The Changing Surplus Lines Landscape in California and Beyond January 11, 2016 By Don Jergler The changing excess and surplus insurance landscape was an oft discussed topic on Monday, with experts describing the challenges and...
Aviva Canada Aims to Offer Ride-Sharing Insurance, with Uber Drivers in Mind January 7, 2016 By Alastair Sharp Aviva Canada aims to offer ride-sharing insurance to Ontario drivers who use their own vehicles to carry paying passengers starting...
Residents in Montana City Tuning up for Uber January 6, 2016 Drivers in Billings, Mont. who are hoping to join Uber are getting their vehicles inspected while waiting for the app-based...
Ridesharing Dominates 2016 Western Region Headlines December 30, 2015 By Don Jergler Goodbye to the news year 2015, and while there will be no shortage of headline-making topics to associate with the...
Warm 2016 May Help Put Climate Change on The Map – Even Higher That Is December 23, 2015 By Don Jergler If you think you heard a lot about climate change in 2015, wait till next year – or next week...
Measure in Hawaii Aims to Treat Uber, Lyft Like Taxi Companies December 22, 2015 Two Honolulu council members want ridesharing companies like Uber and Lyft to operate more like taxi companies. The Honolulu Star-Advertiser...
Uber Will Expand Ridesharing Service to Ogden, Utah December 15, 2015 Uber is coming to Ogden, Utah. The ridesharing company already operates in Salt Lake City. The Salt Lake Tribune reported...
Seattle City Council Votes to Allow Uber Drivers to Unionize December 15, 2015 By Alexandria Arnold Seattle’s City Council voted unanimously to give collective bargaining rights to drivers-for-hire, such as those who work for rideshare companies...
Alabama City Approves Ridesharing Regulations December 14, 2015 The ridesharing company Uber says it will soon begin operating in Birmingham, Ala., after city officials approved new regulations. Multiple...
Oregon High Court Says Cab Company Workers Aren’t Independent Contractors December 14, 2015 By Jonathan J. Cooper The Oregon Supreme Court ruled last week that a Portland taxicab company must pay unemployment insurance taxes for certain drivers...