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		<title>Dutch Court Rules Uber Drivers Can Be Treated as Self-Employed</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/international/2026/01/27/855805.htm</link>
		
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					<pubDate>Tue, 27 Jan 2026 14:29:30 +0000</pubDate>
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							<description><![CDATA[A Dutch court on Tuesday overturned a 2021 ruling that had classified all Uber drivers as employees, stating that individual drivers can be treated as independent entrepreneurs. The Amsterdam court said six drivers who had joined the rideshare company in &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>DoorDash, Uber Cost Drivers $550 Million in Tips, NYC Says</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/east/2026/01/16/854450.htm</link>
		
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					<pubDate>Fri, 16 Jan 2026 06:00:18 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[East News]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Mayor Zohran Mamdani]]></category>
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							<description><![CDATA[DoorDash Inc. and Uber Technologies Inc. have deprived New York delivery workers of more than $550 million in tips after changing the interfaces on their apps, according to findings released in a report from a city agency. Mayor Zohran Mamdani&#8217;s &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Uber Says New York City Courier Rule &#8216;Singles Out&#8217; Immigrant Workers</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/east/2025/08/01/833943.htm</link>
		
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					<pubDate>Fri, 01 Aug 2025 05:00:07 +0000</pubDate>
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							<description><![CDATA[Uber Technologies Inc. is pushing back on a new NYC proposal requiring delivery app workers to display company-issued identification numbers on reflective vests, saying it &#8220;singles out&#8221; immigrant workers for &#8220;heightened surveillance and control.&#8221; The new rules, proposed Monday by &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Georgia Laws on Ride-Share Insurance, Hospital Assaults Kick In July 1</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/southeast/2023/06/28/727587.htm</link>
		
				<pubDate>Wed, 28 Jun 2023 05:03:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[uninsured motorists coverage]]></category>
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							<description><![CDATA[Two Georgia laws take effect Saturday, July 1, that affect insurance for ride-share operators and, potentially, workers&#8217; compensation claims from hospital workers. House Bill 529 lowers the minimum amount of uninsured and underinsured motorists&#8217; coverage that ride-share companies must maintain. &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Uber UK Accused of Undermining Court Ruling on Worker Rights</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/international/2021/11/23/643315.htm</link>
		
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					<pubDate>Tue, 23 Nov 2021 15:26:26 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[International & Reinsurance News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Britain gig workers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Deliveroo]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[employee or independent contractor]]></category>
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							<description><![CDATA[Nine months after the UK Supreme Court made a crucial decision that effectively forced Uber Technologies Inc. to provide worker rights for its riders, the firm is back in court accused of trying to undermine the judgment. Uber has challenged &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Uber Reclassifies 70,000 UK Drivers as Workers &#8211; Providing Minimum Wage, Benefits</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/international/2021/03/17/605711.htm</link>
		
					<dc:creator><![CDATA[L.S. Howard]]></dc:creator>
					<pubDate>Wed, 17 Mar 2021 07:39:49 +0000</pubDate>
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							<description><![CDATA[Uber Technologies Inc. will reclassify all 70,000 of its UK drivers as workers, entitling them to the minimum wage, vacation pay and other benefits after a landmark ruling from the Supreme Court last month. The ride-hailing app&#8217;s drivers will receive &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Uber&#8217;s UK Court Loss Likely to Trigger More Complaints from Gig Workers Across Europe</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/international/2021/02/22/602149.htm</link>
		
					<dc:creator><![CDATA[L.S. Howard]]></dc:creator>
					<pubDate>Mon, 22 Feb 2021 12:19:43 +0000</pubDate>
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							<description><![CDATA[Uber Technologies Inc.&#8217;s defeat in a UK legal battle over the way it treats its drivers is set to trigger a wave of complaints from workers across the region. Britain&#8217;s Supreme Court ruled Friday that Uber must treat its drivers &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>UK Court Rules Uber Drivers Should Be Classed as Workers, in Blow to Business Model</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/international/2021/02/19/601883.htm</link>
		
