Norfolk & Dedham Mutual Fire Insurance v. Quane

In these declaratory judgment actions under G. L. c. 231 A, we consider the relative obligations of Norfolk & Dedham Mutual Fire Insurance Company (Norfolk & Dedham) and the Massachusetts Insurers Insolvency Fund2 (Fund) to *705compensate Eugene Quane (Quane), in excess of a settlement that he received from another insurer, for injuries he sustained in a motor vehicle accident. On cross motions for summary judgment, a judge in the Superior Court allowed the Fund’s motion and denied Norfolk & Dedham’s motion. We granted Norfolk & Dedham’s application for direct appellate review. At issue is…