ICC ends contract with French insurer amid US sanctions threat
Summary
The International Criminal Court (ICC) has ended its contract with French insurer Axa because of pressure from US sanctions threats. The ICC is looking for a new insurance provider as tensions rise with the US government under President Donald Trump, who opposes the court's authority.Key Facts
- The ICC canceled its contract with Axa, a French health and life insurance company, immediately.
- This happened after the US threatened sanctions against the ICC.
- President Donald Trump called the ICC “evil” and urged countries to leave the court.
- The US has already sanctioned more than a dozen ICC judges and staff, including the court’s president.
- The ICC wants to arrest Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, partly causing US opposition.
- The US opposes the ICC because it claims authority over countries that have not agreed to its treaty, including the US and Israel.
- Axa feared that US sanctions could stop it from doing business with the ICC, especially with transactions in US dollars.
- The ICC and Axa could not find a solution using a “blocking statute,” a European law to protect companies from third-country sanctions.
- The ICC will find a new health insurance provider but has not named the replacement.
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