Insurer not required to offer transportation network company insurance; authority of insurer to offer transportation network company insurance; rights of insurer excluding transportation network company insurance coverage.

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1. A policy of insurance for the operation of a motor vehicle required pursuant to NRS 485.185 or 485.186, as appropriate, is not required to include transportation network company insurance. An insurer providing a policy which excludes transportation network company insurance does not have a duty to defend or indemnify a driver for any claim arising during any period in which the driver is logged into the digital network or software application service of the transportation network company, available to receive requests for transportation services or providing transportation services.

2. An insurer who provides a policy of insurance for the operation of a motor vehicle required pursuant to NRS 485.185 or 485.186, as appropriate, may include transportation network company insurance in such a policy. An insurer may charge an additional premium for the inclusion of transportation network company insurance in such a policy.

3. An insurer who:

(a) Defends or indemnifies a driver for a claim arising during any period in which the driver is logged into the digital network or software application service of the transportation network company, available to receive requests for transportation services or providing transportation services; and

(b) Excludes transportation network company insurance from the policy of insurance for the operation of a motor vehicle provided to the driver,

has the right of contribution against other insurers who provide coverage to the driver to satisfy the coverage required by NRS 690B.470 at the time of the loss.

(Added to NRS by 2015, 1377, 1400)


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