AB143: Bill Text

AB143,14,4 3. The coverage requirements under this paragraph may be satisfied by any of the following:

AB143,14,5 a. Automobile insurance maintained by the participating driver.

AB143,14,6 b. Automobile insurance maintained by the transportation network company.

AB143,14,7 c. Any combination of insurance specified in subd. 3. a. and b.

AB143,14,9 (c) The following automobile insurance requirements apply while a participating driver is engaged in transportation network services:

AB143,14,11 1. The insurance is primary automobile liability insurance in the amount of at least $1,000,000 for death, bodily injury, and property damage.

AB143,14,13 2. The insurance provides primary uninsured motorist coverage in accordance with the requirements under s. 632.32 (4) (a) 1.

AB143,14,15 3. The coverage requirements under this paragraph may be satisfied by any of the following:

AB143,14,16 a. Automobile insurance maintained by the participating driver.

AB143,14,17 b. Automobile insurance maintained by the transportation network company.

AB143,14,18 c. Any combination of insurance specified in subd. 3. a. and b.

AB143,14,23 (d) If insurance maintained by the participating driver under par. (b) or (c) has lapsed or does not provide the required coverage, insurance maintained by a transportation network company shall provide the coverage required under this subsection beginning with the first dollar of a claim and have the duty to defend the claim.

AB143,15,2 (e) Coverage under an automobile insurance policy maintained by the transportation network company shall not be dependent on a personal automobile insurer first denying a claim nor shall a personal automobile insurance policy be required to first deny a claim.

AB143,15,4 (f) Insurance required under this subsection may be placed with an insurer authorized to do business in this state or with a surplus lines insurer.

AB143,15,6 (g) Insurance satisfying the requirements of this subsection shall be deemed to satisfy the financial responsibility requirement for a motor vehicle under ch. 344.

AB143,15,16 (h) A participating driver shall carry proof of coverage satisfying pars. (b) and (c) with him or her at all times during his or her use of a vehicle in connection with a transportation network company's digital network. In the event of an accident, a participating driver shall provide this insurance coverage information to the directly interested parties, automobile insurers, and investigating police officers, upon request in accordance with s. 344.62. Upon request, a participating driver shall also disclose to directly interested parties, automobile insurers, and investigating police officers whether he or she was logged on to the transportation network company's digital network or engaged in transportation network services at the time of the accident.

AB143,15,20 (2) Disclosures required regarding insurance coverage. A transportation network company shall disclose in writing to participating drivers all of the following before they are allowed to accept a request for transportation network services on the transportation network company's digital network:

AB143,15,24 (a) The insurance coverage, including the types of coverage and the limits for each coverage, that the transportation network company provides while the participating driver uses a personal vehicle in connection with a transportation network company's digital network.

AB143,16,4 (b) That the participating driver's own automobile insurance policy might not provide any coverage while the participating driver is logged on to the transportation network company's digital network and is available to receive transportation requests or is engaged in transportation network services depending on its terms.

AB143,16,11 (3) Insurer provisions. (a) Notwithstanding any coverage requirements under s. 632.32, an insurer that writes automobile insurance in this state may exclude any and all coverage afforded under a policy owner's insurance policy for any loss or injury that occurs while a participating driver is logged on to a transportation network company's digital network or is engaged in transportation network services. This right to exclude all coverage may apply to any coverage included in a motor vehicle insurance policy, including all of the following:

AB143,16,12 1. Liability coverage for bodily injury and property damage.

AB143,16,13 2. Uninsured and underinsured motorist coverage.

AB143,16,14 3. Medical payments coverage.

AB143,16,15 4. Comprehensive physical damage coverage.

AB143,16,16 5. Collision physical damage coverage.

AB143,16,22 (b) 1. Exclusions under par. (a) shall apply notwithstanding any requirement under ch. 344. Nothing in this subsection implies or requires that a personal automobile insurance policy provide coverage while the driver is logged on to the transportation network company's digital network, while the driver is engaged in transportation network services, or while the driver otherwise uses a vehicle to transport passengers for compensation.

