New Insurance Rules for California Ridesharing in Effect Today
A new law requiring that ridesharing drivers and companies have liability insurance coverage during all three periods in which they use the ride-sharing application goes into effect today. The rules...
View ArticleUber to Settle Lawsuit Over California Girl’s Crosswalk Death
Uber is settling lawsuit with the family of a 6-year-old girl who died when a company driver hit her with his SUV. The San Francisco Chronicle reports the company is paying the family an undisclosed...
View Article‘Ridesharing’ a Climate Change Solution around the Corner
The solution to reducing carbon emissions may be just around the corner. Car sharing can reduce gas consumption and could ultimately help in the battle to curb climate change, according to a Natural...
View ArticleState Farm Introduces Ridehsare Coverage in Colorado
State Farm will offer customers a new endorsement in Colorado to cover insurance gaps for policyholders who use personal vehicles to provide rides for transportation network companies like Uber and...
View ArticleMercury Begins Offering Ridesharing Insurance in Arizona
Mercury Insurance is offering ridesharing insurance to cover Uber, Lyft and other transportation network company drivers in Arizona. The new coverage will provide drivers with insurance that will...
View ArticleBackground Checks For Uber, Lyft Drivers Established in Iowa
Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad has signed a bill into law that creates new statewide rules for ridesharing companies such as Uber and Uber to do business in Iowa. Branstad signed the bill this week following...
View ArticleTransportation 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...
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