Kc Diocese, Insurer Settle Suit about Sex Abuse Coverage

By Brianne Pfannenstiel
Kansas City Business Journal
January 8, 2015

http://www.bizjournals.com/kansascity/news/2015/01/08/catholic-diocese-insurer-settle-sex-abuse-lawsuit.html

An insurance company has reached a settlement with the Catholic Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph after refusing to cover its settlements resulting from a sexual abuse lawsuit.

The disagreement arose following a 2011 lawsuit in which a family claimed their son committed suicide after being abused by a monsignor within the diocese.

The parties reached a $2.25 million settlement. The diocese then sought insurance coverage through Chicago Insurance Co. for the costs of the settlement and for the $1.4 million cost of defending the case.

CIC refused to cover the claims, arguing that they did not warrant coverage under the diocese's insurance policy.