Connecticut is the latest state to grapple with how to regulate Uber and other ride-hailing services being embraced by the public but angering the long-established taxi and livery industry. Taxi and livery drivers say they’re under assault by unfair competition …
Uber Technologies Inc. said its database was access by an unauthorized third party last year, resulting in the possible theft of information on 50,000 drivers. The drivers, who are part of Uber’s mobile car-booking network, were notified and Uber took …
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 to investors last week, Jefferies analyst Sean Darby …
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 Fann, chair of the insurance committee, said parties …
Georgia legislators have filed a flurry of bills aimed at forcing ridesharing companies such as Uber to conduct more rigorous background checks on their drivers and raise liability insurance minimums for passengers. Uber spokesman Taylor Bennett said Wednesday that the …
GEICO has rolled out a new product to meet the insurance coverage needs of ridesharing drivers in Virginia. The product, available now to new and existing customers, covers drivers that Uber (UberX and UberXL), Lyft, Sidecar and others have approved …
California has retracted a notice that said private drivers for ridesharing companies such as Uber Technologies Inc. and Lyft Inc. must have a commercial license plate or risk getting a citation. The California Department of Motor Vehicles released a notice …
Florida’s insurance regulators have determined that a ridesharing company’s automobile commercial liability policy meets state regulations, but legislative action is likely necessary to clarify whether that entitles the company to legally operate in the state. Ridesharing firm Uber has been …
USAA announced it will offer auto insurance coverage in Colorado that will protect ridesharing drivers from the moment their ridesharing mobile apps are turned on until they are matched with a passenger. The pilot program, which will begin in February, …
The year’s most popular InsuranceJournal.com news stories in the West ranged from the tragic to the silly and from matters of great importance to the industry to the ongoing saga of innovative-yet-controversial ridesharing companies like Uber and Lyft. With an …
