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Class-action lawsuit by taxi drivers against Quebec government begins
April 2, 2024 Jacob Serebrin – The Canadian PressA trial opens Tuesday in a class-action lawsuit accusing the Quebec government of wiping out hundreds of millions of dollars in the value of taxi permits by allowing ride-hailing company Uber to operate and then by abolishing the permit system.…
New program aims to bring high-risk drivers back to standard market
July 22, 2022 by Alyssa DiSabatinoFacility Association (FA) is launching a video-enabled telematics program for Ontario taxi drivers, and it may see participants earn their way back to the standard market. The program, effective Dec. 1, 2022, is meant to help drivers improve their driving…
How to deal with loss trends in new DCPD auto insurance scheme
March 23, 2022 by Jason ContantNova Scotia Utility and Review Board (NSURB) has approved Facility Association’s (FA) overall rate increase of 11.1% as well as a proposed revision of its risk classification system for taxis. In doing so, the board had some words of advice…
How the taxi industry plans to deal with a lack of insurance coverage
March 6, 2020 by Greg MeckbachThere is a movement afoot to set-up a mutual insurer or something similar, by which Ontario taxi operators can self-insure the commercial auto insurance they need. “We are going to take a new approach, which is self-insuring,” Yellow London Taxi…
New insurance options for B.C. taxi drivers
January 31, 2020 Dirk Meissner - THE CANADIAN PRESSVICTORIA – Taxi drivers in B.C. will soon be able to purchase the same kind of insurance available to the ride-hailing industry, the transportation minister said Thursday. Claire Trevena said talks are also underway with the taxi industry to ensure…
Taxi companies want B.C. Supreme Court to quash ride-hailing rules
September 5, 2019 The Canadian PressVANCOUVER – A coalition of nine taxi companies in Metro Vancouver has asked the B.C. Supreme Court to quash ride-hailing rules it says were illegally created for companies such as Uber and Lyft. The companies say in their petition that…
For taxi drivers, mum’s the word on reporting losses
March 21, 2018 by David GambrillTaxi cab companies and drivers are not reporting losses promptly (or at all), thereby escalating taxi insurers’ claims costs in Newfoundland and Labrador, according to a taxi claims review submitted to the province’s Public Utilities Board. “The factor identified by…
Is a cab company vicariously liable if a sex assault is alleged?
January 19, 2018 by Greg MeckbachCanada’s top court has been asked to review a case involving the vicarious liability of a taxi company when a passenger sues the driver alleging sexual assault. In 2015, a woman filed a civil lawsuit against Kitchener-based United Taxi Limited…
B.C. government hires industry expert to help prepare taxi industry for ridesharing
October 17, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterThe government of British Columbia announced on Monday that it has hired an industry expert to consult with and help prepare the taxi industry for a “made-in-B.C.” solution to ridesharing. Transportation and Infrastructure Minister Claire Trevena said in a press…
Uber backs off plans to shutter Quebec operation, says it will continue for now
October 13, 2017 Sidhartha Banerjee - THE CANADIAN PRESSMONTREAL – Ride-hailing service Uber is backing down on a threat to shutter its Quebec operations, at least for now. The multinational announced Friday it won’t pull the plug on its Quebec wing as planned this weekend because it hopes…
Brakes tapped on ridesharing in B.C. despite election promises to allow Uber
October 4, 2017 Dirk Meissner - THE CANADIAN PRESSVICTORIA – An election promise to bring ridesharing to British Columbia by the end of the year has taken a detour as the NDP government says safety of passengers and operators comes first. Transportation Minister Claire Trevena said Tuesday the…
Kaspersky discovers new version of Android Trojan that steals credentials from taxi and ridesharing app users
August 18, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterResearchers from cybersecurity company Kaspersky Lab reported on Thursday that they have discovered a new modification of the well-known mobile banking Trojan, Faketoken, which is now able to steal credentials from taxi and ridesharing app users. Based on the results…