No policy of insurance against liability for compensation arising under this chapter shall be issued unless it contains the agreement of the insurer that it will promptly pay to the person entitled to it all benefits conferred by this chapter and all installments of the compensation that may be awarded or agreed upon, and that the obligation shall not be affected by any default in the giving of any notice required by such policy, or otherwise. This agreement shall be construed to be a direct promise by the insurer to the person entitled to compensation, enforceable in his name.
Effective: October 1, 1942.
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Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 342.365

  • Compensation: means all payments made under the provisions of this chapter representing the sum of income benefits and medical and related benefits. See Kentucky Statutes 342.0011
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • Person: means any individual, partnership, limited partnership, limited liability company, firm, association, trust, joint venture, corporation, or legal representative thereof. See Kentucky Statutes 342.0011

History: Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective October 1, 1942, from Ky.
Stat. sec. 4951.

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