The recent incident involving an OpenAI agent breaching AI platform Hugging Face has sent a clear signal to the insurance market: agentic AI risk is no longer theoretical. It is operational, it is here, and it is moving faster than the frameworks designed to manage it.

We are seeing an uptick in the use of artificial intelligence (AI) tools in business; companies and organisations are adopting routine use of AI bots and increasing integration of AI into standard practices.

The latest natural catastrophe data from 2025 should prompt insurers to ask an uncomfortable question: are current underwriting frameworks, modelling tools and coverage structures fit for a risk environment that looks materially different from the one they were designed for?

Ireland's Building Control Regulations underwent significant expansion in May 2025, creating unexpected compliance challenges for developers and advisers. The certificate of compliance on completion has emerged as a critical bottleneck in transactions, while projects caught mid-stream face complex regime questions that can stall financing and occupation.

Unfortunately not! The House of Lords decision in the case of HMRC v Stringer leaves employers still unclear on the important questions of whether holiday can be taken during periods of sickness absence and whether a worker can carry over accrued holiday from one year to the next.

We regularly review binders in place between insurers' and coverholders' risk, whether as part of a comprehensive review on exposures, up or down the distribution chain, or for advice in relation to specific concerns or queries on individual issues.

The programme aims to accelerate market access for innovative food products while maintaining robust safety standards.

A Court of Appeal judgment may have far reaching consequences for medical law, compensation claims and commercial relationships as regards the 'ownership' of body parts and material.

Today is World Prematurity Day - a day dedicated to raising awareness of preterm birth and the profound impact it has on families worldwide.

Earlier this month, Constructing Excellence Midlands Social Value Theme Group hosted 'Expert Advice Live' at our Birmingham office...

In April 1997, the Second Claimant, Mr. Bradbury, who had been advised by Ernst & Young on his personal tax matters since 1980, sold an electronics manufacturing business.

From commercial developments to homebuilding, home insurance to the risk assessment of large commercial sites; insurance decisions depend on clear and up-to-date insights.

Willis has launched a sensor-based parametric insurance solution for UK racecourses that responds to localised flooding. Royal Windsor Racecourse, one of 16 venues operated by Arena Racing Company (ARC), is the first site to adopt the policy, having previously been considered uninsurable for flood risk because of its position directly on the River Thames.

Professional liability specialists at law firm Browne Jacobson are predicting a shortage of credible expert witnesses to defend against the raft of claims expected next year as the credit squeeze continues to affect financial and property markets in the UK.

Threats were made via social media to the lives and safety of the police officer witnesses involved in a car chase which resulted in the death of Henry Hicks.

In light of the recent government initiative to pilot locally-led inquiries into child grooming gangs, the role of legal project management (LPM) becomes increasingly...

Aon has urged US lawmakers to establish a coordinated, whole government approach to artificial intelligence (AI) regulation, emphasising the need for a national policy framework that ensures insurability while promoting...

Driver CPC training will be a requirement for all large goods vehicle drivers from 10 September 2009. As of this date, drivers will need to have completed the necessary training in order to legally drive large goods vehicles for a living.

On 12 July 2016, the European Commission adopted the EU-US Privacy Shield as a replacement for the Safe Harbor mechanism, which had previously been declared invalid by the Court of Justice of the EU.

In February 2019, the vessel Solomon Trader grounded in the Solomon Islands, leading to an arbitration award on 14 March 2023 against the charterer...