New Jersey § 34:15-111

§ 34:15-111.

A valid claim for compensation or death benefits, or installments thereof, heretofore

or hereafter made pursuant to this chapter or the federal “Longshore and Harbor Workers'

Compensation Act,” 44 Stat. 1424 ( 33 U.S.C. s.901 et seq. ), as authorized by this article, which has remained or shall remain due and unpaid

for 60 days, by reason of default by an insolvent carrier, shall be paid from the

fund in the manner provided in this section. Any person in interest may file with the New Jersey Property-Liability Insurance Guaranty Association an application for payment of compensation or death benefits from the fund on a form

to be prescribed and furnished by the New Jersey Property-Liability Insurance Guaranty Association . If there has been an award, final or otherwise, a certified copy thereof shall accompany

the application. Any person recovering under R.S.34:15-103 et seq. shall be deemed to have assigned his rights under the policy to the fund to the extent

of his recovery from the fund. Every insured or claimant seeking the protection of R.S.34:15-103 et seq. shall cooperate with the fund to the same extent as that person would have been required

to cooperate with the insolvent carrier. The fund shall have no cause of action against the insured employer or the insolvent

carrier for any sums it has paid out, except those causes of action that the insolvent

carrier would have had if those sums had been paid by the insolvent carrier, including,

but not limited to, the right to receive the benefit of, and to enforce any and all

obligations on the part of the insured, to either fund directly (or indirectly through

a third party administrator), or secure the payment of, compensation due under the

policies of the insolvent carrier, to the extent of claims paid. The foregoing vests the fund with an exclusive cause of action against the insured

and includes the right to enforce against the insured the rights of the carrier with

respect to any obligation of the insured to reimburse the carrier for deductibles

or pay claims within a deductible. Further, the fund is vested with a first lien in any collateral provided by the

insured to the carrier to secure the insured's performance, to the extent of claims

paid by the fund, which lien can be perfected by notice to the liquidator. In the case of an insolvent insurer operating on a plan with an assessment liability,

payments of claims of the fund shall not operate to reduce the liability of insureds

to the receiver, liquidator or statutory successor for unpaid assessments. The receiver, liquidator, or statutory successor of an insolvent insurer shall be

bound by settlements of covered claims by the fund or its representatives. The court having jurisdiction shall grant a claim priority equal to that to which

the claimant would have been entitled in the absence of R.S.34:15-103 et seq. against the assets of the insolvent carrier. The expenses of the fund or similar organization in handling claims shall be accorded

the same priority as the liquidator's expenses. Except as otherwise provided in this section, an employer may pay such award or part

thereof in advance of payment from the fund and shall thereupon be subrogated to the

rights of the employee or other party in interest against the fund to the extent of

the amount so paid. The New Jersey Property-Liability Insurance Guaranty Association shall be entitled to recover the sum of all liabilities of such insolvent carrier

assumed by such fund from such carrier, its receiver, liquidator, rehabilitator or

trustee in bankruptcy and may prosecute an action or other proceedings therefor. All moneys recovered in any such action or proceedings shall forthwith be placed

to the credit of the fund to reimburse the fund to the extent of the moneys so recovered and paid.