Washington – U.S. Lawmakers Push Insurers on Holocaust Claims

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    Washington – US lawmakers unveiled legislation Thursday aimed at helping Holocaust survivors or heirs of Nazi victims sue for insurance claims, estimated to run in the hundreds of billions of dollars, in US courts.

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    Republican Representative Ileana Ros-Lehtinen’s bill seeks to compel insurance companies, who often have the sole proof of the existence of Holocaust-era policies, to disclose the names of the insured.

    “For too long the insurance companies have had the upper hand, denying Holocaust survivors and their families their rights,” said Ros-Lehtinen, the top Republican on the House Foreign Affairs Committee.

    The Nazi regime in Germany did not issue death certificates to prisoners brought to the death camps, and police documents or personal records were often confiscated and destroyed.

    The bill would validate state laws on the issue, removing potential federal roadblocks to lawsuits, and subjecting insurers who refuse to whatever punishment individual states decide.

    “Insurance companies must disclose the names of policyholders to ensure that just compensation is received. They must not be allowed to hide behind a veil of secrecy any longer,” said Ros-Lehtinen.


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    Charlie Hall
    Charlie Hall
    14 years ago

    Ros-Lehtinen is halachically Jewish.

    Anonymous
    Anonymous
    14 years ago

    This legislation is a two-edged sword and will open the door to massive fraud along with possibly compensating a small number of legitimate claims. Who do you think will pay the higher insurance premiums if insurance companies are forced to pay out “hundreds of billions” in quesitonable claims.

    Anonymous
    Anonymous
    14 years ago

    Reply to # 1. So… what else is new ?

    Anonymous
    Anonymous
    14 years ago

    im still waiting for genarali insurance to process my claim that they received about 5 yrs ago.is there anything to do to speed things up a bit…..