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flag UK firms lead globally in board-level risk oversight and use of risk experts, per Aon’s 2025 survey.

flag UK businesses are outpacing global peers in risk oversight, with 78.6% reporting direct board involvement in risk management—well above the global average of 61.4%. flag Nearly three-quarters of UK firms have dedicated risk or insurance departments, and 75% are using or planning captive insurance vehicles. flag Cyber-attacks, business interruption, and economic slowdown are top current risks, while AI and competition rank among the top future threats. flag UK firms also lead in measuring insurable risk costs and rely more heavily on brokers—78.3% use them to identify major risks, compared to 55.7% globally—highlighting a strong reliance on external expertise. flag The findings come from Aon’s 2025 Global Risk Management Survey, based on nearly 3,000 executives across 63 countries and 16 industries.

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