Aerial inspections here to stay for California home insurance [Video]

CALIFORNIA, USA — California has a home insurance crisis, and with wildfire season just around the corner, companies are still dropping people’s policies. Some people are even getting notices without anyone coming to their home after having an inspection done from above.

“AAA, like a lot of insurance companies, are utilizing new technology to try and simplify the underwriting process,” said Karl Susman, Susman Insurance Agency.

Susman is a California insurance expert and said inspections by air have become an updated way for home insurance companies to perform inspections.

“They’re flying drones over the neighborhoods to try and get an idea of conditions that might exist,” said Susman.

In the past, inspections would be done with inspectors physically coming to homes. Companies also used satellite imagery, but with new the technology, Susman said it can feel like an invasion …