Florida was an "outsized contributor" to the insurer’s Uber problems, especially in 2016, given a large number of uninsured and under-insured motorists.
MADIS is led by Managing Director Sean Harrigan, a pioneer of insurance for the service rental car program industry and a long-time industry veteran.
Williams & Stazzone provides the auto and car rental industry with property and casualty insurance.
An appeals court has upheld a trial court ruling finding that fees charged by rental car companies to their customers for optional insurance need not be included in rate filings and are not regulated by the California Department of Insurance.
The renewed insurance program, which was previously underwritten by Y-Risk on behalf of AIG, now resides with The Hartford.
Customers also ranked Lyft as their preferred rideshare service.
Through the partnership, Rentalcars.com will have access to the brand new Cover Genius XClaim API, technology that enables instant payment of claims into more than 90 currencies.
The partnership will help travelers purchase full coverage with $0 deductible protecting them from out of pocket expenses.
The adoption of autonomous driving technology will lead to fewer accidents, but the collisions that do occur will likely result in costlier repairs and raise difficult questions relating to driver and manufacturer liability, victim compensation and data collection, The Travelers Institute argues in a new whitepaper.
A police spokesperson said the uninsured vehicles were due to an oversight, and the companies took immediate steps to insure the vehicles.