					<dc:creator><![CDATA[L.S. Howard]]></dc:creator>
					<pubDate>Fri, 19 Feb 2021 12:22:40 +0000</pubDate>
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							<description><![CDATA[LONDON – A group of Uber drivers are entitled to worker rights such as the minimum wage, Britain&#8217;s Supreme Court ruled on Friday in a blow to the ride-hailing service that has ramifications for millions of others in the gig &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>UK Supreme Court to Rule This Week on Workers&#8217; Rights for Uber Drivers</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/international/2021/02/15/601126.htm</link>
		
					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Andrew G. Simpson]]></dc:creator>
					<pubDate>Mon, 15 Feb 2021 06:00:19 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[International & Reinsurance News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Britain gig workers]]></category>
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							<description><![CDATA[LONDON — Britain&#8217;s Supreme Court will announce a decision on Feb. 19 in a case regarding workers&#8217; rights at taxi app Uber that could have ramifications for millions of others earning a living in the gig economy. In a case &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Uber Asks States to Prioritize Delivery, Rideshare Drivers for COVID Vaccine</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/national/2020/12/10/593557.htm</link>
		
					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Andrew G. Simpson]]></dc:creator>
					<pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2020 15:02:35 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[National News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[contract delivery drivers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[coronavirus vaccine]]></category>
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							<description><![CDATA[Uber Technologies Inc. on Thursday sent letters to the governors of all U.S. states, asking for its ride-hail and food delivery drivers to get early access to COVID-19 vaccines as essential workers. The company also said it will send a &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Lawsuit Alleges Uber Uses &#8216;Biased&#8217; Rider Ratings to Fire Drivers</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/national/2020/10/27/588312.htm</link>
		
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					<pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2020 12:34:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Civil Rights Act]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Shannon Liss-Riordan]]></category>
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							<description><![CDATA[Uber Technologies Inc. was accused in a lawsuit of violating the U.S. Civil Rights Act by firing minority drivers based on how they&#8217;re rated by customers. &#8220;Uber is aware that passengers are prone to discriminate in their evaluation of drivers, &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>California Wants Judge to Force  Uber, Lyft to Classify Drivers as Employees</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/west/2020/06/25/573514.htm</link>
		
					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Andrew G. Simpson]]></dc:creator>
					<pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2020 11:52:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[gig ballot initiative]]></category>
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							<description><![CDATA[California plans to ask a state court judge to force Uber Technologies Inc. and Lyft Inc. to classify their ride-hail drivers as employees rather than contractors, ratcheting up the tension over a new gig worker law. Shares of both companies &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>New York Court Rules Gig Drivers Are Employees Eligible for Unemployment Benefits</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/east/2020/03/27/562527.htm</link>
		
					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Andrew G. Simpson]]></dc:creator>
					<pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2020 04:06:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Employees vs. independent contractors]]></category>
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							<description><![CDATA[Drivers for the online food delivery service Postmates Inc. are employees who are eligible for state unemployment insurance, New York&#8217;s top court has ruled. The ruling upsets the &#8220;gig&#8221; business model of courier service Postmates and other platforms like transportation &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>French Court Deals Blow to Uber by Giving Drivers Employee Status</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/international/2020/03/05/560250.htm</link>
		
					<dc:creator><![CDATA[L.S. Howard]]></dc:creator>
					<pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2020 08:15:04 +0000</pubDate>
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							<description><![CDATA[France&#8217;s top court has recognized the right of an Uber driver to be considered an employee, a ruling that could upend the U.S. firm&#8217;s business model and potentially require it to pay more taxes and benefits such as paid holidays. &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Uber, Postmates Lose Bid to Block California Gig Worker Law&#8230; for Now</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/west/2020/02/10/558051.htm</link>
		
