Carrier Liable for Worker's Claim After Coverage Ended

A New York appellate court ruled that a carrier was liable for a worker’s claim even though her date of disablement fell after the coverage ended. Though Travelers Indemnity Co. of America's coverage ended in 2009 and a new carrier provided coverage from May 2011, Travelers accepted the claim in October 2020, approved surgery a month later and started paying benefits. Travelers failed to raise the issue of noncoverage during the hearing or in its administrative appeal of the workers' compensation law judge's decision, the court said. Additionally, the court said s...