IFA Insurance v. Atlantic Mutual Insurance

The opinion of the court was delivered by

EICHEN, J.A.D.

On this appeal, we are confronted with essentially the same issue presented in Rutgers Casualty Ins. Co. v. Ohio Casualty Ins. Co., 299 N.J.Super. 249, 690 A.2d 1074 (App.Div., 1997), aff'd, 153 N.J. 205, 707 A.2d 1350 (1998): whether an insurance carrier that pays personal injury protection (PIP) benefits to a claimant injured in an automobile accident is entitled to pro rata contribution under N.J.S.A. 39:6A-111 from another insurance carrier that is also required to provide PIP coverage under N.J.S.A 39:6A-4. The Supreme Court…