Employers Self Insurers Fund & Claims Center v. Torres

WOLF, Judge.

This is an appeal from a workers’ compensation order requiring Employers Self Insurance Fund to pay benefits to claimant, Manuel Torres, and dismissing the claim for benefits against Right-O-Way, Inc.

The issue is whether the appellant, Employers Self Insurance Fund (hereinafter ESIF) effectively cancelled its workers’ compensation coverage and was, thus, not at risk for claimant’s injury. We find that the cancellation was not effective and, therefore, affirm.

On March 6, 1987, Florida Air Freight Co., Inc., employer, applied to Employers Self Insurers Fund (ESIF) for workers’…