Alberta Superintendent Warns Uber Passengers, Divers Might Not Be Insured

This article was last updated on April 16, 2022

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Alberta’s Superintendent of Insurance, Mark Prefontaine, has mentioned in a recent statement that Albertans might not have any insurance coverage if they use ride share apps like Uber. The statement implies that medical expenses or any third party liability will not be covered by the insurance companies unless the driver goes to their insurer and applies for what’s called a commercial endorsement to be added to their policy.

Prefontaine suggested that passengers should drivers if they have commercial endorsement or not. He stated that there is a way for ride-share app drivers to get coverage, explaining “what a driver could do is go to their own insurer and explain that they are interested in driving for a ride-sharing company and ask for a commercial endorsement to be added to their policy.” Prefontaine added that “it would allow for an individual to drive on a ‘for hire’ basis.”

Expressing his concerns, Prefontaine admitted that he’s not aware whether or not companies like Uber are informing drivers using ride share apps that neither they, nor their passengers are covered if they don’t have the endorsement. He explained that “based on the information that I’ve seen as a superintendent it appears that an unknowing passenger could get into an Uber-driven vehicle assuming they are protected under various insurance policies when in fact they may not be.” On the other hand, Uber has not confirmed as yet about whether its drivers have the commercial endorsement or not.

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