U.S. insurance officials are accusing Swiss insurance companies of blocking access to their archives to cover up their behavior during World War II. The officials are investigating claims by the heirs to Holocaust victims that European insurance firms blocked payments to the families of death camp victims. The row intensified this week after Swiss insurers argued that domestic laws barred them from opening up their books regarding the policies of Holocaust victims.
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