Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Auto Insurance

Inside How — and Why — Insurance Companies Sell Policies to the Most Dangerous Drivers

By Kea Wilson | Feb 16, 2023 | No Comments

When drivers are too dangerous to buy traditional insurance, states often require insurance companies to sell it to them anyway at steep cost. Is that a good thing for safety?

Mayor Won’t Change Uber and Lyft Insurance Rules that Shortchange City Crash Victims

By Jesse Coburn | Oct 29, 2021 | No Comments

Mayor de Blasio will not close a gap in insurance requirements that allows Uber and Lyft taxi drivers to have far less coverage when they are carrying passengers in New York City than anywhere else in the state.

Mayor Bill de Blasio in January. Photo: Ed Reed / Mayor's Office

Mayor Voices ‘Concern’ Over Insurance Rules that Hurt City Residents Injured by Uber, Lyft

By Jesse Coburn | Sep 2, 2021 | No Comments

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio on Wednesday expressed "concern" about a disparity in insurance requirements for Uber and Lyft taxis that shortchanges the city's crash victims, promising to review the issue further. His comments followed a Streetsblog investigation into the issue.

More Risk, Less Coverage: How Rideshare Insurance Rules Shortchange NYC Crash Victims

By Jesse Coburn | Aug 30, 2021 | No Comments

Uber and Lyft taxis carrying passengers are allowed to carry dramatically less liability insurance in New York City than elsewhere in the state. This disparity leaves far less compensation for people injured by app-based taxis, a Streetsblog investigation found.

The moment of impact when a hit-and-run driver badly injured Walter Stone. Photo: CBS2

Family of Hit-and-Run Victim Seeks Public’s Help Searching for Speeding Driver

By Julianne Cuba | Dec 3, 2020 | No Comments

The latest unsolved hit-and-run has left a family struggling to pay medical bills.

New York Must Do More To End Racism in Auto Insurance

By Eve Kessler | Nov 2, 2020 | No Comments

As Black Lives Matter forces an industry reckoning, the state has taken baby steps to reduce discrimination.