Transportation Network Companies, Uber Gap Worries Insurers
The tragedy of a young girl who was killed on New Year’s Eve by a motorist on contract with a cellphone app-based ridesharing service has at least one insurance group speaking up even louder to drive...
View ArticleUber Announces New Policy to Cover Gap
Ridesharing company Uber on Friday said it has new insurance to cover a gap between personal and commercial policies when drivers are using the app-based ridesharing service, while the company’s CEO...
View ArticleTNCs, Insurers Square Off at California Hearing
Update: California Commissioner Dave Jones made his initial recommendations on insurance issues and transportation network companies. Update: Excess and surplus carrier James River Insurance Co. said...
View ArticleRideshare Questions Linger in California
While Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones has recommended that insurance should be required to cover the “app on, no match” period when rideshare drivers are between fares, that doesn’t seem to have...
View ArticlePoll’s Preemptive Strike Against Colorado Rideshare Bill
Days before a key vote in Colorado Legislature on ridesharing regulation a large insurer has come out with a poll that shows the majority of Coloradans believe rideshare companies should cover their...
View ArticleCalifornia Commissioner: TNCs Responsible for Insurance
Updated story: California Commissioner Wants Insurance Burden on Ridesharing Companies Transportation Network Companies like such as Uber, Lyft and Sidecar should bear the insurance burden when they...
View ArticleCalifornia Commissioner Wants Insurance Burden on Ridesharing Companies
Transportation Network Companies like Uber, Lyft and Sidecar should bear the insurance burden when they encourage drivers to use their personal vehicles to transport passengers for a profit, according...
View ArticleCalifornia Commissioner Likes Proposed Rideshare Regulations
California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones on Thursday gave a thumbs up to regulations proposed by California Public Utility Commission President Michael Peevey, which seeks broader commercial...
View ArticleCalifornia Governor Signs Ridesharing Bill
California Gov. Jerry Brown has signed into law a bill to establish insurance requirements for transportation network companies and their drivers. Assembly Bill 2293, authored by Assemblywoman Susan...
View ArticleCalifornia Insurance Department Ready to Review TNC Policies
California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones said today his department is ready to accept insurance company filings to create new commercial coverage or endorsements to personal auto insurance policies...
View ArticleUber Driver Who Struck and Killed Girl in San Francisco Crosswalk Charged
A driver for Uber Technologies Inc. whose car struck and killed a six-year-old girl crossing a San Francisco street last New Year’s eve was charged with misdemeanor vehicular manslaughter, a spokesman...
View ArticleFarmers Introduces Rideshare Coverage in Colorado
Farmers Insurance is introducing the company’s first rideshare coverage endorsement in Colorado. The product is designed to provide drivers with the insurance coverage specified in Colorado’s new...
View ArticleAnalyst: Taxi Medallions No ‘Safe haven’ in Wake of Uber
Uber, the popular ride-hailing app, is hitting taxicabs where it hurts: The medallion business. Taxi companies make money by charging drivers for medallions, or licenses to drive their cabs. In a note...
View ArticleOperations In Boise, Idaho Suspended by Uber After Impasse
Uber said on it was suspending its operations in Boise, Idaho, after reaching an impasse in negotiations with city leaders over new regulations. “Steep and growing costs that come from offering...
View ArticleIdaho Panel Clears Bill to Ease Restrictions on Uber
A bill that would allow the popular ridesharing company Uber to bypass local city ordinances and operate how it wants in Idaho is headed to the House floor. The House Transportation and Defense...
View ArticleUber, Cab Companies Face Off Over Nevada Ridesharing Bill
Passions ran high this week over a bill that would create Nevada regulations specific to ridesharing companies such as Uber and Lyft, a prospect that cab and limo services criticize as a double...
View ArticleUtah’s Herbert Signs Ridesharing Regulations Into Law
Utah Gov. Gary Herbert has signed a bill that creates new statewide regulations for ridesharing companies like Uber and Lyft while overriding Salt Lake City regulations that have left the company’s...
View ArticleColorado Prosecutors Charge Uber Driver Accused Of Attempted Break-In
Prosecutors have charged a Colorado Uber driver accused of trying to break into the home of a woman he drove to the airport. The Denver District Attorney’s Office announced Monday that 51-year-old...
View ArticleUber Close to Return in Oregon City With Regulations
Months after suspending operations in Portland, Uber is on the verge of the returning to the city and operating under regulations. The city’s Private For-Hire Innovation Task Force released details...
View ArticleFirst Major California Insurer to Offer Ridesharing Endorsement
Farmers will become the first large California insurer to start offering a ridesharing insurance product on Thursday. In an announcement made at the Los Angeles office of California Department of...
View Article