Airmic has teamed up with its public sector sister body Alarm and the Institute of Risk Management to

draw up a British Standard for risk management.

The three bodies have deliberately excluded other involved in providing risk management, such as accountancy firms, to ensure the early work and draft standards reflect the practical concerns of risk managers actually working in businesses and other major organisations.

The special team from the three groups is headed by David Ovenden, former head of insurance and RM at P&O, a CII fellow and a former Airmic chairman. "When we have reached some sort of consensus we will put it out to others for consultation," he said.

Airmic chairman Mark Butterworth questioned insurers commitment to tackling new risks after research among its ecommerce special interest group slammed insurers for failing the market.


The 2025 Insurance Times Awards took place on the evening of Wednesday 3rd December in the iconic Great Room of London’s Grosvenor House.

Hosted by comedian and actor Tom Allen, 34 Gold, 23 Silver and 22 Bronze awards were handed out across an amazing 34 categories recognising brilliance and innovation right across the breadth of UK general insurance.
Many congratulations to all the worthy winners and as always, huge thanks to our sponsors for their support and our judges for their expertise.

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