Zeitview
🇺🇸 US Serves global
Global aerial inspection company using a network of drone pilots for solar, wind, telecom and insurance.
- Service
- Public quote page
- 9 jobs
- Oct 25, 2026
Aerial & Drones
Insurance claims aerial imagery
Short answer Published prices for insurance claims aerial imagery run $160–$175 per inspection (1 price from 1 source, United States; newest dated Oct 2026). Every receipt is below.
Drone imagery for property insurance claims, catastrophe response and underwriting.
People ask for this as: “drone for insurance claim”, “storm damage drone”, “catastrophe drone inspection”
Quick facts
- Typical published range
- $160–$175 per inspection
- Price receipts
- 1 price from 1 source
- Who does it
- 5 providers, 4 sell it as a service
- Where
- 1 country with a local provider: 🇺🇸 United States
Last updated · Cite this page
How it works
Robots used
- Camera Drone
Ways to buy it
- Service — you pay for the outcome (one inspection, one show, X acres).
- Purchase Buy the robot (plus software and service plans, usually).
Robots that do this job
Main robot type
Camera drone (photo & video)
- DJI Air 3S · Not enough evidence to rate
- DJI Inspire 3 · Not enough evidence to rate
- DJI Mini 4 Pro · Not enough evidence to rate
Specs are maker-published with sources. Scores are a Whirrwork assessment, not a lab test, and only appear when independent evidence exists. How we rate
Bot or Not?
A robot makes sense when…
- The job is high, dangerous, or hard to reach
- It is huge or repetitive (acres, nights, square metres)
- You need data you will compare over time
- You need eyes on it right now
Hire a human when…
- It is small, low and one-off
- It needs hands, judgement or a repair
- Weather, permits or timing make robots awkward
- Nobody has defined the job yet
Here's the catch for this job
- Ask for proof of pilot certification and liability insurance (often $1M+).
- Agree on deliverables, resolution and turnaround before flight day.
- Weather days are common; clarify reschedule terms.
Rules of thumb, not a sales pitch. Take the Ladder Test →
What it costs
Published ranges, each with a receipt. Not quotes: your price depends on scope, location and date. older price = 18+ months.
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The receipt as a table
| What | Range | Unit | Region | Receipt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residential claim drone roof inspection ($160 without measurements, $175 with EagleView report) | $160–$175 | / inspection | US | rpaclaims.com as of Oct 2026 |
Prices published by providers
| What | Range | Unit | Region | Receipt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roof drone inspection $160 (no measurements) / $175 with EagleView report; property drone inspection $275-$300 | $160–$300 | / inspection | — | rpaclaims.com as of Oct 2026 |
Dataset: Insurance claims aerial imagery price receipts (Whirrwork). 1 published price for insurance claims aerial imagery, each with its source link and as-of date. Old observations are kept, never overwritten. JSON · history JSON · all downloads · CC BY 4.0
Follow price changes for this job Atom feed: one entry per new or changed price, with its receipt. All feeds
Price history
Only one observation per series so far: we started recording every price on 2026-10-25 and re-check every source on a schedule. A trend appears when a re-checked source shows a different price (we never overwrite old observations).
| Series | Latest | Observations | Observed | Trend | Receipt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residential claim drone roof inspection ($160 without measurements, $175 with EagleView… | $160–$175 / inspection | 1 | Oct 25, 2026 ✓ re-checked Oct 25, 2026 | — | rpaclaims.com |
| Roof drone inspection $160 (no measurements) / $175 with EagleView report; property… via Reliable Property Adjusting (RPA) | $160–$300 / inspection | 1 | Oct 25, 2026 ✓ re-checked Oct 25, 2026 | — | rpaclaims.com |
Sources re-checked: 2 of 2 series confirmed on the live source (last check Oct 25, 2026). Log: price_rechecks.jsonl
Append-only: we never overwrite a recorded price. JSON: /api/prices/history?use_case=insurance-claims-imagery
What to specify and ask
Put these in your request and you'll get a real price instead of "it depends":
- Number of claims or properties and the peril (hail, wind, fire, flood)
- Required report format for your insurer or adjuster platform
- Location (address or coordinates)
- Date(s) and time window
- Area size (acres/hectares) or number of structures
- Deliverables (photos, video, orthomosaic, 3D model, report)
- File formats and turnaround time
- Airspace class / proximity to airports if known
- Insurance requirements
Rules and regulation
Drone operations need a licensed remote pilot and local aviation rules: FAA Part 107 (US), EASA Open/Specific categories (EU), CAA (UK), Transport Canada RPAS, DGCA Digital Sky (India), CASA (Australia), CAAC (China). Controlled airspace, night or BVLOS flights may need waivers.
General information, not legal advice. Rules change; ask the operator which permits they hold and verify them.
Providers who do this
Droners.io
🇺🇸 US Serves global
Marketplace connecting clients with local freelance drone pilots.
- Service
- Public quote page
- 13 jobs
- Oct 25, 2026
EagleView
🇺🇸 US Serves US, global
US aerial imagery company serving insurance, government and roofing.
- Service
- Public quote page
- 3 jobs
- Oct 25, 2026
Loveland Innovations (IMGING)
🇺🇸 US Serves US
US drone roof inspection software for insurance and roofers.
- Purchase
- Public quote page
- 2 jobs
- Oct 25, 2026
Reliable Property Adjusting (RPA)
🇺🇸 US Serves US-New England
New England residential property claims adjusting firm offering drone roof inspections.
- Service
- 1 sourced price
- 2 jobs
- Oct 25, 2026
Questions buyers ask
How much does insurance claims aerial imagery cost?
Published prices for insurance claims aerial imagery run $160–$175 per inspection (1 price from 1 source, United States; newest dated Oct 2026). Every receipt is below.
Who offers insurance claims aerial imagery near me?
We list 5 providers for insurance claims aerial imagery. 1 country has at least one provider whose own site says it works there; the most covered are United States (3). 3 providers say they work worldwide. Pick your country on this page to see who serves it, local first.
What should I put in a quote request?
Start with number of claims or properties and the peril (hail, wind, fire, flood); required report format for your insurer or adjuster platform; location (address or coordinates). The full checklist has 9 items, and a request that covers them gets a real price instead of "it depends".
Is a robot cheaper than hiring people for this?
Our modelled estimate for the US puts a person at about $138 and a robot at about $261 per roof; crossover: not by 2035. It is a model, not a quote, and every default is sourced in the robot-or-human calculator.
Are there rules or permits?
Drone operations need a licensed remote pilot and local aviation rules: FAA Part 107 (US), EASA Open/Specific categories (EU), CAA (UK), Transport Canada RPAS, DGCA Digital Sky (India), CASA (Australia), CAAC (China). More on rules (a summary, not legal advice).
Cite this page
Whirrwork. "Insurance claims aerial imagery: cost, how it works & providers." Last updated 2026-10-25. https://whirrwork.com/use-cases/insurance-claims-imagery/. CC BY 4.0.
BibTeX
@misc{whirrwork_insurance_claims_imagery,
title = {Insurance claims aerial imagery: cost, how it works \& providers},
author = {{Whirrwork}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://whirrwork.com/use-cases/insurance-claims-imagery/},
note = {Last updated 2026-10-25. CC BY 4.0. Prices link to their original sources.}
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