Latest Risk Management news and insights

Skip to main content
Skip to navigation

Risk Management

High Five: Catch up on the biggest stories this week

2026-06-19T14:00:00+01:00By Insurance Times

Insurance Times rounds up the top five stories making headlines across the market from 15 to 19 June 2026

Airmic 2026: Risk managers must get comfortable operating in the gaps between traditional risk categories as modern risks ‘refuse to stay in their lane’

2026-06-19T12:00:00+01:00By Katie Scott

Successful risk managers of the future will ‘understand connections, navigate uncertainty that doesn’t fit neatly into a risk register, see around corners and imagine futures that haven’t ever happened before’, says insurer chief underwriting officer

Airmic 2026: Tripartite communication central to tackling protection gaps

2026-06-19T11:00:00+01:00By Katie Scott

Trade associations publish joint report with short, medium and long-term action points on how to mitigate protection gaps, including a product design pivot to focus on outcomes rather than strict lines of business

LMA seeks clarity on US-Iran peace deal

2026-06-19T09:00:00+01:00By Yiannis Kotoulas

‘The main requirement for recovery is stability and certainty for shipowners and insurers,’ says chief executive

AI, regulation and climate risks top key global insurance concerns

2026-06-18T13:00:00+01:00By Iris Hakaj

‘The complex and demanding intervention that AI is creating across the sector clearly presents both opportunity and risk,’ says chair

PRA sets out vision for UK captive regime ahead of consultation

2026-06-18T12:00:00+01:00By Jon Guy

The UK’s proposed captive regime is moving from concept towards consultation, with the PRA signalling a focus on simplicity, proportionality and commercial viability

Cover costs fall for young drivers but monthly mark-ups still biting

2026-06-18T11:00:00+01:00By George McDade

‘There are always savings to be had when taking out car insurance, and sometimes it’s the basics that offer the most potential,’ says chief executive

Autonomous vehicle safety principles welcome, but more work needed – Thatcham Research

2026-06-18T06:00:00+01:00By George McDade

‘If safety is the promise of automated vehicles, transparency is what will build trust,’ says vehicle technology manager

TBIG acquires majority stake in Barnet broker

2026-06-17T10:11:00+01:00By George McDade

‘We have ambitious plans for the future, including continued organic growth, investment in our people and the development of new opportunities,’ says managing director

Marsh launches captive offering for multinational employee benefits risks

2026-06-16T13:00:00+01:00By Harriet Scott

The new offering ’enables clients to take an off-the-shelf, low-cost approach to risk retention and break new ground in managing mounting international employee benefits costs,’ says global pooling and cell facilities leader

Over four million homes could be at risk of subsidence by 2070

2026-06-16T10:00:00+01:00By George McDade

‘Subsidence is an area where homeowners can easily be caught out, both by the risk to their property and by the excess they’d face on a claim,’ says head

Insurance sector still scratching head over ‘muddy’ emerging risk of intellectual property, cyber and general liability cross-section – Lockton

2026-06-16T07:00:00+01:00By Katie Scott

Risk managers could face policy exclusions arising from ‘complicated’ emerging risk cross-section, however broker senior vice-president ringfences geopolitical challenges as the risk community’s most pressing concern in 2026

Liberty launches satellite-powered parametric wildfire cover with Iceye partnership

2026-06-15T13:00:00+01:00By Iris Hakaj

‘Built on rapid and verifiable observation data from our SAR satellite constellation, this offering provides quick confirmation when agreed loss parameters are met,’ says head of reinsurance

Telematics key to reducing high claims rates among new drivers – Aviva

2026-06-15T11:00:00+01:00By George McDade

‘Action needs to be taken to make our roads safer, not just for young drivers, but also vulnerable road users,’ says chief executive

Parametric policies are steering risk transfer from annual renewal cycles to a resilience mindset – Descartes Underwriting

2026-06-15T07:00:00+01:00By Katie Scott

The MGA’s head of Europe, UK, Middle East and Africa explains that parametric insurance covers are encouraging risk transfer strategies to swap a material damage focus for an operational disruption response, giving organisations an ‘extra edge’

High Five: Catch up on the biggest stories this week

2026-06-12T14:00:00+01:00By Insurance Times

Insurance Times rounds up the top five stories making headlines across the market from 8 to 12 June 2026

Sponsored Content

Informal communications in professional services create new risks – Hiscox

2026-06-11T14:00:00+01:00By Maxim Dobrov

Sponsored content: Maxim Dobrov, consultancy and professional services sector lead at Hiscox, discusses the risks that can arise from the increased use of informal communications in professional services

Lloyd’s broker launches new delegated authority and consortia team

2026-06-11T12:52:00+01:00By George McDade

‘Our aim with this specialist unit is to help carriers harness these advantages through bespoke, efficient consortium solutions,’ says managing director

David Nichols: Zurich UK’s ‘best ideas’ driven by broker engagement

2026-06-10T07:00:00+01:00By Yiannis Kotoulas

‘We don’t have the right to demand growth – we have to show up and earn respect to get it,’ says head of retail

Addept Insurance partners with Howden-owned broker to expand pet damage insurance

2026-06-09T12:16:00+01:00By Harriet Scott

’With the Renters’ Rights Act strengthening tenants’ rights to keep pets, it’s increasingly important that landlords have appropriate protection against the associated risk of possible property damage,’ says associate director

Campaigners stage Lloyd’s protest over Coral Triangle gas projects

2026-06-09T09:23:00+01:00By Iris Hakaj

’Insurers underwriting fossil fuel companies are helping destroy the marine habitats families depend on every day,’ says campaigner

Aventum-owned broker launches commercial binder under new underwriting platform

2026-06-08T12:47:00+01:00By Harriet Scott

’We are bringing much needed innovation, expertise, capacity and service to retail brokers to help them differentiate their offering and place the broadest range of commercial risks,’ says managing partner for risk solutions

World Cup windfall or claims headache? Hospitality’s summer surge puts insurers on alert

2026-06-05T08:00:00+01:00By Iris Hakaj

A summer boost from staycation spending and World Cup crowds is set to lift UK hospitality revenues, but insurance experts warn that higher footfall could drive claims and expose underinsurance across the sector

E-cigarette fires increase by a third in 2025 despite disposable vape ban

2026-06-04T10:00:00+01:00By Harriet Scott

Issue is now ‘beyond an emerging risk’, says head of large and complex claims

All Risk Management articles

Rising Complexity: Rethinking UK Product Liability Risk 2026