Willis has upgraded its Climate Diagnostic platform to help organisations assess exposure to 16 physical climate risks across their assets, operations and supply chains.

Half of organisations have limited or no formal strategy for managing critical events, leaving them potentially unprepared to respond to cyber attacks, geopolitical disruption and extreme weather, according to a new report from Everbridge.

Geopolitical conflict is increasingly influencing corporate decision-making and disrupting business operations, with organisations facing growing pressure around employee safety, travel, cyber security and supply chains, according to new research from Healix.

More than four in five (84%) small and mid-sized UK manufacturers experience unplanned downtime at least once a month, with nearly one in five (18%) reporting disruption weekly, according to research by Aviva.

Cyber crisis simulations involving 147 organisations have highlighted weaknesses in technical containment, secure communications and recovery planning, according to new research from business continuity specialist Databarracks which drew on scenarios based on real-world cyber attacks.

Liberty Mutual Reinsurance and Celest.Science are exploring a fallback methodology for parametric tropical cyclone insurance designed to maintain event assessment when key weather data is unavailable or delayed.

Cyber attacks and data breaches are the biggest business risks facing small and medium-sized enterprises, but many underestimate the threats and misunderstand what cyber insurance covers, according to research by CFC. The report also highlighted concerns around artificial intelligence, with 68% of SMEs expecting it to increase their cyber risk over the next two to three years.

Mosaic Insurance has launched direct political violence underwriting from its European headquarters in Cologne, Germany, offering up to €100m (£85m) of syndicated capacity to European brokers.

The UK’s Office for Product Safety and Standards has expanded a recall of power supply units supplied with Zebra printers after identifying a high risk of fire.

Resilience is shaped by far more than psychological strength, with financial security, physical health, social connections and digital confidence all contributing to people’s ability to adapt to change, according to new research. Understanding those dimensions could give organisations a clearer picture of how prepared their staff are for disruption and where vulnerabilities may lie.

Logistics providers, ports, terminals and cargo owners must treat recurring drought and low-water restrictions as a business continuity risk, rather than an occasional environmental disruption, warns transport and logistics insurer TT Club.

Dr Luke Kane tackles today's travel risk blind spots.

Concern over food safety and health risks has risen sharply among food and drink companies, with 45% of respondents to a survey conducted by Willis now identifying it as a major threat, up from 29% in 2024.

Databarracks has acquired the assets of business continuity consultancy Acumen Business Services Ltd, as it seeks to strengthen its business resilience offering. Acumen was founded by Andy Osborne, who has more than 20 years' experience in business continuity consultancy.

With Catherine Frost, COO at Hiscox UK