The deadline for entries for the 2026 National Insurance Awards has been extended to 5th November 2025. Celebrating excellence in the field, the National Insurance Awards highlight the very best in general insurance provision and management in the UK.

Philippe Cotelle has officially assumed the presidency of the Federation of European Risk Management Associations, succeeding Charlotte Hedemark.

The cyber attack that halted production at Jaguar Land Rover has been estimated to have caused losses of around £1.9bn to the UK economy, according to the Cyber Monitoring Centre. The organisation described the attack as the most economically damaging cyber event ever recorded in the UK.

Firms that are more exposed to rising temperatures consistently deliver lower-than-expected returns, according to new research from the University of Exeter Business School. The study analysed over five decades of US stock data and introduced a measure of temperature sensitivity to assess how companies’ share performance responds to unusual shifts.

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

Global commercial insurance rates fell by an average of 4% in Q3 2025, matching the decline seen in Q2, according to figures from Marsh. This marks the fifth consecutive quarterly decrease following seven years of increases. Heightened competition among insurers, favourable reinsurance pricing, and increased market capacity drove the trend.