Claim of Dacanay v. Liberty Mutual Insurance Co.

Opinion of the Court by

WATANABE, Acting C.J.

This secondary appeal by Respondent/Appellant-Appellant Liberty Mutual Insurance Co. (Liberty Mutual) stems from an administrative proceeding initiated by Claimant/Appellee-Appellee Flor Dacanay (Daca-nay) before Appellee-Appellee Insurance Commissioner for the State of Hawaii (the Commissioner),1 challenging Liberty Mutu*394al’s refusal to pay several claims for personal injury protection (PIP) benefits submitted by health care providers who had treated Dacanay following an automobile accident. Liberty Mutual settled these claims, and on April 2, 2002,…