existing Liability (Commercial Business) on use of UAV’s / Drones for any potential vicarious risks my existing client may have to their use by their contractors ( R/Estate firm = images and videos for sales campaigns etc.) Realised early that most of the Liability wordings do not “ know “ about them , therefore facing […]
LMI Newsbeat now out
LMI’s latest newsletter covering a range of topics is now available and you can get your copy here. Articles include Drones, Slip and Fall claims, Business Continuity Management Planning and LMI Mining. If you enjoy the articles you can subscribe to obtain future editions direct.