Mississippi Code Title 77. Public Utilities and Carriers § 77-8-15

(1) On or before July 1, 2016, and thereafter, a transportation network company driver or transportation network company on the driver's behalf shall maintain primary automobile insurance that recognizes that the driver is a transportation network company driver or otherwise uses a vehicle to transport passengers for compensation and covers the driver:

(2) A participating transportation network company driver who is logged on to the transportation network company's digital network and is available to receive transportation requests but is not engaged in a prearranged ride shall be covered by primary automobile liability insurance in the amount of at least Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000.00) for death and bodily injury per person, One Hundred Thousand Dollar ($100,000.00) for death and bodily injury per incident and Twenty-five Thousand Dollars ($25,000.00) for property damage and uninsured motorist to the extent required by Section 83-11-101.

(3) The coverage requirements of subsection (2) of this section may be satisfied by any of the following:

(5) If insurance maintained by driver in subsections (3) or (4) of this section has lapsed or does not provide the required coverage, insurance maintained by a transportation network company shall provide the coverage required by this section beginning with the first dollar of a claim and the insurer shall have the duty to defend such claim.

(6) 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.

(7) Insurance required by this section may be placed with an insurer licensed to do business in Mississippi or with a surplus lines insurer eligible under Section 83-21-17 et seq.

(8) Insurance satisfying the requirements of this section shall be deemed to satisfy the financial responsibility requirement for a motor vehicle under the Mississippi Motor Vehicle Safety Responsibility Law Section 63-15-1 et seq.

(9) A transportation network company driver shall carry proof of coverage satisfying this section 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 transportation network company driver shall provide this insurance coverage information to the directly interested parties, automobile insurers and investigating police officers, upon request. Upon a request, a transportation network company 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 on a prearranged ride at the time of an accident.