TNCs, 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 ArticleArizona Senate Takes Side of Uber, Lyft Ridesharing Services
Calling Uber a cutting-edge concept, the Arizona Senate approved a bill that exempts it and other rideshare companies from the same regulations that traditional taxi and limo companies have. The...
View ArticleUber Ordered to Register as Cab Service in Annapolis, Maryland
The city of Annapolis wants ridesharing company Uber to stop operating in Maryland’s capital until it registers as a cab service. Riders connect with drivers using Uber’s smartphone app. The company...
View ArticleSan Francisco Prosecutor Issues Warning to Lyft, Uber, Sidecar
Lyft Inc., Uber Technologies Inc. and Sidecar Technologies Inc. were warned by San Francisco’s district attorney they would face legal action if the rideshare services don’t change their operations....
View ArticleD.C. Council Passes Bill Regulating Rideshare Firms
The D.C. Council has approved a bill that regulates popular ridesharing companies such as Uber and Lyft. The bill gained initial approval on Tuesday by a 12-1 vote. Among other things, it would require...
View ArticleLyft Rideshare Passenger Dies in California Crash
A spokeswoman for rideshare service Lyft says one of its drivers was involved in a multi-car crash in Northern California that left a man dead. California Highway Patrol officials said the driver was...
View ArticleUber Latest Legal Woe is California Lawsuit
California prosecutors sued Uber over the ride-booking company’s driver background checks and other allegations, adding to the popular startup’s legal woes in the U.S. and around the world. The...
View ArticleUber Fights $2,000 Fine Handed Down by Oregon City
The online taxi business Uber, a company worth billions, is contesting a $2,000 fine issued by Eugene, Ore., which says Uber should get a license. The Register-Guard reported Thursday that city lawyers...
View ArticleBoston Uber Driver Charged With Raping Woman Who Sought Ride
A Boston man who works as an Uber Technologies Inc. driver was charged with taking a woman to a secluded area and raping her, as questions about the company’s driver-screening process prompted it to...
View ArticleMost Popular Insurance Journal Midwest Stories of 2014
The most popular InsuranceJournal.com news stories in the Midwest ranged from groundbreaking lawsuits to research into making people safer from storms. With an understanding that stories appearing...
View ArticleIdaho City Issues Cease and Desist Letter to Uber
Boise, Idaho officials say Uber ignored its promise to not charge for driver services within city limits while negotiating an operating agreement for the rideshare company. The city sent Uber a cease...
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 ArticleBoston Taxi Owner Suit Latest Legal Salvo in Rideshare Wars
Taxi owners accused Boston officials of violating their constitutional rights by permitting Uber Technologies Inc. and other ride-sharing services to operate on city streets. The cabbies, in a lawsuit...
View ArticleN.J. Cab Drivers Want Ridesharing Firms to Face Taxi-Like Rules
Dozens of cab drivers lined the street outside the New Jersey Statehouse in Trenton and crammed a legislative hearing to protest ridesharing companies like Uber and Lyft. Drivers and their allies...
View ArticleLyft Joins Uber in Getting Final OK for Pennsylvania Service
Pennsylvania’s regulators say they’re satisfied with the plan by the ridesharing service Lyft to comply with conditions for a two-year license for experimental service to operate everywhere in the...
View ArticleNegotiations in Arizona to Update Ridesharing Law Underway
A key lawmaker said talks she’s leading among taxi firms, rideshare companies such as Uber and insurers on an updated law regulating the new and growing rideshare industry are progressing. Rep. Karen...
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 ArticleTransportation Network Company Insurance Bill Passes Oklahoma Senate
A bill addressing the insurance requirements of transportation network companies (TNCs), or rideshare organizations, and their drivers has passed the Oklahoma Senate by an overwhelming majority vote of...
View ArticleVideo Ads Next Big Thing in Ridesharing?
James Bellefeuille is an Uber driver for a living, though he admits that what he earns is not much to live on. Yet in the new sharing economy, there’s hope for people like Bellefeuille who can bring...
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