Insurtech Zego Expands Partnership with RSA to Provide Cover for UK Van Fleets May 14, 2020 London-based insurtech Zego has expanded its partnership with RSA Insurance to provide flexible cover for van fleets. Zego is offering...
As Coronavirus Threatens Gig Workers, Uber Presses for New Worker Classification March 25, 2020 By Tina Bellon and Nivedita Balu As independent contractors, U.S. ride-hail drivers for Uber and Lyft benefited from soaring trip demand and flexible work hours. But...
White Mountains’ NSM Insurance to Buy UK’s Kingsbridge Group March 23, 2020 NSM Insurance Group (NSM), a Pennsylvania-headquartered managing general underwriting agency and program administrator for specialty insurance programs, has entered into...
Uber Drivers Take Backseat in Clash Between Safety and Customer Privacy March 11, 2020 By Tina Bellon Margaret Bordelon can still feel the hands of the drunk man who tried to pull her in for a kiss...
Judge Stalls Uber’s Challenge to Controversial California Job Law February 12, 2020 By Don Thompson A federal judge has refused to exempt rideshare company Uber and on-demand meal delivery service Postmates from a broad new...
On-Demand Firms Seek to Protect ‘New’ Economy, Wealth From ‘Frankenstein’ February 7, 2020 By Joel Rosenblatt and Josh Eidelson Uber Technologies Inc. wants to smother what the company calls California’s “Frankenstein” gig-worker protection law before state officials turn it...
Uber Wins Ruling That Drivers Are Not Employees in Brazil, Its 2d Biggest Market February 6, 2020 A Brazilian higher court for labor ruled on Wednesday that there was no employment relationship between Uber and its drivers,...
Gig Economy Law Talk of California Insurance Wholesalers Conference January 15, 2020 By Don Jergler A sweeping California gig economy law was the focus of a lot of the talk this year during an annual...
Uber’s London License Ban Marks Global Regulatory Backlash for Ride-Hailing Firms November 27, 2019 By Amy Thomson and Nate Lanxon Uber Technologies Inc. and its rivals disrupted global transport, riding on a lack of regulation to drive exponential growth. Now,...
Fixing Ride-Hailing Will Take Fewer But Better Drivers, More Money: Viewpoint November 13, 2019 By Rachel Rosenthal Your mother probably told you never to get in a car with a stranger. The multibillion-dollar global ride-hailing industry depends...