MGM Mirage v. Nevada Insurance Guaranty Ass'n

OPINION

By the Court,

Hardesty, C.J.:

In this appeal we must determine whether appellants, as self-insured employers under Nevada’s Workers’ Compensation Act, can seek reimbursement from the Nevada Insurance Guaranty Association (NIGA) for amounts that should have been paid by appellants’ insolvent excess insurance carrier. Because we determine that appellants are not insurers for purposes of the Nevada Insurance Guaranty Association Act (NIGA Act), we conclude that self-insured employers under the Workers’ Compensation Act, like MGM Mirage (MGM) and Steel Engineers, Inc. (SEI), are not barred…