Claim of Muszynski v. Dennis Puricelli Masonry & Concrete, Inc.

— Appeal from a decision of the Workers’ Compensation Board, filed March 3,1982. *667Since the board applied the wrong standard in determining whether the carrier had effectively canceled its policy of workers’ compensation insurance issued to the employer, its decision imposing liability on the carrier and discharging the Uninsured Employers Fund must be reversed. Pursuant to subdivision 5 of section 54 of the Workers’ Compensation Law, an insurer’s cancellation of its policy during the term of the policy is effective only upon filing of the notice of cancellation in the office of the chairman…