Hartford Cuts $650M Deal To End Boy Scouts Abuse Claims
Dorothy Atkins, 16 April 2021
Hartford Financial Services Group announced Friday that the insurance company has agreed to pay $650 million to resolve sexual abuse claims in Delaware bankruptcy court related to the Boy Scouts of America scandal.
Under the deal, which is subject to a bankruptcy judge’s approval, the Connecticut-based insurance company will make the payment to the Boy Scouts of America and its local councils in exchange for releasing it of any obligation under the insurance policies, most of which were issued in the 1970s, according to the company. Continue reading “Article: Hartford Cuts $650M Deal To End Boy Scouts Abuse Claims”
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