					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Andrew G. Simpson]]></dc:creator>
					<pubDate>Mon, 10 Feb 2020 23:58:12 +0000</pubDate>
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							<description><![CDATA[A U.S. judge on Monday rejected a request by Uber Technologies Inc. and courier services provider Postmates Inc. to block a California labor law from taking effect, saying the bill&#8217;s public benefits outweighed the companies&#8217; concerns. U.S. District Judge Dolly &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Uber Wins Ruling That Drivers Are Not Employees in Brazil, Its 2d Biggest Market</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/international/2020/02/06/557596.htm</link>
		
				<pubDate>Thu, 06 Feb 2020 13:49:52 +0000</pubDate>
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							<description><![CDATA[A Brazilian higher court for labor ruled on Wednesday that there was no employment relationship between Uber and its drivers, siding with the ride-hailing company against a Sao Paulo driver. The federal judge in Brasilia ruled against recognizing an employer-employee &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>UK Court Rules Contractor Entitled to Employment Rights in Test Case for Gig Economy</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/international/2018/06/18/492500.htm</link>
		
					<dc:creator><![CDATA[L.S. Howard]]></dc:creator>
					<pubDate>Mon, 18 Jun 2018 12:11:44 +0000</pubDate>
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							<description><![CDATA[A London plumber who claimed he was unfairly dismissed after years of working as a contractor won a court ruling Wednesday [June 13] giving him employment rights, in a closely watched case testing labor rules in the so-called gig economy. &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Uber Expands Health Insurance Benefit to Drivers in 21 European Countries</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/international/2018/05/24/490210.htm</link>
		
					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Andrew G. Simpson]]></dc:creator>
					<pubDate>Thu, 24 May 2018 10:46:38 +0000</pubDate>
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							<description><![CDATA[Uber plans to offer all its European drivers an upgraded version of the health insurance it already provides in France in a drive to attract independent workers and fend off criticism over their treatment. The San Francisco-based taxi app, which &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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					<dc:creator><![CDATA[L.S. Howard]]></dc:creator>
					<pubDate>Tue, 20 Mar 2018 09:26:13 +0000</pubDate>
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							<description><![CDATA[An Uber driver keeps a metal rod close at hand during his daily drives through Istanbul. Alarmed by violent attacks in recent weeks allegedly carried out by angry yellow cab drivers who want Turkey to ban the ride-hailing company, Levent &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Women Suing Uber Claiming Driver Sexual Misconduct Fight Arbitration</title>
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					<pubDate>Fri, 16 Mar 2018 13:07:59 +0000</pubDate>
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							<description><![CDATA[Women suing Uber Technologies Inc. over claims that it&#8217;s failed to protect thousands of passengers from sexual misconduct by drivers are fighting back against the ride-hailing giant&#8217;s move to force them into arbitration. The women alleged Thursday that rather than &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>London Unveils New Rules for Uber&#8217;s Drivers, Cars; Fleet Insurance Also Eyed</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/international/2018/02/16/480924.htm</link>
		
					<dc:creator><![CDATA[L.S. Howard]]></dc:creator>
					<pubDate>Fri, 16 Feb 2018 11:34:53 +0000</pubDate>
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							<description><![CDATA[London&#8217;s transport authority unveiled proposed new rules for private hire taxi companies such as Uber by requiring them to limit working hours for their drivers, share data on travel patterns and ensure provision of wheelchair-accessible vehicles. Companies &#8220;should ensure that &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Uber: Giving UK Drivers Workers&#8217; Rights Would Cost Millions of Pounds</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/international/2017/10/10/466894.htm</link>
		
				<pubDate>Tue, 10 Oct 2017 11:12:40 +0000</pubDate>
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							<description><![CDATA[Uber said on Tuesday that paying National Insurance contributions for its British drivers would add tens of millions of pounds to the taxi app&#8217;s costs were they to be deemed employees. Uber currently classifies its around 50,000 drivers in Britain &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Uber Improves Work Conditions for UK Drivers Including Tipping via App</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/international/2017/08/14/460971.htm</link>
		
