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	Davenport Diocese Seeks Review of Insurance Policies Associated Press, carried in Courier Courier June 30, 2007 http://www.woi-tv.com/Global/story.asp?S=6732570&nav=menu115_2_9 Davenport, Iowa (AP) - The Roman Catholic Diocese of Davenport is seeking to review its insurance policies dating back more than a half century. The diocese has filed a joint motion with a creditors' committee asking a bankruptcy court to approve the review of the church's insurance back to 1950. The motion filed in US Bankruptcy Court said Travelers Companies Inc. was providing a defense to some of the claims before the diocese filed for bankruptcy in October. It asks the court to subpoena all Travelers' documents regarding the diocese's insurance coverage from 1950 to 2007. The creditors committee includes individuals who have filed claims of sexual abuse by priests against the diocese, which filed bankruptcy in the face of mounting litigation. Representatives of the diocese and the creditors' committee have said that 1 of the biggest obstacles to settling bankruptcy claims could be disputes with insurance companies regarding coverage. The motion states that the subpoenas are necessary to determine the extent of insurance coverage.
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