Rebeiro v. Travelers Insurance

An injured employee brought a complaint to enforce an alleged offer of a lump sum settlement by a worker’s compensation insurer. Judgment entered denying relief. Unlike the circumstances in Ferreira v. Arrow Mut. Liability Ins. Co., 15 Mass. App. Ct. 633, 635-636 (1983), in this case the insurance company did not file with the Department of Industrial Accidents an agreement for a lump sum settlement of a worker’s compensation claim. See G. L. c. 152, §§ 19 and 48. It follows that the department had not taken even the first step toward review and approval of a lump sum settlement, and there…