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Since March 2020, Airmic has been issuing Friday Reading, a curated series of readings and knowledge resources sent by email to Airmic members. The objective of Airmic Friday Reading was initially to keep members informed during the Covid-19 pandemic. Today, Airmic Friday Reading has evolved in scope to include content on a wide range of subjects with each email edition following a theme. This page is a searchable archive of all the readings and knowledge resources that have been shared.

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Major UK infrastructure projects 2023 Text
ECL , 9th March 2023
Friday Reading Edition 172 (29th September 2023)
From an optimistic 2022, the forecast for the forthcoming year has taken an unexpected slump with looming worries about materials costs and inflation to gloomy reports such as that from data specialist Glenigan predicting a 2 per cent fall in most types of projects.
Categories:
Economic Outlook, Risk Management
Keywords:
Crisis Management, Government
A risk-management approach to a successful infrastructure project Text
McKinsey & Co, 1st November 2013
Friday Reading Edition 172 (29th September 2023)
Large infrastructure projects suffer from significant undermanagement of risk throughout the life cycle of a project, as the management of risk isn’t properly accounted for in their planning.
Categories:
Risk Management
Keywords:
Emerging Risk, Government, Crisis Management
Wildfires Underscore Urgent Need for Climate Contingency Plans for Employees Text
Aon, 1st June 2023
Friday Reading Edition 166 (18th August 2023)
Knowing how to develop collaborative contingency plans to protect employees’ physical and emotional health during dangerous climate events is crucial to ensuring organizations and staff are protected at all levels.
Categories:
ESG, People
Keywords:
Crisis Management, Climate Change, Governance
When faced with fire: Responding to Canada’s wildfire risk Podcast
Marsh, 19th May 2023
Friday Reading Edition 166 (18th August 2023)
Since 1990, wildfires have consumed an average of 2.5 million hectares a year across Canada, with around 7,300 fires occurring annually. These fires can ravage communities, destroy buildings and infrastructure, and even claim lives.
Categories:
Risk Management
Keywords:
Crisis Management, Climate Change, Governance
Wildfires: Understanding a growing risk Text
Zurich, 19th August 2021
Friday Reading Edition 166 (18th August 2023)
Before you plan mitigation, response and recovery efforts, a general understanding of the nature of wildfires and evolving conditions can be helpful.
Categories:
ESG, Risk Management, Geopolitics
Keywords:
Environment, Climate Change, Government, Crisis Management
Wildfire in Canada: fostering resilience through advances in modelling Text
Swiss Re, 5th March 2019
Friday Reading Edition 166 (18th August 2023)
Examines these wildfire risk trends, and discusses how insurers can improve wildfire risk modelling via new real-time techniques that use big data and artificial intelligence.
Categories:
ESG, Resilience
Keywords:
Resilience, Environment, Climate Change, Crisis Management
Hawaii Insurance Risk In Spotlight After Maui Wildfires Text
Newsweek
Friday Reading Edition 166 (18th August 2023)
The Hawaii wildfires could be a foreboding sign of what's to come regarding the state's insurance risk.
Categories:
Risk Management
Keywords:
Climate Change, Crisis Management, Environment
What boards really need to know about AI Text
Board Agenda
Friday Reading Edition 165 (11th August 2023)
Artificial intelligence will affect organisations everywhere, and the greatest step forward for boards will be in terms of trust.
Categories:
Cyber, Risk Management
Keywords:
Emerging Risk, Crisis Management, Business Continuity Management
A New Workplace Transformation: Preparing People for Success with Generative AI Text
Dale Carnegie
Friday Reading Edition 165 (11th August 2023)
A new workforce transformation is upon us. AI is already disrupting industries and has the potential to dramatically increase worker productivity. Prepare your teams to transition toward AI and understand the opportunities and threats.
Categories:
Cyber, Risk Management
Keywords:
Emerging Risk, Cyber, Governance, Crisis Management, Business Continuity Management
Europe sees another year of droughts and wildfires Text
Reuters, 1st August 2023
Friday Reading Edition 164 (4th August 2023)
Europe is battling the effects of scorching weather, with June having been the hottest month on record in the 174-year history of temperature monitoring
Categories:
Risk Management
Keywords:
Crisis Management, Climate Change