Pool Re has warned that the lifting of lockdown restrictions and increased passenger numbers heralds the return of crowds and, with it, the potential for terrorist attacks. Counter-terrorism police have made a number of warnings of the increasing threat of self-radicalisation during lockdown and the return of crowded spaces may present a target which has not been present for over a year.

The US government issued emergency legislation on Sunday after a ransomware attack forced the shutdown of the crucial US Colonial pipeline, which supplies almost half of total East Coast consumption of diesel, gasoline and jet fuel. Refined product prices are this morning trading higher, with concerns about the ongoing impact should the situation persist.

Following a year with more planes grounded than in the skies, the aviation sector and its insurers are grappling with the challenges of resuming operations amid a varied international recovery.

Organisations have a “once in a generation” opportunity to change working practices for the better, if they can effectively plan the return to offices at the end of June. But only half of UK organisations have consulted with their staff about the big return to the workplace, leaving the rest at risk of reverting to the “old normal”, according to research published today by the Chartered Management Institute.

Sales of legal cannabis in the US have hit a record high of US$17.5bn and new legislation surrounding insurance and banking rules for the market is set to open up potential new opportunities for insurers. New Dawn Risk has published a white paper on insurance for the US legal cannabis, CBD and hemp markets, detailing the changing legal landscape within the sector.

Half of Britain’s manufacturers have been the victim of cyber crime during the last 12 months, during a period when thousands of organisations moved their staff to remote working when the COVID crisis struck, according to a report by manufacturers’ trade body Make UK.