Remote and hybrid working is leading to a rethink in crisis leadership, as traditional models struggle to address the risks of managing incidents across distributed teams. With 63% of staff in the UK now working remotely or in hybrid roles, crisis teams are increasingly required to manage incidents from home settings, often with limited visibility of staff well-being and fragmented communication.

The Financial Conduct Authority has launched a review into how advanced artificial intelligence could affect consumers, retail financial markets and financial regulation in the years ahead. AI is already deeply embedded across financial services. However, rapid advances in generative, agentic and emerging forms of AI mean the next phase of development could be transformational.

The global credit and political risk insurance market delivered another strong year of growth and performance in 2025, according to Howden Re’s credit and political risk insurance team, which said disciplined underwriting and resilient demand continued to distinguish the sector from broader commercial lines.

Beazley has rejected Zurich Insurance Group’s cash takeover proposal, saying it materially undervalues the specialty insurer and its long-term prospects as an independent listed company. Following Zurich’s public approach, Beazley’s board unanimously dismissed this week’s offer, noting it was lower than the previous bid.

The defence sector faces a widening set of economic, political and supply chain risks, despite strong demand for military capability. Production constraints, limited international coordination and rising fiscal pressure are undermining the sector’s ability to respond to growing geopolitical instability, according to analysis from Oxford Analytica and Willis.

Corporate governance specialists have expressed “profound disappointment” at the Government’s decision to drop the Audit Reform and Corporate Governance Bill.