Covéa Insurance has named Philippe Domart as its new chief executive officer, subject to regulatory approval. He will take over from Georges De Macedo on 1 April 2026.

HF, legal advisers to the insurance and commercial sectors, has acquired a significant part of the assets of Crawford and Company Legal Services Limited, with around 90 staff moving across as part of a TUPE consultation process.

Remote and hybrid working is leading to a rethink in crisis leadership, as traditional models struggle to address the risks of managing incidents across distributed teams. With 63% of staff in the UK now working remotely or in hybrid roles, crisis teams are increasingly required to manage incidents from home settings, often with limited visibility of staff well-being and fragmented communication.

Belfor UK has added a dedicated roofing service to its restoration offering, allowing the firm to manage roofing claims for commercial and domestic properties nationwide.

Small and medium-sized businesses remain significantly underprotected against the financial and operational impacts of terrorism, according to a new report from Pool Re. It says terrorism cover is still absent from most commercial property policies despite the persistence of an evolving threat landscape.

The 2026 Business Continuity Awards are open for entries. Celebrating achievement in business continuity, security and resilience, the Business Continuity Awards are the most anticipated and celebrated event in the business continuity calendar, providing unrivalled networking, alongside a night of entertainment and celebration.

Businesses are stepping up their risk management strategies with tighter control of supply chains, enhanced contractual protection, centralised regulatory oversight and more frequent cyber simulations, according to insights from Clyde & Co

A major Amazon Web Services outage on Monday disrupted a wide range of online services, including Amazon, Lloyd’s Bank, Etsy, Verizon and Vodafone, illustrating the systemic risk posed by concentrated cloud provider dependencies, and the vulnerability of digital ecosystems to a single region or critical service failure.

Goalposts are moving. Martin Allen-Smith reports

The MoD data breach highlights persistent vulnerabilities in public sector data security efforts.

The majority of UK organisations now maintain up-to-date business continuity plans, marking a steep rise from a decade ago, according to the latest Databarracks Data Health Check survey. The data shows that 85% of the firms polled have a business continuity plan, compared with 56% in 2015. Four in five plans are up-to-date.

The world’s first independent accreditation scheme for business process outsourcing providers has been launched.

Ransomware payments by UK businesses have dropped sharply, with just 17% of victims paying attackers in the past year, according to Databarracks’ newly published Data Health Check 2025. This is down from 27% in 2024 and 44% in 2023.

Ransomware payments are down, AI-driven threats are rising, and cyber attacks remain the leading cause of IT disruption, according to Databarracks’ 2025 Data Health Check.

Construction companies face mounting supply chain disruption amid rising geopolitical tensions, with UK firms particularly exposed due to material import dependencies and labour shortages.