When Insurance Meets Scandal: The Boy Scouts Abuse Crisis Explained
How did insurance influence the Boy Scouts of America's response to decades of sexual abuse allegations? In this episode, I dig into the organization's troubled history, insurance involvement, bankruptcy, survivor compensation, institutional accountability, and my personal reflection on how insurance both helped and hindered justice for victims.
References:
On My Honor: The Secret History of the Boy Scouts of America, by Kim Christensen: https://bookshop.org/p/books/on-my-honor-the-secret-history-of-the-boy-scouts-of-america-kim-christensen/0fe5570c55088847?ean=9781538726730&next=t
Morally Straight: How the Fight for LGBTQ+ Inclusion Changed the Boy Scouts—and America: https://bookshop.org/p/books/morally-straight-how-the-fight-for-lgbtq-inclusion-changed-the-boy-scouts-and-america-mike-de-socio/7dd05d8a718ca500?ean=9781639363858&next=t
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Boulangerie by Jeremy Sherman, courtesy of NeoSounds: Boulangerie, LynneMusic | NeoSounds music library
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