My interest in all things property/casualty insurance prompts my smartphone to serve up lots of news from across the nation about carrier activities—local news clips and mainstream media articles that, mostly, make insurers look bad.

One particular theme that’s emerged almost daily in recent months alleges that insurers fly drones over residential properties on the hunt for reasons to non-renew policies. A situation that I’ve seen reported a couple of times involves a woman who was remodeling her house, had some debris in her yard…and then a cancellation notice.