Holocaust-Era Insurance Claims : Background and Proposed Legislation.

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 i...

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Corporate Authors:	Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service, ProQuest (Firm)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2008.
Series:	U.S. Congressional Research.
Subjects:	Insurance companies. Actions and defenses. Judge-made law. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

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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."
Item Description:	Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Dec. 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC. CRS Report. Electronic resource.
Physical Description:	1 online resource.