Holocaust survivors seek $20B in Nazi-era policies

Thousands of aging Holocaust survivors in the US want Congress to clear a path for them to sue European insurance companies they contend illegally confiscated Jewish life insurance policies during the Nazi era and have refused to pay an estimated $20 billion still owed.

A hearing is scheduled Wednesday in the House Foreign Affairs Committee on a bill that would provide the survivors with access to US courts and also force companies such as Germany's Allianz SE and Italy's Assicurazioni Generali to disclose lists of policies held by Jews before World War II. (AP)