Allstate and Uber Team Up to Protect Riders and Drivers as Ridesharing Expands

By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Insurance Weekly News -- The right insurance protection is key, whether you're a ridesharing passenger catching a ride or a driver using your car to offer rides. Allstate is partnering with Uber Technologies, Inc. to protect drivers and passengers by providing commercial auto coverage in Illinois, New Jersey and Wisconsin beginning March 1.

The policies, managed by Allstate Business Insurance, provide coverage from when a driver-partner turns on the Uber app to begin accepting rides, heads to pick up a rider and through the time when the trip ends. "Our business relationship with Uber expands Allstate's leadership in personal transportation solutions into the commercial insurance arena," said Tom Troy, Allstate Executive Vice President. "Personal transportation preferences are evolving, with consumers using a mix of options from owning vehicles to ridesharing. We understand the increasing need for commercial insurance solutions for drivers who provide rideshare services with their personal vehicles and for the transportation network companies they partner with."

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