California Insurance Guarantee Ass'n v. Workers' Compensation Appeals Board

Opinion

ROBIE, J.

When a claimant seeks workers’ compensation benefits from the California Insurance Guarantee Association (CIGA) for a claim arising out of a car accident, is CIGA entitled to a credit for underinsured motorist benefits the claimant received for the same accident? Yes.

Scott Mangum, the claimant in this workers’ compensation case, was injured in a car accident. After collecting $85,000 in underinsured motorist benefits from his automobile insurance carrier, Mangum sought workers’ *361compensation benefits for the accident. While his claim was pending, the workers’ compensation…