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Pennsylvania Catholic Dioceses Sued Over Disclosure of Abuse Allegations
Sep 20 2018 // Parents of children in the Roman Catholic Church and survivors of sexual abuse by clergy filed a lawsuit Monday against Pennsylvania’s eight dioceses and their bishops asking a judge to compel them to release...
Church Mutual Launches New Online Insurer, CM Select
Aug 30 2018 // Church Mutual Insurance Co., based in Merrill, Wisconsin, has launched CM Select Insurance Co., which offers online access to products and serves created specifically for smaller churches and other religious...
Some Question Independence of Proposed Catholic Laity-Led Sex Abuse Investigations
Aug 30 2018 // A committee created by the Catholic Church specifically to prevent sexual misconduct by clergy on Tuesday issued a damning assessment of the failings to stem the abuse, calling it an “evil” caused by “a...
Online Insurer CM Select Targets Small Churches, Religious Organizations
Aug 30 2018 // Church Mutual Insurance Co. has launched CM Select Insurance Co. – an online insurer offering access to an insurance product specifically for smaller churches and other religious organizations. These organizations can...
Why Organizations Cover Up Sex Abuse Scandals
Aug 21 2018 // Of all the horrific details contained in the Pennsylvania grand jury report on child sexual abuse in the Catholic Church, one sentence stands out: “The main thing was not to help children, but to avoid...
Arkansas ‘Tort Reform’ Advocates Stunned by Church Group’s Opposition
Aug 20 2018 // So-called tort reform has been an easy sell in states controlled by Republicans, and backers of a lawsuit-limiting proposal on the ballot in Arkansas this fall expected little trouble winning passage until they ran into a...
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Aug 20 2018 // Roger Walleck, vice president of Underwriting at Missouri Employers Mutual, has been elected to serve on the national underwriting committee for the workers’ compensation rate making organization, National Council on...
Church Van Crashes in Missouri; 3 Dead, 10 Injured
Aug 13 2018 // Three teenagers from Kansas were killed and 10 other people were injured Friday after a church van heading for an outing crashed in southwestern Missouri. The wreck happened around 10:40 a.m. on Missouri Route 13, five...
Church Mutual, Church & Casualty Pilot Wildfire Loss Prevention Program in California
Aug 10 2018 // Church Mutual Insurance Company and Church & Casualty Insurance Agency have launched CM Wildfire Solutions, a no-cost, multifaceted program to keep customers and their property safe from the devastation of...
Tribble Named VP at Church Mutual’s CM Regent Insurance
Jul 13 2018 // John Tribble has been named vice president and chief administration officer for CM Regent Insurance Co., a subsidiary of Merrill, Wisconsin-based Church Mutual Insurance Co. Tribble will be responsible for the Loss Control...
Russ Named Assistant VP at Wisconsin’s Church Mutual Insurance
Jun 21 2018 // Guy Russ has been named assistant vice president of risk control for Church Mutual Insurance Co., based in Merrill, Wisconsin. He reports to Kevin Root, executive vice president – operations. Russ joined Church...
In Settlement, St. Paul Archdiocese to Pay $210M to Sex Abuse Victims
Jun 1 2018 // The Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis has agreed to a $210 million settlement with 450 victims of clergy sexual abuse as part of its plan for bankruptcy reorganization, making it the second-largest U.S. payout in the...
2 Killed, 11 Injured in Church Van Wreck in North Carolina
May 23 2018 // At least two people have died and 11 others were hurt in a wreck involving a church van in North Carolina. The wreck was reported about 5:30 p.m. Sunday near Rolesville, about 15 miles (24 kilometers) northeast of Raleigh....
A.M. Best Assigns Credit Ratings to Wisconsin’s CM Select Insurance
May 23 2018 // A.M. Best has assigned a Financial Strength Rating (FSR) of A (Excellent) and a Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating (ICR) of “a” to Wisconsin-based CM Select Insurance Co. (CM Select), a wholly owned subsidiary of...
150-Year-Old South Carolina Church Heavily Damaged in Fire
Apr 25 2018 // A church near the South Carolina coast that is more than 150 years old has been heavily damaged in a fire. The fire was reported around 3:30 a.m. Sunday at the St. Andrews Church in Mount Pleasant. The fire department and...
Michigan Priest Accused of $5M Embezzlement Sued by Diocese Insurer
Apr 3 2018 // A Michigan priest accused of embezzling more than $5 million now faces a civil lawsuit filed by the insurance company for the Catholic Diocese of Lansing. Rev. Jonathan Wehrle is charged with six counts of embezzling...
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Apr 2 2018 // Independent insurance broker ONI Risk Partners (ONI) has hired Mike Loveless as a commercial risk adviser in ONI’s Fort Wayne, Indiana, office. Loveless most recently worked for JPMorgan Chase as a branch manager. He...
General Star Launches Allied Health, Churches & Schools Programs
Mar 20 2018 // General Star Management Company has launched Allied Health and Churches & Schools Programs to be offered through Promont Insurance Advisors, the program administrator. Together, they will provide eligible risks with...
Selnes Named AVP, Broker Distribution at at Church Mutual
Mar 12 2018 // Janet Selnes has been named assistant vice president – broker distribution for Merrill, Wisconsin-based Church Mutual Insurance Co. Selnes joined Church Mutual in 2003 as a regional representative and was promoted to...
Abuse Cases Against California Jehovah’s Witnesses Congregations Settled
Mar 8 2018 // Two men who say they were sexually abused by a leader at Jehovah’s Witnesses congregations in San Diego, Calif. in the 1990s have settled their lawsuits against the church’s governing body. The San Diego...
