Boy Scouts Trust to Alter Abuse Claims Auditing to Prevent Fraud

A Boy Scouts of America settlement trust for abuse survivors must make some modifications to its claims verification process after certain insurers called for more safeguards against fraud, a judge ruled.

Insurers had sought five “refinements” to the claims audit procedures for Barbara Houser, the trustee of the BSA Settlement Trust, to follow as she evaluates the abuse claims. Judge Laurie Selber Silverstein of the US Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware on Tuesday said she would support some of the insurers’ proposed modifications, which will be finalized in a written order.

Houser is tasked with reviewing claims from ...