Uber and Lyft amend insurance policies to cover drivers better

Gigaom

Some Uber drivers will now have a clearer picture of how they’re expected to operate on the road, as the startup announced Friday that it has eliminated ambiguity within its insurance policies to help drivers stay covered while on the job. The changes are a result of Uber’s confrontation of serious problems with its insurance policy related to its UberX rideshare drivers, which had relied on personal auto insurance to kick in at certain times. Prior to Uber’s announcement, competitor Lyft said it would change its policy as well.

“Though most personal insurance policies pretty clearly cover a time when a driver is not providing commercial service, there are a few policies, as well as a few states, where there is some ambiguity as to whether that driver can be covered by their personal insurance,” Travis Kalanick, Uber CEO, said on a conference call. “We wanted to make sure that ambiguity…

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