How Brokers Influence Specialty Insurance Product Innovation November 13, 2019 By Emily Holbrook In an era of insurance transformation, where process simplification and flawless customer service are expected, innovation in policy and product...
Startup Zego Becomes 1st U.K. Insurtech to Get Insurance License November 12, 2019 Zego has become the first ever U.K. insurtech to be awarded its own insurance license, which will enable it to...
Uber Refusing to Label Drivers as Employees Under California Law September 12, 2019 By Joel Rosenblat Facing the most serious threat yet to its business model, Uber Technologies Inc. is dusting off a legal argument it...
California Truckers Worrying over New ‘Gig Worker’ Rules September 12, 2019 By Lisa Baertlein California trucking companies that haul everything from summer strawberries to cars and Christmas toys say they are under threat from...
Bill to Tighten “Gig” Worker Rule Passed by California Senate September 11, 2019 By Lisa Baertlein The California State Senate voted on Tuesday to pass a bill that would make it much more difficult for gig...
Madrid Court Rules Deliveroo Food-Delivery Couriers Are Employees, Not Freelancers July 24, 2019 A Madrid court ruled on Tuesday that couriers for online food delivery group Deliveroo are company employees, not just freelancers,...
London’s Uber Drivers Sue City’s Mayor for ‘Discriminatory’ New Levy July 12, 2019 By Kaye Wiggins London Mayor Sadiq Khan’s decision to charge Uber Technologies Inc. drivers to operate in the city center amounts to racial...
Paying Gig Workers Emerges as ‘Getaround’ Tactic to Defeat Employee Lawsuits July 2, 2019 By Ellen Huet The perennial issue in the gig economy is whether workers should be classified as employees. Uber Technologies Inc., Lyft Inc....
Motorbike Taxi Firms to Offer E-payment, Insurance Services in West Africa June 12, 2019 By Alexis Akwagyiram Motorcycle taxi companies are expanding in West Africa with backing from investors betting that the meteoric rise of two-wheeled taxi...
California Assembly Approves Bill to Tighten Rules on Contractors June 3, 2019 The California Assembly has voted to tighten the rules for labeling workers as independent contractors rather than employees. The legislation...