Wausau Underwriters Ins. Co. v. Wedel

Justice Johnson filed a dissenting opinion, in which Justice Boyd joined.

This case is about an unambiguous endorsement to a workers' compensation insurance policy. The Court concludes that the endorsement not only waived Wausau Underwriters Insurance Company's (Wausau) right of subrogation1 as to Western Refining Company, L.P. (Western), but also Wausau's right of reimbursement from amounts Western paid to Cactus Transport, Inc.'s (Cactus) employee, James Wedel.2 There is a decided and *561recognized difference between an insurer's right of subrogation and its right of reimbursement. See Fortis…