Uber’s Insurance Concerns Create New Critic

The Associated Canadian Car Rental Operators (ACCRO), the organization that speaks on behalf of the daily vehicle rental industry in Canada, has emerged as a new critic of ride-sharing services such as Uber. ACCRO has entered the public debate due to its fear that rental vehicles may start being used to transport passengers for hire, an activity that is not covered under customers’ personal auto policies or existing rental fleet policies. It is important to note that carrying passengers or property for hire has long been a prohibited use on rental agreements in use throughout the industry.