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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board granted reconsideration and rescinded a prior decision. The Board found that the California Insurance Guarantee Association (CIGA) is solely liable for the applicant's industrial injury benefits. This is because the insolvent insurer, Fremont Compensation Insurance Company, was the only insurer on the risk during the one-year period preceding the applicant's cumulative trauma injury.
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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board granted reconsideration and rescinded a prior decision. The Board found that the California Insurance Guarantee Association (CIGA) is solely liable for the applicant's industrial injury benefits. This is because the insolvent insurer, Fremont Compensation Insurance Company, was the only insurer on the risk during the one-year period preceding the applicant's cumulative trauma injury.
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