First Lyft-Specific Insurance Policy Gets OK From State

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A Lyft car is ready to go in San Francisco. Creative Commons image by Flickr user

By KQED News Staff and Wires, The California Report
California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones on Monday approved the state’s first auto insurance policy specifically for Lyft drivers who have a passenger in the car.

The policy, from MetLife Auto & Home insurance, is not the first approved in California for drivers working for Uber or Lyft — Farmers and Metromile have their own offerings — but it is the first to also cover drivers who have already accepted or picked up a passenger, a period that previously was covered only by the ride-hailing company.

Read the complete story at The California Report.
 

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