NU Online News Service, May 6, 3:21 p.m. EDT

Insurers need to step up their compliance knowledge of sanctions if they want to avoid a fate similar to HHC Insurance Holdings, which paid a fine of over $38,000 for insuring aircraft used in Iran.

According to attorneys Michael Kurtis and Sue Stead with the law firm Nelson Levine de Luca & Horst, the recent fine of $38,448 to settle allegations of violations of the Iranian Transactions Regulations points to a rise in concern over sanction regulations that are growing as turmoil grips the Middle East and North Africa.

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