Latest Commercial Auto Headlines

All the headlines from our Commercial Auto Topic Page, ordered by recency.

BTIS Announces Launch of New Online Commercial Auto Program

Aug 18 2016 // Rocklin, CA, August 18, 2016- Builders & Tradesmen’s Insurance Services, Inc. (BTIS) is pleased to announce the launch of a new instant online quote Commercial Auto program, available in 30...

Prime Property & Casualty Expands into Florida Commercial Auto Market

Jun 24 2016 // Prime Property and Casualty Insurance Inc. (PPCI) has expanded into the Florida commercial auto market as an admitted carrier specializing in insurance products for distressed and substandard risks.PPCI is able to insure...

A New Market For Distressed Commercial Auto Risks In Florida

Jun 21 2016 // Chicago, IL, June 21, 2016 – Prime Property and Casualty Insurance Inc. (“PPCI”) has rolled into the Florida commercial auto market as a bold new admitted carrier specializing in insurance solutions for...

Commercial Insurance Pricing Inched Up in Q1: Willis Towers Watson

Jun 20 2016 // Commercial insurance prices increased only a bit in aggregate (less than 1 percent) during the first quarter of 2016, according to the latest Commercial Lines Insurance Pricing Survey (CLIPS).While price changes in the...

Commercial Insurance Pricing Inched Up in Q1: Willis Towers Watson

Jun 13 2016 // Commercial insurance prices increased only a bit in aggregate (less than 1 percent) during the first quarter of 2016, according to the latest Commercial Lines Insurance Pricing Survey (CLIPS).While price changes in the...

Worldwide Facilities Appoints Moulder as VP, Adds Transportation Markets

Jun 3 2016 // Worldwide Facilities, LLC, a nationwide wholesale brokerage and managing general agent, has appointed Chris Moulder as vice president and broker at its Atlanta office, bringing expanded access to commercial auto and...

NYC Drivers Group Sues Uber Over Independent Contractor Classification

Jun 3 2016 // A group representing 5,000 Uber Technologies Inc drivers in New York City filed a lawsuit on Thursday accusing the ride-share company of depriving drivers of various employment protections by misclassifying them as...

Uber, Cabs Fight Over Upstate New York Market

Jun 2 2016 // A fight over Uber’s plans to expand throughout New York State is escalating as lawmakers enter the final weeks of their 2016 legislative session.The app-based ride-hailing service wants state regulations that would...

Tough Times for Commercial Auto Insurance: Fitch

May 23 2016 // While the property/casualty industry has reported three consecutive years of significant underwriting profits, the commercial auto market as a whole reported an underwriting loss for the fifth consecutive year in 2015.In...

Business Travel Fuels Growth of Uber Use in Arkansas

May 20 2016 // Business travelers needing a ride in Arkansas are increasingly using their thumbs — not to hitchhike, but to tap the Uber app on their smartphones.And despite class-action lawsuits by drivers and some job actions,...

Uber Tells Judge Not to Trust Cab Companies in Battle Over Safety

May 13 2016 // Uber Technologies Inc. fired back at taxi operators accusing it of lying about superior safety, telling a judge the cab companies “fabricated” a customer endorsement with a photo of MySpace’s co-founder...

New Orleans Uber Drivers Let Riders Hail Illegally on Street, Say Cabbies

May 6 2016 // New Orleans taxi drivers say competitors with ridesharing service Uber illegally let passengers hail them on the street.In papers filed this week in Orleans Parish Civil District Court,The Times-Picayune reported that 26...

Commercial Auto Insurance Remains a Loser on the Whole: Fitch

May 3 2016 // While the property/casualty industry has reported three consecutive years of significant underwriting profits, the commercial auto market as a whole reported an underwriting loss for the fifth consecutive year in 2015.In...

10 Things to Know About Taxis, Limos & Fleets

May 2 2016 //  “Hiring and driver turnover are critical to review as they relate closely to the management of the business and loss control stability. Encourage your insured to develop hiring guidelines and to follow them....

Uber Agrees to $10M Fee in Deal With Newark, New Jersey

Apr 20 2016 // The mayor of Newark, New Jersey, has released details on a tentative agreement he’s reached with ride-hailing company Uber to operate in the state’s largest city.The deal calls for Uber to pay Newark $1 million...

Rhode Island Bills Aim to Regulate Uber, Lyft

Apr 18 2016 // Rhode Island could become the latest state to set rules for ride-hailing companies such as Uber and Lyft, but first lawmakers must come to agreement on dueling bills — one favored by Uber and the other by traditional...

Women-Only Rideshare Services Raise Legal Questions

Apr 15 2016 // Ride-hailing companies catering exclusively to women are cropping up and raising thorny legal questions, namely: Are they discriminatory?In Massachusetts, Chariot for Women is promising to launch a service featuring female...

Connecticut Cab Companies Drop Lawsuit Against Uber

Apr 14 2016 // More than a dozen taxi and limousine companies in Connecticut have dropped their federal lawsuit accusing ride-hailing company Uber of failing to follow state laws and regulations on taxi services, their lawyer said...

Uber, Lyft Campaign to Expand Operations Into Upstate New York

Apr 8 2016 // Uber and Lyft are gearing up for a campaign to expand their ride-hailing operations into upstate New York to include Buffalo, Rochester, Syracuse and Albany.New Yorkers for Ridesharing, a coalition of more than 50 groups...

Wisconsin Limo Service Deemed a ‘Hazard to Public Safety’

Apr 7 2016 // A federal agency has ordered a Wisconsin limousine service involved in a fatal crash in Illinois last month to shut down immediately.The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration ordered Edgerton-based Lyons Limousine to...