NYC Mayor Adams Signs Bill Lowering For-Hire Vehicles’ Insurance Mandate July 2, 2025 By Andrew G. Simpson New York City Mayor Eric Adams has signed into law legislation reducing the auto insurance liability coverage that for-hire vehicles...
Uber Spends Six Figures on Ads in Latest NY Insurance Reform Push April 18, 2025 By Natalie Lung Uber Technologies Inc. is spending six figures on advertisements in New York in its latest appeal to lawmakers to address...
Bill Aims to Drive Down New York City Taxi Drivers’ Insurance Costs. But Will It? February 11, 2025 By Andrew G. Simpson The New York City Council’s transportation committee heard testimony Monday on a proposal to lower the Personal Injury Protection (PIP)...
Uber Alleges Fraud Scheme by New York Groups Faking Car-Crash Injuries January 31, 2025 By Laura Nahmias and Natalie Lung Ride-sharing giant Uber Technologies Inc. filed a racketeering lawsuit against a group of law firms, doctors and pain-management clinics it...
NYC Scraps ‘Solvent’ Requirement in Revised Taxi Insurance Rules January 27, 2025 By Natalie Lung New York City is walking back a proposed rule change that would have required taxi and rideshare drivers to be...
New York Proposes Plan to Stabilize Broken Taxi Insurance Market January 22, 2025 By Natalie Lung and Laura Nahmias New York Governor Kathy Hochul proposed measures to stabilize the city’s taxi and rideshare insurance industry, which is reeling from...
With Uber Boost, Group Seeks Reforms to Lower New York’s High Insurance Costs January 15, 2025 By Andrew G. Simpson Remember the 2010 The Rent Is Too Damn High campaign by Jimmy McMillan? Some people in New York now think...
Troubled New York Taxi Insurer Sues 180 Providers in Huge No-Fault Fraud Case December 17, 2024 By Andrew G. Simpson New York’s largest taxi insurer that is facing serious financial and regulatory challenges has filed a lawsuit seeking more than...
New York Considers Making Property Insurers Cover Taxi Claims Losses December 12, 2024 By Natalie Lung and Alexandre Rajbhandari New York is considering asking property and casualty insurers to cover the claims of insolvent taxi insurer American Transit Insurance...
Uber Warns NYC Response to Insolvent Taxi Insurer Exposes Drivers December 11, 2024 By Natalie Lung Uber Technologies Inc. is asking New York City’s taxi regulator to reconsider proposed changes to commercial auto insurance requirements, saying...