Executives from Lyft and Allstate reveal their predictions of what life looks like post-pandemic

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Business Insider hosted a webinar with executives from Lyft and Arity, Allstate's data arm, on Thursday.




Both said driving volumes had plummeted, but for Lyft it meant less business and for Allstate it meant saving money and returning it to customers.




Going forward, they're anticipating a new normal and more time spent working from home and with family.




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The impact the coronavirus on America's ingrained car culture was immediate and profound.
For Lyft, it meant a dramatic dip in requests for rides as people sheltered in place. And because others weren't driving to work like usual, fewer accidents meant plenty of savings for insurance companies.
Gary Hallgren, who runs Arity, Allstate's transportation analytics arm, saw it in the data.