Jordan Insurance v AIG litigation – do US sanctions prevent reinsurance payouts?

AIG Europe Ltd has argued in the Commercial Court in London that it cannot pay 414,000 Jordanian Dinars (US $584,000) in reinsurance cover to the Jordan Insurance Company for money said to have been stolen in 2013 from a Syrian bank (International Bank for Trade and Finance Ltd), because that payment would breach US sanctions on Syria. AIG argues that …