OFAC settles with Generali Global Assistance, Inc. for apparent Cuba sanctions violations
On 1st October 2020, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) announce a $5,864,860-settlement with Generali Global Assistance, Inc. (GGA) for 2,593 apparent violations of the Cuban Assets Control Regulations (CACR), 31 C.F.R. Part 515.
GGA, a New York-incorporated travel assistance services company, “provides travel and claims services on behalf of clients that offer global medical expense and travel insurance policies and other travel-related services to individuals traveling abroad.” Between 2010 and 2015, GGA was a travel service provider for two Canadian insurers that offered travel insurance policies for non-U.S. Canadian subscribers who traveled to Cuba. Specifically, GGA apparently violated § 515.201 of the CACR by processing claims reimbursements in which Cuba (or a Cuban national) had an interest, to Canadian travelers via the Canadian insurers. OFAC has determined that these violations constitute an ‘egregious’ case.
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