Holocaust-Era Insurance Claims
In: Laws and Legislation
Intro -- HOLOCAUST-ERA INSURANCE CLAIMS: COMPENSATION AND LEGISLATION -- HOLOCAUST-ERA INSURANCE CLAIMS: COMPENSATION AND LEGISLATION -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- Chapter 1 HOLOCAUST-ERA INSURANCE CLAIMS: BACKGROUND AND PROPOSED LEGISLATION -- SUMMARY -- INTRODUCTION -- General Background on Post-War Compensation -- Background on Insurance Issues -- THE INTERNATIONAL COMMISSION ON HOLOCAUST ERA INSURANCE CLAIMS (ICHEIC) -- Administration Policy on ICHEIC -- Key Points of Contention -- The ICHEIC Claims Process: Management and Oversight Issues -- ICHEIC Research and Publication of Names -- Policy Valuation -- LITIGATION OF HOLOCAUST-ERA INSURANCE CLAIMS -- CONGRESSIONAL CONCERNS AND PROPOSED LEGISLATION -- Legislation Proposed in the 112th Congress: The Holocaust Insurance Accountability Act of 2011 (H.R. 890) and the Restoration of Legal Rights for Claimants under Holocaust-Era Insurance Policies Act of 2011 (S. 466) -- APPENDIX A. ICHEIC TIMELINE -- End Notes -- Chapter 2 HOLOCAUST-ERA INSURANCE CLAIMS: FEDERAL COURT DECISIONS AND STATE STATUTES AND FEDERAL LEGISLATIVE PROPOSALS -- SUMMARY -- INTRODUCTION -- BRIEF HISTORICAL BACKGROUND -- LITIGATION IN THE LOWER FEDERAL COURTS -- Gerling Global Reinsurance Corp. v. Nelson -- Gerling Global Reinsurance Corp. v. Quackenbush/Low -- LITIGATION IN THE SUPREME COURT: AMERICAN INSURANCE ASSOCIATION V. GARAMENDI -- FEDERAL LEGISLATIVE RESPONSE -- H.R. 1210 - HOLOCAUST VICTIMS INSURANCE RELIEF ACT OF 2003 -- H.R. 1905 - COMPREHENSIVE HOLOCAUST ACCOUNTABILITY IN INSURANCE MEASURE -- S. 972 - COMPREHENSIVE HOLOCAUST ACCOUNTABILITY IN INSURANCE ACT -- S. 1184 - HOLOCAUST VICTIMS' ASSETS, RESTITUTION POLICY, AND REMEMBRANCE ACT -- H.R. 3129 - HOLOCAUST VICTIMS INSURANCE FAIRNESS ACT -- APPENDIX: STATE LAWS CONCERNING HOLOCAUST-ERA INSURANCE ASSETS -- End Notes