Panel: Kentucky Insurance Guaranty Association Liable For Miner’s Black Lung Benefits

Mealey's (October 4, 2017, 1:24 PM EDT) -- CINCINNATI — The Kentucky Insurance Guaranty Association (KIGA) should provide benefits under the Black Lung Benefits Act to a disabled miner now that a mine operator and its insurer are both insolvent, the Sixth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals affirmed Sept. 29 (Island Fork Construction v. Jimmy Bowling, No. 16-4319, 6th Cir., 2017 U.S. App. LEXIS 18891)....