Insurance industry data link NFL games to higher car crash rates
1/30/15
LA Times
[…] They looked at five years of California crash data and found there was a 77% increase in alcohol-related crashes causing injury or death on Super Bowl Sunday. In some communities, such as San Diego, the number of drunk driving crashes more than doubled. […]
Insurance Journal
January 28, 2015
[…] alifornia Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones has approved a filing that will enable Uber drivers purchasing coverage through Metromile to add a new coverage endorsement to their personal auto policy.
That endorsement will provide insurance coverage during the pre-match period when the ride hailing application is open but the driver is not matched to a passenger. […]
Wall Street Journal
February 2, 2015
Uber Technologies Inc. has followed a pugnacious expansion strategy as it rolled into 277 cities around the world, sometimes skirting local laws and daring regulators to stop the smartphone-based car service.
But as fierce challenges from regulators and taxi operators pile up from Portland, Ore., to Paris to Phuket, Thailand, executives at the San Francisco company are trying a new tactic: compromise and diplomacy. […]
LA Times
January 28, 2015
[…] The arrangement, which has been approved by state insurance regulators, seeks to close what critics call a “coverage gap” that could leave Uber drivers and passengers, other vehicle occupants and pedestrians unprotected by insurance after an accident.
Uber’s valuation at $40 billion
Uber has raised $1.2 billion in a new round of funding, giving the ride-sharing service a $40-billion valuation.San Francisco-based Metromile’s product will let Uber drivers use their personal insurance for the miles they drive when they are cruising on their own time or waiting to be hooked up with a paying passenger. […]
