With over 16,000 ride-sharing drivers in the GTA, Aviva responds with a simple coverage option.

Responding to the growing use of ride-sharing services and the need to protect both passengers and drivers, Aviva Canada – one of the country’s leading providers of home, automobile, leisure/lifestyle and business insurance – is excited to announce the launch of coverage for drivers that carry paying passengers in their own vehicles.

Aurora-Business.com UBER imageThe coverage for Ontario drivers is now available, as of February 1, 2016, and is a simple addition to an Aviva-insured personal auto policy.  Greg Somerville, President and CEO of Aviva Canada says “We’re excited to offer a simple and affordable solution within a driver’s existing personal auto policy, thereby providing drivers and passengers with absolute peace of mind that they have insurance coverage while ride-sharing.”

The coverage protects ride-sharing drivers (such as those contracted with UberX and the like) from the moment they initiate looking for passengers through to collecting and dropping off those passengers.

What is Ride-sharing Insurance?

• Ride-sharing insurance is designed for part-time drivers who use their own vehicles to carry paying passengers
• This coverage is not usually included in standard, personal auto insurance policies
• Ride-sharing insurance covers all three periods of ride-sharing:

o Period 1 – when a driver is logged on and awaiting passenger allocation
o Period 2 – while on route to pick up the passenger
o Period 3 – while transporting the passenger

Certain conditions, limitations and restrictions apply. Only available in Ontario.

Courtesy of Aviva Canada

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