The Managing General Agents’ Association has expanded its membership criteria to allow eligible MGAs, insurers and suppliers based outside the UK and Ireland to join, opening its network to organisations seeking to develop business in the two markets.

Cyber attacks targeting supermarket refrigeration systems have disrupted stores across at least five European countries, raising concerns about the vulnerability of operational technology and the potential for cyber incidents to cause physical damage and business interruption. Incidents affected refrigeration and freezer equipment have been reported in Sweden, Belgium, Luxembourg, Ireland and Estonia.

UK businesses are experiencing increased losses as business interruption, cyber and supply chain disruptions converge, but few have formal risk management plans or have quantified their exposure from these combined threats, according to a new report from Aon.

The outbreak of Bundibugyo Ebola virus disease in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has spread to neighbouring countries, with cases confirmed in Kenya and Nigeria and a patient medically evacuated to Switzerland.

The Society for Underwater Technology has published new guidance to help offshore renewable energy developers and operators identify and manage risks from unexploded ordnance.

More than four in five (84%) small and mid-sized UK manufacturers experience unplanned downtime at least once a month, with nearly one in five (18%) reporting disruption weekly, according to research by Aviva.