Exploited vulnerabilities rose 43% in the first three months of the year, fueled by AI-enabled supply chain attacks and a surge in actively exploited zero-day vulnerabilities, according to the latest quarterly threat report by Beazley Security.

UK fire services are now tackling a lithium-ion battery fire once every five hours – equivalent to 4.8 fires a day – according to new research from insurer QBE. The number of lithium-ion battery fires continues to rise year on year, up 147% since 2022.

Willis has launched a carbon capture and storage insurance suite designed to support developers and operators across the CO2 capture, transportation, and storage value chain. It adapts upstream energy, marine, liability and environmental protections to the risks of CCS operations.

The Centre for Disaster Protection has launched Labs, a new innovation platform designed to accelerate practical solutions that help governments better plan, finance, and respond to disasters.

Despite ongoing Middle East tensions, tariffs remain top of the list of political risk concerns, according to latest Willis Political Risk Survey.

The Health and Safety Executive has announced a major package of measures to protect workers from the dangers of engineered stone dust, including silicosis, a deadly-but-preventable lung disease caused by breathing in silica dust released during stone cutting.