Day: March 14, 2023

NJ Supreme Court Rules Self-Insurance Is Not the Same as “Other Insurance”

NJ Supreme Court Rules Self-Insurance Is Not the Same as “Other Insurance”

In Statewide Insurance Fund v. Star Insurance Company (A-62-21/086440) (Decided February 16, 2023), the Supreme Court of New Jersey held that a public entity joint insurance fund (JIF) established under the Joint Insurance Fund Act affords liability protection to public entities through “self-insurance,” not insurance. Accordingly, the “other insurance” clause