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Insurance Company Settled with Minnesota Diocese to Pay Sexual Abuse Victims
The agreement covers more than 145 survivors and closes the diocese’s remaining bankruptcy-related abuse claims, according to Jeff Anderson and Associates.
- The Diocese of Winona-Rochester reached a $30 million settlement with the United States Fire Insurance Company on August 27, affecting more than 145 survivors of sexual abuse who filed claims during the diocese's 2018 bankruptcy.
- Following a $28 million settlement in February 2021 that included the diocese and two other insurers, this agreement addresses the final holdout insurer that had resisted paying abuse survivors' verdicts.
- Lawsuits sought to force Fire to pay more than $27 million in judgments for nine survivors, including verdicts of $7.6 million, $4.8 million, and $4.5 million awarded in 2025 trials in Rochester and Winona.
- Attorney Jeff Anderson said, "This settlement forges a new path forward to combat insurers' denials and delays across the country." He noted the relief for survivors is "immense" after years of litigation.
- Father Will Thompson, vicar general for the Diocese, called the settlement a "major hurdle" cleared, stating "the door really opens back up for those conversations" with survivors toward greater healing.
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Insurance company settled with Minnesota diocese to pay sexual abuse victims
The $30 million settlement will be divided between the 145 survivors who filed claims against the diocese, via bankruptcy proceedings.
·Cherokee County, United States
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Diocese of Winona-Rochester insurer: $30 million to settle abuse claims
A $30 million settlement is reached between the Diocese of Winona-Rochester and its largest insurer according to a St. Paul law firm. Jeff Anderson and Associates said that U.S. Fire Insurance Company reached the settlement nearly eight years after the diocese filed bankruptcy in 2018. The law firm said the settlement affects more […]
Diocese of Winona-Rochester insurer to pay $30 Million to survivors of clergy sexual abuse
145 people who were sexually abused by Catholic clergy and staff in the Diocese of Winona-Rochester will be paid $30 million in a settlement agreement reached with the largest insurer of the diocese.
·Saint Paul, United States
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