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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’

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.

Q2 2026 Edition

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

Lower catastrophe losses give risk managers a window to strengthen protection

First-half catastrophe losses remained manageable for insurers, but regional extremes, earthquakes, heat and shifting weather patterns show why organisations should use improving market conditions to address gaps in their resilience.

From property to people: preparing businesses for wildfire disruption

Active fires in Wales and mass evacuations in France and Spain are forcing organisations to reassess wildfire exposure across property, people, operations and supply chains.

Sector spotlight: Food firms strengthen continuity as confidence falls

Food, beverage and agriculture businesses are formalising continuity plans, but confidence has fallen as risks spread across operations and gaps in resources and insurance protection persist.

UK businesses confident about trade credit resilience – but research results show different conclusion

A new report from broker Marsh confirms that although UK companies are optimistic about their ability to weather trade credit risks, the majority have experienced late payments, or had to write off bad debt

UK regulators propose formal framework for country’s captive regime via consultation

’A competitive captive insurance option in the UK could benefit UK companies and support wider economic growth,’ says deputy chief executive

Strait of Hormuz disruption exposes risks far beyond oil

Renewed disruption in the Strait of Hormuz is showing how quickly a shipping crisis can spread through global energy, trade and food systems

The engineer: How Gaëtan Lefèvre keeps risk relevant at John Cockerill

After 18 years at one of Europe’s oldest industrial groups, John Cockerill’s Gaëtan Lefèvre knows managing risk only matters if the business truly believes in it. He discusses that battle for relevance and the importance of understanding the inner workings of your company.