- Adapt to various communication preferences
- Set clear expectations and reinforce them
- Foster a workplace culture of inclusion
According to researchers from Eye Security and the Shadowserver Foundation, attackers exploited a previously unknown flaw – a so-called “zero-day” – to gain unauthenticated access to vulnerable SharePoint servers. This allowed them to execute arbitrary code, impersonate services, steal credentials, and install persistent backdoors.
A new route to trade credit coverage
Trade credit insurance has become a critical risk management tool, especially in today’s uncertain trading environment. With increased insolvencies, tighter credit conditions, and evolving geopolitical risks, more businesses are looking to insure their receivables and protect cash flow.
These so-called hybrid threats include cyber intrusions, physical sabotage, and digital disinformation, often carried out through proxies or loosely affiliated criminal networks. In one high-profile incident, three British men were convicted last week of firebombing an aid storage facility in east London – an act the court linked to the Wagner Group, Russia’s notorious paramilitary outfit.
The company’s underwriting platform in the UK, previously Burns & Wilcox UK, will now operate as RB Jones UK, expanding the RB Jones brand outside North America for the first time. The underwriting portfolio includes areas such as specialty, health, hospitality, logistics, professional indemnity, retail, sports and leisure, and terrorism.
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The company reported net written premiums of $11.5 billion for the quarter ending June 30, reflecting a 4% increase from the same period last year, according to a Reuters report. Demand for property and casualty insurance has remained resilient despite ongoing economic uncertainty, as both businesses and consumers continue to seek protection against financial risks and natural disasters.
“In Australia, the inability of managers to lead change has been a significant factor contributing to employee dissatisfaction, with manager quality the top reason employees left their employers over the past year,” said Neal Woolrich, Director, Advisory in the Gartner HR practice.
Founded by Daniel Prince, former CEO of Rethink Underwriting, the MGA aims to streamline follow-capacity placement through algorithmic models. Its launch partner, Artificial Labs, will provide the digital infrastructure, with the first risk placements expected later this year.
The figures underline the critical role of protection insurance in providing financial stability during periods of personal crisis. Individual life insurance, income protection and critical illness policies accounted for £5.32 billion of the total—up 10% on 2023. Notably, this increase came despite the number of individual claims holding steady at 275,000, suggesting that the average claim size has risen sharply. The average individual payout climbed by 10% year-on-year, reaching £18,700.