The United States has had economic sanctions in place against Russia since 2014, when it invaded the Crimea Region of Ukraine. But reaction to Russia’s wholesale military incursion in 2022 has taken the extent and degree of sanctions to a far higher level, creating the need for U.S. companies to establish much stronger diligence programs and in some cases deal with complex compliance issues.

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(Insured Entitled to Coverage Under Crime Policy’s "Computer Fraud" and "Funds Transfer Fraud" Provisions for Employee’s Wiring of Funds in Response to Fraudulent Actor’s Email Request)

(Because Driver of Vehicle Did Not Qualify as An Insured Under Umbrella Policy, Exception to Exclusion in Policy Did Not Operate to Reinstate Coverage Under Such Policy)