Massachusetts Insurers Insolvency Fund v. Workers' Compensation Trust Fund

Summary

The court held that the Massachusetts Insurers Insolvency Fund is entitled to reimbursement from the Workers' Compensation Trust Fund for eligible cost-of-living adjustment payments made on covered claims of insolvent insurers. The governing statute deems the Fund to be the insurer and grants it all rights of the insolvent insurer, while the statutory reimbursement exceptions do not include the Fund. The court therefore reversed the reviewing board's decision and remanded for further proceedings.