				<pubDate>Mon, 14 Aug 2017 12:15:06 +0000</pubDate>
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							<description><![CDATA[Taxi app Uber will improve conditions for its British drivers with changes including in-app tipping, after criticism from lawmakers and unions for not giving them more rights. Drivers for Uber, food courier Deliveroo and other apps tend to work for &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Uber Drivers Arrested in Hong Kong for Driving Without Insurance</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/international/2017/05/23/451863.htm</link>
		
					<dc:creator><![CDATA[L.S. Howard]]></dc:creator>
					<pubDate>Tue, 23 May 2017 10:02:55 +0000</pubDate>
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							<description><![CDATA[Hong Kong police on Tuesday arrested 21 Uber drivers for illegal car-hiring as part of a clamp down against Uber Technologies Inc.&#8217;s operations in the Asian financial city. The arrests marked the latest upset for the San Francisco-based technology company, &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Uber Faces Biggest Challenge to European Plans in Region&#8217;s Top Court</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/international/2017/05/12/450895.htm</link>
		
					<dc:creator><![CDATA[L.S. Howard]]></dc:creator>
					<pubDate>Fri, 12 May 2017 07:02:39 +0000</pubDate>
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							<description><![CDATA[Uber faces the biggest challenge yet to its European roll-out after the region&#8217;s top court was advised to rule that the U.S. ride-hailing firm is actually a transport service not an app. Although the opinion of the Court of Justice &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>UK Uber Drivers Can Now Buy Injury &#038; Illness Insurance</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/international/2017/04/28/449399.htm</link>
		
					<dc:creator><![CDATA[L.S. Howard]]></dc:creator>
					<pubDate>Fri, 28 Apr 2017 09:29:08 +0000</pubDate>
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							<description><![CDATA[Uber Technologies Inc. will begin offering U.K. drivers the ability to buy injury and illness insurance, a step to provide a safety net for the independent drivers it has long been criticized for treating poorly. The benefit is a first &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Uber Faces Hike in London License Fees, in Latest Blow for Ride-Hailing Firm</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/international/2017/04/21/448628.htm</link>
		
				<pubDate>Fri, 21 Apr 2017 09:53:14 +0000</pubDate>
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							<description><![CDATA[Taxi app Uber could face an increase in operator license fees in London under proposed changes by the city&#8217;s transport authority, the latest in a series of moves by regulators to rein in a firm that has disrupted the traditional &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Thai Authorities Begin Crackdown on Ride-Hailing Firms Uber, Grab</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/international/2017/03/08/443868.htm</link>
		
					<dc:creator><![CDATA[L.S. Howard]]></dc:creator>
					<pubDate>Wed, 08 Mar 2017 10:07:51 +0000</pubDate>
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							<description><![CDATA[Thailand&#8217;s transport authorities have begun a crackdown on drivers for ride-hailing services Uber and Grab and want the military government to ban them, a transport official said on Tuesday. U.S.-based Uber has faced regulatory hurdles around the world and when &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>London&#8217;s Uber Drivers Need to Pass English Language Tests, Court Rules</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/international/2017/03/03/443524.htm</link>
		
					<dc:creator><![CDATA[L.S. Howard]]></dc:creator>
					<pubDate>Fri, 03 Mar 2017 13:47:14 +0000</pubDate>
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							<description><![CDATA[Uber Technologies Inc. lost a ruling over London transport rules that require language tests for drivers, which could keep 40,000 people from joining the industry over the next three years. Judge John Mitting ruled in favor of Transport for London &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Singapore Tightens Rules for Sharing Economy that Could Disrupt Asia Ambitions</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/international/2017/02/27/442875.htm</link>
		
					<dc:creator><![CDATA[L.S. Howard]]></dc:creator>
					<pubDate>Mon, 27 Feb 2017 11:06:14 +0000</pubDate>
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							<description><![CDATA[Singapore, a keen early adopter of the sharing economy, has fired a warning shot across the bow of Airbnb and Uber with tighter rules that could shake up their business models and growth ambitions in Asia. The rules, some say, &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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