Cyber tops the list of the business concerns in the UK and globally for 2026 as business worries about the impact and cost of malicious breaches and attacks. Following major attacks in the UK in 2025, concerns about cyber security in the UK has risen from 41% to 62%. UK businesses are also concerned about the acceleration of AI and the impact of geopolitical rifts, according to the 2026 UK Risk Barometer. Meanwhile, Maxime Lemerle, Lead Analyst for Insolvency Research at Allianz Trade said, “five consecutive years of global insolvency increases is unprecedented since the financial crisis,” but global business insolvencies are expected to continue. Read the UK Risk Barometer 2026.
