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Manitoba Public Insurance halts 3,000 Winnipeg rideshare drivers
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- Manitoba Public Insurance halted about 3,000 Winnipeg rideshare drivers for lacking vehicle-for-hire insurance.
- MPI reported 36 collision claims totaling $189,000 and $260,000 in unpaid premiums.
- Winnipeg can issue $1,000 bylaw fines to rideshare vehicles operating without required insurance.
- Uber and Lyft will cooperate with MPI and support an umbrella-insurance model for rideshare trips.
- MPI president Satvir Jatana said a province-wide umbrella-insurance program is in development.