Holocaust-Era Insurance Claims Background and Proposed Legislation

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Claims.

Genocide.

Insurance companies.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Contained In:

ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] [publisher not identified] 2008

Summary:

Provides background on Holocaust-era compensation and related insurance issues. Profiles the International Commission on Holocaust Era Insurance Claims (ICHEIC), including criticism and support of its claims process; covers Administration policy on ICHEIC; and discusses litigation on Holocaust-era insurance claims. Outlines H.R. 1746, the Holocaust Insurance Accountability Act of 2007, to require public disclosure of Holocaust-era policies by European insurers and reinsurers conducting business in U.S., and to create Federal cause of action "for any claim arising out of or related to a covered policy against insurer or related company"

Notes:

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Other Format:

Microfiche version Library of Congress Congressional Research Service Holocaust-Era Insurance Claims

Publisher Number:

CRS-2008-FDT-0580

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