Insurers to Pay $177 Million Into Buffalo Diocese Compensation Fund for Child Abuse Survivors, Trade Outlet Reports

Insurers have agreed to pay $177 million into a compensation fund for survivors of child sexual abuse tied to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Buffalo, according to Insurance Journal, which reported the agreement on Sept. 29.

The diocese has been working through claims brought by people who say they were abused as children, and the insurance settlement money is directed to that victim compensation fund rather than to any individual defendant, per the outlet's account.

The agreement represents money available to claimants and does not itself resolve any criminal allegation against a specific member of the clergy. Insurance Journal's full report, linked as the source here, has additional detail on the terms and the carriers involved.