About ICPRO
The Insurance Cyber & Political Risks Observatory was established to bring specialist expertise in cyber and political risks into the global insurance sector.
Our analytical foundations were developed through in-depth work on:
● Current and emerging cyber threats
● Terrorism and violent extremism activity
● Online mobilisation and grievance ecosystems
● Crisis simulation and structured crisis response design
● Regulatory and policy environments
This experience provides granular understanding of how online escalation can precede and shape real-world disruption.
ICPRO applies this expertise across broader domains including politically-motivated cyber activity, social engineering campaigns, and hybrid crises.
All analysis is framed around insurance risk exposure, escalation thresholds, and portfolio impact.
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Leadership Team
Stuart Macdonald specialises in legal and policy responses to online violent extremism and terrorism, with particular expertise in criminal law, human rights, and propaganda dissemination. His work examines how legal frameworks intersect with digital platforms and emerging threat environments, including research ethics and data protection.
He is Professor at Swansea University, Senior Fellow at Hedayah, and Associate Fellow at ICCT. He serves on the ECTC Advisory Network Steering Committee on Terrorism and Propaganda.
At ICPRO, Stuart provides expertise on legal thresholds, regulatory exposure, and evolving policy frameworks shaping cyber and political risk.
Stuart Macdonald
Jeff Heasman is an expert in insurance law and behavioural sciences. He advises insurers and brokers internationally on risk assessment, underwriting judgement and behavioural influences on decision-making. He is the author of the entry on insurance against terrorism in the forthcoming Elgar Concise Encyclopedia of Terrorism Law.
He was the first Dean of the Faculty of Law at Cavendish University in Zambia and lectures globally.
At ICPRO, Jeff ensures analytical insight is framed directly around underwriting and portfolio exposure.
Jeff Heasman
Lisa McInerney specialises in crisis response simulations, strategic foresight and scenario planning in digitally mediated risk environments. Her work focuses on violent extremism and terrorism online and structured incident response.
She previously served as Global Policy Area Lead for Violent Organizations at Twitter, and as Programme Manager for the VOX-Pol Network of Excellence. She is the Founder of Extremisphere.
At ICPRO, Lisa leads immersive simulation design and scenario development for insurance decision-makers.
Lisa McInerney
Arthur Bradley specialises in OSINT, online investigations and violent extremist propaganda ecosystems, with a particular focus on Islamist terrorism, right-wing violent extremism, and lone actors without coherent ideological beliefs. He previously served as OSINT Manager at Tech Against Terrorism.
At ICPRO, Arthur contributes specialist analytical capability in online escalation patterns and emerging threat ecosystems.
Arthur Bradley
Joe Whittaker specialises in terrorists’ online behaviours, algorithmic amplification dynamics and online misogyny. He is a Senior Lecturer at Swansea University and a member of GIFCT’s Youth Radicalisation Working Group.
At ICPRO, Joe provides insight into digital ecosystem dynamics relevant to political and cyber risk.