AB143,16,25 2. Nothing shall be deemed to preclude an insurer from providing coverage for the participating driver's vehicle, if the insurer so chooses to do so by contract or endorsement.

AB143,17,6 (c) 1. Automobile insurers that exclude coverage as permitted in this subsection shall have no duty to defend or indemnify any claim expressly excluded. Nothing in this section shall be deemed to invalidate or limit an exclusion contained in a policy, including any policy in use, or approved for use, in this state before the effective date of this subdivision .... [LRB inserts date], that excludes coverage for vehicles used to carry persons or property for a charge or available for hire by the public.

AB143,17,11 2. An automobile insurer that defends or indemnifies a claim against a participating driver that is excluded under the terms of its policy as permitted in this subsection shall have a right of contribution against other insurers that provide automobile insurance to the same driver in satisfaction of the coverage requirements of sub. (1) at the time of loss.

AB143,17,20 (d) In a claims coverage investigation, transportation network companies and any insurer potentially providing coverage under sub. (1) shall cooperate to facilitate the exchange of relevant information with directly involved parties and any insurer of the participating driver if applicable, including the precise times that a participating driver logged on and off the transportation network company's digital network in the 12-hour period immediately preceding, and in the 12-hour period immediately following, the accident, and disclose to one another a clear description of the coverage, exclusions, and limits provided under any automobile insurance maintained under sub (1).

AB143,18,2 440.49 Disciplinary proceedings and actions. (1) Investigations and hearings. Subject to the rules promulgated under s. 440.03 (1), the department may conduct investigations and hold hearings to determine whether a violation of this subchapter or any rule promulgated under this subchapter or a violation of any other law that substantially relates to the operation of a transportation network company or to transportation network services has occurred.

AB143,18,6 (2) Discipline. Subject to the rules promulgated under s. 440.03 (1), the department may reprimand a licensed company or deny, limit, suspend, or revoke a license granted under s. 440.415 if the department finds that an applicant for licensure or a licensed company has done any of the following:

AB143,18,8 (a) Intentionally made a material misstatement in an application for a license or license renewal.

AB143,18,9 (b) Advertised in a manner that is false or misleading.

AB143,18,10 (c) Obtained or attempted to obtain compensation through fraud or deceit.

AB143,18,13 (d) Violated this subchapter or any rule promulgated under this subchapter or violated any other law that substantially relates to the operation of a transportation network company or to transportation network services.

AB143,18,16 (e) Failed to cooperate with the department, or failed to timely respond to a request for information by the department, in connection with an investigation under this section.

AB143,18,18 440.495 Penalties. Any person who violates this subchapter or any rule promulgated under this subchapter may be fined not more than $1,000.

AB143,6 Section 6. Nonstatutory provisions.

AB143,19,4 (1) Emergency rules. The department of safety and professional services may promulgate emergency rules under section 227.24 of the statutes implementing subchapter IV of chapter 440 of the statutes, as created by this act. Notwithstanding section 227.24 (1) (c) and (2) of the statutes, emergency rules promulgated under this subsection remain in effect until June 30, 2017, or the date on which permanent rules take effect, whichever is sooner. Notwithstanding section 227.24 (1) (a) and (3) of the statutes, the department is not required to provide evidence that promulgating a rule under this subsection as an emergency rule is necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health, safety, or welfare and is not required to provide a finding of emergency for a rule promulgated under this subsection.

AB143,7 Section 7. Effective dates. This act takes effect on the day after publication, except as follows:

AB143,19,8 (1) Licensure requirement. The treatment of section 440.41 of the statutes takes effect on the first day of the 4th month beginning after publication.

AB143,19,11 (2) Driver insurance requirements. The treatment of section 440.48 (1) of the statutes takes effect on July 1, 2015, or on the day after publication, whichever is later.

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