Section 9: Employers and insurers

9. Employers and insurers (1) Where the employer becomes insolvent, or is ordered to pay compensation under this Act, he shall, if requested, disclose— (a) whether he is insured against personal injury to or death of the workman employed by him; and [Issue 1] W9 – 6 Revised Laws of Mauritius (b) if so insured, the name and address of the insurer and the amount for which he is insured. (2) When an insurer indemnifies an employer against liability to pay compensation, and has used or uses that employer’s name or has acted on his behalf in any proceedings under this Act, that insurer shall be bound by the decision given on those proceedings in the same manner and to the same extent as the employer, and the insurer shall, subject to the terms and conditions of the policy of insurance subsisting between him and the employer, indemnify the employer accordingly.