/r/spacex currently has this to say regarding insurance:
Was the AMOS-6 satellite insured?
Not under launch insurance. But it likely is insured under marine insurance.
I really hope that’s correct!
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That headline is slightly misleading…The summary of that article is basically launches will be delayed and delays could harm(obviously) harm the financials of the companies with the satellites.
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Yeah it is a little click bait like.
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Since this hasn’t been posted here yet: I found this comparison even more impressive as it shows that the LES would work really well:
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Am I the only one to see the capsule at least half a second in the fireball there?
Then again, would it survive the flames?
No, its blew up on contact with the ground.
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If you watch the original footage, the satellite sat on top of the rocket for a while before tumbling down and blowing up (hypergolic fuels). There would have been plenty of time to get the capsule clear in this particular event.
Keeping in mind what @JB47394 said, it’s also important to note that dragon will be listening in to all the sensors on the rocket. It will be able to make the decision to abort in microseconds. Unfortunately I’m not sure if those gifs even have the frames to start the abort sequence at the correct time. Just take that gif with a grain of salt.
So the top payload section had an escape option, but didn’t work. Do you think the payload owners are asking Elon why it didn’t escape up. The first explosion did happen very quickly, but don’t they all on the pad. Is this what the escape system was designed for, a quick eject system. Do we know the min time the launch escape system can operate at.
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Nonono sorry that’s a misunderstanding. We are talking about the launch abort capabilities of the dragon v2 capsule. The capsule designed to carry accidents. The reason this has become is an issue is due to the last minute loading of propellant of the super chilled lox, the astronauts have to already be in the capsule during fueling. People are worried that it is unsafe for the astronauts. Musk was trying to reassure people that it is safe. I say probably safe because it’s dependent on the system reading the sensors and not creating false positives…or not detecting an anomaly in the first place.
Satellites as payloads do not have an abort capability
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I did not know that, just assumed they did nowadays.
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Just FYI, to my knowledge no unmanned payload has ever had an active abort capability for various reasons, most likely additional cost and complexity, plus reduced available payload mass since you’d have to carry it with you into space.
See also here:
NASA’s new High Dynamic Range Camera Records Rocket Test
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Our First Look at Launchpad Burned by SpaceX Rocket Explosion - space.com
The SpaceX launchpad damaged during a Sept. 1 Falcon 9 rocket explosion on Space Launch Complex-40 in Florida is seen from a distance in this zoomed-in photo captured by Space.com senior writer Mike Wall during a visit to a nearby launchpad at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station on Sept. 7, 2016.
Credit: Mike Wall, Space.com
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4K SpaceX Pad Fire
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Elon Musk says SpaceX Falcon 9 fireball investigation is ‘biggest challenge yet’ - theregsiter.co.uk
‘Anomaly’ wasn’t rocket engine’s fault, he claims
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If you watch any of the videos it’s pretty clear engines weren’t involved. Not only that, the explosion vegan 3 minutes before the test fire was supposed to begin.
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If only someone was there to eat the meat!!! 
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