Bergey v. Foster

CRAIG, President Judge.

Charles Brook Bergey appeals an order of the Insurance Commissioner affirming the denial of Bergey’s request for Catastrophic Loss Trust (CAT) Fund benefits by the Insurance Department’s Bureau of Consumer Services. We affirm.

The general question presented is whether a vehicle owner injured in an automobile accident is required to have had his vehicle registered under the Motor Vehicle Financial Responsibility Law, 75 Pa.C.S. §§ 1701-1798, at the time of the accident in order to receive CAT Fund benefits.

The facts as found by the Insurance Commissioner are as follows.…