A Conciliatory Airbnb Offers Guidelines for Cities’ Homesharing Regulation December 9, 2016 By Heather Somerville In a moment of peace-making with regulators, Airbnb on Wednesday released a set of policy suggestions for governments that are...
BoatUS Launches Peer-to-Peer Boat Insurance Program August 28, 2015 BoatUS has launched a boat rental insurance policy available for rentals through Boatbound, a nationwide boat rental marketplace. The new...
Taxi Companies’ Lawsuit Against Uber in Connecticut Dismissed August 14, 2015 By Jonathan Stempel Uber Technologies Inc on Thursday won the dismissal of a racketeering lawsuit by 15 Connecticut taxi and limousine companies seeking...
Individual or Corporate? Two Visions of the Sharing Economy May 30, 2014 By Leonid Bershidsky, Bloomberg Opinion Google’s driverless car and Apple’s deal to buy Beats Electronics, primarily for its streaming music service, represent the latest moves...
Ridesharing Firms Uber, Lyft Accused of Racketeering in Conn. Cab Lawsuit May 22, 2014 By Christie Smythe Ride-sharing services Uber Technologies Inc. and Lyft Inc. were accused of racketeering in a lawsuit by Connecticut taxi and livery...
Chubb Sharing Economy Poll: 36% Open to Renting Others’ Homes for Vacation February 5, 2014 More than one-third (36 percent) of Americans would rent someone else’s home for vacation, but far fewer (20 percent) would...