Skokie Castings v. Illinois Insurance Guaranty Fund

Court properly ruled that a self-insuring employer was entitled to payment from Illinois Insurance Guaranty Fund based on excess workers' compensation policies employer purchased from insurer before insurer became insolvent and went into receivership. Fund improperly terminated payments on workers' compensation award to employee injured by bullet wound to head suffered during and in scope of her employment, and $300,000 cap on covered claims under statute did not apply to Fund's obligations as to that award. (MURPHY and SALONE, concurring.)