The Information Commissioner’s Office has won a successful ruling in the Court of Appeal against the decision of the Upper Tribunal on DSG Retail Limited. The ICO fined DSG £500,000 in 2020 after a cyber attack which affected the personal data of over 14m people.

PERILS, the Zurich-based catastrophe insurance data provider, has estimated that last month’s extratropical windstorm Goretti caused an insurance market loss of €467m (£408m). The storm affected southwestern England, northern France and Belgium between 8-9 January 2026.

Willis has introduced a reputational risk quantification model for celebrity endorsement. Utilising datasets from Polecat, the model quantifies the reputational risk associated with celebrity endorsers and brand ambassadors.

The Financial Conduct Authority has fined Richard Howson £237,700 for his part in misleading statements being issued by Carillion plc. As group chief executive, Howson was aware of serious financial troubles in Carillion’s UK construction business but failed to reflect this in company announcements or alert its board and audit committee, leading to poor oversight.

Threats to individuals and client assets increased sharply in 2025, with political repatriations also rising amid heightened geopolitical instability and security concerns. Incidents involving threats to individuals or client assets accounted for 37% of all cases handled by the Willis Alert:24 risk advisory service. Political repatriations were the second most common incident type at 19%.

A reported delay to the Government’s proposed building Remediation Bill is expected to prolong uncertainty across the construction professional indemnity insurance market, reinforcing conservative underwriting and limiting near-term relief in the market.