Holocaust-Era Insurance Claims Background and Proposed Legislation

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Foreign Affairs Division

Contributor:

Library of Congress. Government Division

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Federal government.

Insurance companies.

International law.

Europe.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Contained In:

ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection

Place of Publication:

[United States] [publisher not identified] 2011

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. 890, the Holocaust Insurance Accountability Act of 2011, and S. 466, the Restoration of Legal Rights for Claimants under Holocaust-Era Insurance Policies Act of 2011, both to affirm the right of Holocaust survivors and their heirs to pursue claims against European insurance companies in U.S. courts, and to prohibit executive agreements reached by Federal Government from preempting State laws that impose disclosure requirements on European insurers

This report is one in a series of updates. For the most recent coverage of this report series, please see 11-RL-34348c in the 2011 issue

Notes:

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Microfiche version Library of Congress. Foreign Affairs Division. Holocaust-Era Insurance Claims

Publisher Number:

CRS-2012-FDT-0422

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