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Rare earth dispute exposes compliance collision in global supply chains

Chinese countermeasures against a major supply-chain due diligence body are beginning to collide with rare-earth trade, creating new problems for businesses trying to meet different regulatory requirements across global supply chains.

The convective storm surge and what risk managers can still control

Severe convective storm losses were below trend in the first half of 2026, but elevated storm activity shows why businesses cannot afford to ease off on resilience.

Low water is becoming a chronic supply chain risk for organisations reliant on inland waterways

Inland waterways are central to lower-carbon freight strategies, but recurring drought is exposing the risks of supply chains built around historically reliable river systems.

Climate risk exposes adaptation gaps in pharma supply chains

Almost nine in ten pharmaceutical companies expect climate-related disruption to their supply chains to increase, but new research suggests practical adaptation remains limited and supplier visibility is still a significant barrier.

Legacy tech: the silent threat to CNI

Jen Modi, regional sales director at Barrier Networks, explores how legacy technology is increasing cyber and operational risk across critical national infrastructure, and what organisations can do to modernise without disrupting essential services.

Drone threat raises risk for businesses using Russian airspace

Ukraine has called for civilian flights through Russian airspace to be prohibited as expanding drone operations cause growing disruption at Russian airports and increase the risks facing airlines and insurers.

Manchester Airports Group breach exposes risks in ‘non-critical’ systems

A cyber attack on Manchester Airports Group exposed data belonging to around 8.7 million customers, despite leaving airport operations unaffected.

Employee risk is ‘definitely higher up’ corporate agendas as ‘very significant’ losses start to stack up – Zurich

The insurer’s head of commercial claims says that although employees are the ‘most important assets’ within an organisation, they are also ‘one of the points of greatest weakness’

Q2 2026 Edition

Germany’s extreme heat exposes climate adaptation funding gap

Low river levels are disrupting freight and forcing contingency measures across Germany, as ministers clash over how climate adaptation should be funded.

Lithium chokepoints put global supply chains at risk

WTW research shows how shocks across South America’s Lithium Triangle could spread through contracts, logistics networks and balance sheets without causing direct physical damage.

Opinion: Why climate risk must be treated like innovation

Climate risk too often lives solely in the boardroom, in strategic reports that use inaccessible language, divorced from the operational reality – but it should be embedded in business culture to empower action today

Case study: Inside the Beacon CRM breach impacting thousands of charities

A breach at CRM provider Beacon left customers across the charity and cultural sectors assessing what data may have been taken and how to respond before the full picture was clear.

Sector focus: Entertainment’s hidden workplace injury exposure

Workplace injuries are common across film, television and theatre, yet many never appear in claims data. New research is examining the reporting gap and what could improve prevention.

Opinion: Heatwaves are exposing a hidden balance sheet risk for power generators

Alistair Moodie, chief product officer at risk analytics platform SAMP Risk, discusses how heatwaves are impacting the power market, pinpointing that static surveys do not provide coherent enough data to support risk transfer

Case study: How an AI cyber test led to unsanctioned real-world actions

A routine cyber evaluation at the UK AI Security Institute resulted in autonomous agents taking unsanctioned action against real people and organisations, exposing gaps in internet controls, monitoring and test design.

Regulation watch: FERMA calls for insurance exemption from EU procurement rules

FERMA’s Laurent Nihoul discusses the latest on EU Public Procurement Directives and the growing pressure to exclude insurance from Directives’ requirements.

Captives offer risk management control that is not at the whim of the insurance pricing cycle – Caroline Wagstaff

Chief executive emphasises that captives provide a useful tool as part of a multipronged risk strategy, where risk professionals can have greater oversight and influence over the short, medium and long-term management of risks

Drones set to deliver net risk benefits – but sky-high human error claims costs must be mitigated

Although research demonstrates that drone usage can reduce a business’ net risk profile overall, risk professionals must think strategically about combating pilot errors as ‘the human in that chain is the weak link’ contributing to claims costs

Case study: British Transport Police expands risk management strategy by adopting drone in a box technology

The policing service is working hard to balance the aviation risk of using drones with operational risks, especially as is it able to take advantage of legal exemptions to operate outside of current regulation, says BTP’s head of drones programme

Can Open Sesame close the climate resilience financing gap?

FERMA and WBCSD are developing a common framework to help companies demonstrate the value of prevention, secure capital and protect insurance capacity