Worker's Estate Can Recover Amount Paid to Comp Carrier From UIM Coverage

A divided Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled that a worker’s estate was entitled to recover the amount it reimbursed the employer’s workers’ compensation carrier out of a third-party settlement from underinsured motorist coverage. Case: Secura Supreme Insurance Co. v. Estate of Huck, No. 2020AP1078-FT, 03/22/2023, published. Facts: Daniel Huck worked for the Village of Mount Pleasant. He was struck and killed by a motorist while he working in September 2018. The village’s workers’ compensation insurance carrier paid $35,798.04 to Huck’s estate. The motori...