The UK has faced a record 204 “nationally significant” cyber attacks in the past year – an average of four a week – according to the National Cyber Security Centre. The figure, revealed in the agency’s latest annual review, published today, compares with 89 over the previous year

Professor Richard Susskind, author of How to Think About AI, says that while AI will increasingly challenge professional roles in insurance over the next decade, market participants can find ways to embrace that change to remain relevant. Speaking at the CII's conference in London, Susskind told delegates that their greatest competitors in the future are not in fact their traditional rivals, but their AI-empowered clients.

Specialist energy and infrastructure broker and managing general agent Nardac has added construction all risk cover to the operational cover it already offers for batter energy storage systems. It is also extending its geographical reach, and in addition to catering for UK and US risks will now accept those in Europe and Australia.

Global business leaders now see geopolitical and economic uncertainty as the greatest obstacles to growth, with inflation and political unrest key amongst corporate risks. These findings come from Beazley’s 2025 Geopolitical and Economic Risk and Resilience Report, which surveyed 3,500 senior executives across multiple regions and sectors.
The research paints a picture of firms operating in a complex, fast-moving environment where trade tensions, energy costs and policy shifts are converging to test resilience.

Soteria Surveyors and Loss Adjusters has signed an associate agreement with Charles Taylor Marine Technical Services, extending their collaboration to Qatar and India.

While many enterprises are implementing AI tools, inconsistent execution is leaving some ‘stuck in pilot mode’, according to a new report. An AI adoption gap is being driven by what it calls the “middle maturity trap”, where high investment activity fails to translate into sustained resilience and foresight. As a result, decision-making times are lengthening as confidence in AI adoption fluctuates, with fewer than 30% of businesses feeling prepared for upcoming governance requirements.