European countries take up 9 of the top 10 places in the latest resilience index from commercial property insurer FM, which ranks 130 countries and territories by the resilience of their business environments.

FERMA has submitted its response to the European Commission’s consultation on the upcoming European Climate Resilience Framework, expected in Q4 2026. The Federation welcomed the Commission’s ambition to create a coordinated and forward-looking approach to climate resilience across the EU, urging the adoption of a more collaborative model spanning governments, insurers, capital markets and businesses.

The Information Commissioner’s Office has fined social media site Reddit £14.47m after finding the company failed to use children’s personal information lawfully.

Violence and abuse against retail workers fell by a fifth from 2,000 incidents per day in 2023/4 to 1,600 last year, according to a new crime report by the British Retail Consortium.

There was a sharp increase in cybercriminal groups publicly posting stolen data online during the final quarter of last year, with posts surging by 50%, according to the latest quarterly threat report by Beazley Security.

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.