Boy Scouts Sues Insurers to Fund Abuse Settlement

The Boy Scouts of America sued two insurance companies to try to recoup the costs of a settlement with two former Scouts who were sexually abused. BSA, which is based in Dallas, said in its lawsuit that the insurers covered the youth organization when the two former Scouts from Oregon were likely abused. Therefore, the insurers should be held responsible for the cost of the settlement — which was undisclosed — as well as attorneys’ fees, BSA said in its suit, filed in federal court in Dallas. The insurance companies named are the International Insurance Co. of Philadelphia, and General Star Indemnity Co. of Stamford, Conn.