Essentially, an "insurer" is any insurance company that provides PIP benefits. N.Y. Insurance Law § 5102(g) defines an "insurer":

(g) "Insurer" means the insurance company or self-insurer, as the case may be, which provides the financial security required by article six or eight of the vehicle and traffic law.

NOTE: Self-insurers are insurers City of Syracuse v. Utica Mut. Ins. Co., 90 A.D.2d 979, 456 N.Y.S.2d 571 (4th Dept. 1982), affd. 61 N.Y.2d 691, 472 N.Y.S.2d 600, 460 N.E.2d 1085(1984), Criterion Ins. Co. of Washington, D. C. v. Commercial Union Assur. Co., 89 Misc.2d 36, 41, 390 N.Y.S.2d 953, 958 (N.Y. Sup. Ct. 1976).

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