Massachusetts General Laws
Chapter 159a1/2 - Transportation Network Companies
Section 5 - Insurance Requirements; Proof of Adequate Insurance; Scope of Coverage; Claims Coverage Investigation

Section 5. (a) Each transportation network company shall carry adequate insurance, as required by this chapter and section 228 of chapter 175, for each vehicle being used to provide transportation network services through a transportation network company's digital network.
(b) A transportation network driver shall carry adequate insurance for each vehicle being used to provide transportation network services in association with a transportation network driver's certificate and shall carry proof of adequate insurance, as required by section 228 of chapter 175, at all times while providing transportation network services. In the event of an incident giving rise to personal injury or property damage, a transportation network driver shall provide insurance coverage information to directly interested parties, automobile insurers and law enforcement. Upon request, a transportation network driver shall disclose to directly interested parties, automobile drivers, automobile insurers and law enforcement whether the driver was providing transportation network services at the time of the incident.
(c) Automobile liability insurance providers offering coverage to a transportation network company or transportation network driver to comply with subsection (a) or (b) shall recognize that a driver is a transportation network driver who uses a vehicle to transport riders for compensation and cover the driver while the driver is logged on to the transportation network company's digital network or while the driver is engaged in a pre-arranged ride.
(d) A transportation network company shall disclose, in writing, to a prospective transportation network driver, before certifying the driver to provide transportation network services through the transportation network company's digital network: (i) the insurance coverage, including the types of coverage and the limits for each coverage, that the transportation network company provides while the transportation network driver provides transportation network services; and (ii) a statement that the transportation network driver's own automobile insurance policy may not provide coverage while the driver is providing transportation network services, depending on the terms of the policy.
(e) In a claims coverage investigation, a transportation network company, a transportation network driver and an insurer responding to a claim involving transportation network services shall disclose to each other a clear description of the coverage, exclusions and limits provided under an automobile insurance policy maintained under this section and shall cooperate to facilitate the exchange of relevant information with directly involved parties including, but not limited to, the precise times that a transportation network driver logged on and off of the transportation network company's digital network in the 12–hour period immediately preceding and in the 12–hour period immediately following the accident.

Structure Massachusetts General Laws

Massachusetts General Laws

Part I - Administration of the Government

Title XXII - Corporations

Chapter 159a1/2 - Transportation Network Companies

Section 1 - Definitions

Section 2 - Jurisdiction of Division; Decals; Insurance Policy Requirements; Fare Policies; Safety Inspections; Accommodations for Special Needs Riders; Provision of Driver Identification to Riders; Electronic Toll Transponders; Suspension or Revocat...

Section 3 - Limitation of Service to Pre-Arranged Rides Using a Digital Network; Application for Permit by Transportation Network Company; Background Check Clearance Certificate for Drivers; Fees

Section 4 - Transportation Network Driver Certificates; Posting in Vehicle Location Visible to Riders; Driver Qualifications; Background Checks; Suspension of Certificate; Quarterly Audit of Transportation Network Company's Driver Certification and B...

Section 5 - Insurance Requirements; Proof of Adequate Insurance; Scope of Coverage; Claims Coverage Investigation

Section 6 - Violations of Chapter by Transportation Network Company; Penalties; Judicial Review

Section 7 - Violations of Chapter by Driver Providing Transportation Network Services; Penalties

Section 8 - Maintenance of Records; Accounting of Complaints; Criminal Complaint Process; Confidentiality of Driver and Rider Identification Information; Exceptions

Section 9 - Right of Transportation Network Company to Suspend, Revoke or Terminate a Driver From Digital Network

Section 10 - Taxation or Additional Requirements on Transportation Network Companies by Entities Other Than Massachusetts Port Authority Prohibited

Section 11 - Rules and Regulations