Your personal auto insurance might not provide the government-mandated insurance that’s required to earn money with Uber. That’s why Uber maintains insurance on your behalf while you’re driving on the platform.*
In some states, much of the fare riders pay goes toward this insurance coverage. Nationally, Uber’s insurance costs for rides have gone up by roughly 50% per trip over the past 3 years. At the root of the problem is personal-injury lawyers targeting the rideshare industry for unreasonably large payouts that benefit them, attracted by the arbitrarily high insurance requirements.
At Uber, safety is a top priority, and we feel strongly that every ride should be insured.
Uber is leading advocacy efforts across the country to push for and pass commonsense legislative changes that keep all trips covered while bringing down costs, so more of the rider fare ends up where it belongs: in your pocket.
What can you do?
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*Your weekly fare breakdown in the Driver app shows how this commercial auto insurance cost fits in.