Negotiators meeting in Washington were unable to solve problems that German insurers say are preventing them from paying Holocaust-era insurance policies. A source who attended the meeting of Jewish groups, German firms and U.S. officials told The Associated Press that the process of paying claims is in jeopardy because of disagreements over whether the German firms must publish lists of unpaid policies, a process the insurers say is too costly.
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