Drone insurance in Switzerland

What the rules say

Each line is resolved from published facts of Switzerland. "Not resolved" means the corpus does not answer it in a machine-checkable way — never that the law is silent.

• Insurance requiredConditional
• ScopeConditional
• Weight thresholdNot resolved
• Commercial triggerNot resolved
• Minimum coverNot resolved
• ExceptionsConditional
• Proof requiredConditional

The rules behind this answer

• Binding lawNational rule

  Applicability of Liability and Penal Provisions to Drones

  Unmanned motor-driven aircraft remain subject to the liability and penal provisions of the Swiss Aviation Act, which cannot be waived or altered by special Federal Council regulations.

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• Binding lawNational rule

  Strict Liability for Ground Damage

  The operator of an aircraft is liable for any damage caused to persons or property on the ground while the aircraft is in flight.

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• Binding lawNational rule

  Third-party liability insurance for aircraft over 250g

  Keepers of aircraft weighing over 250g must hold a third-party liability insurance policy with guaranteed coverage of at least one million francs and carry evidence of this insurance when operating the aircraft.

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Official sources

• SR 748.0 — Bundesgesetz über die Luftfahrt (Luftfahrtgesetz, LFG), consolidated text — Eidgenössisches Departement für Umwelt, Verkehr, Energie und Kommunikation UVEK / DETECOpen
• SR 748.941 — DETEC Ordinance on Special Category Aircraft (OSCA), consolidated text (EN) — Eidgenössisches Departement für Umwelt, Verkehr, Energie und Kommunikation UVEK / DETECOpen

Known limitations

• 3 dimension(s) of this topic are not expressed in a machine-resolvable way by the published corpus and are reported UNKNOWN, never FALSE.

Other drone rules in Switzerland

• Do I need to register my drone in Switzerland?Registration in Switzerland depends on the aircraft and the operation: it applies once the published conditions below are met, each cited to the rule that sets it.
• When does a drone operation need authorisation in Switzerland?Whether an operation in Switzerland needs prior authorisation depends on the operational category, risk class or location: the published triggers below decide it.
• What training do I need to fly a drone in Switzerland?Proof of competency is required. Published rules in Switzerland require the remote pilot to hold the competency described below before operating.

All drone laws in Switzerland