A subsidiary of a German insurance company...has...been accused of denying auto insurance to foreigners...DAS, which is owned by the Ergo company...is said to have discriminated against Russians, Poles and Italians. But Turks were particularly shunned, according to this week's edition of Der Spiegel magazine...When company officials noticed people with unusual names applying for auto insurance – even if they had German citizenship – they immediately demanded an explanation from insurance agents and rarely granted coverage, the magazine reported. The policy was supposedly always communicated orally, but never in writing in order to avoid the eyes of regulators. But an Ergo spokesman denied the allegations.