Click here for the Friday Reading Search, a searchable archive of reading and knowledge resources

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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Airmic, Redhand Advisors, Riskonnect, 15th June 2026
Friday Reading Edition 305 (7th August 2026)
The 2026 Airmic Risk Technology Survey is built on the responses of risk and insurance professionals drawn from across Airmic’s membership. It is a practitioner-led view of how the profession is navigating a technology landscape that is becoming more powerful, more complex, and with the arrival of AI more uncertain than at any point in recent memory.
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HF, 29th May 2026
Friday Reading Edition 305 (7th August 2026)
Traditional approaches to risk management, based on historical analysis and static reporting, are no longer enough. What’s needed is the ability to transform data into predictive intelligence, leading to proactive strategies.
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Airmic, 14th April 2026
Friday Reading Edition 305 (7th August 2026)
Featuring Ross Ellner, Director RMIS AI – International, Archer, as speaker: In an era marked by unprecedented challenges in the risk landscape, the imperative for effective risk management information system (RMIS) solutions has never been more critical. Organisations today face a complex array of risks, compounded by data silos and integration hurdles that traditional RMIS platforms are ill-equipped to address. These challenges underscore the necessity for RMIS solutions that not only integrate seamlessly across diverse functions but also enable a more proactive approach to risk management.
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AMRAE, 6th February 2026
Friday Reading Edition 305 (7th August 2026)
As a market reference, the RMIS Panorama from AMRAE – Airmic’s counterpart in France – provides useful insights to Risk Managers – an analysis of market practices and trends, based on a survey gathering 178 Risk Managers respondents in 24 countries, as well as 55 vendors. It includes expert insights, covering RMIS selection and implementation, ESG integration, and strategic perspectives from insurers and brokers, as well as a focused analysis on Artificial Intelligence.
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Claims and AI , 6th January 2026
Friday Reading Edition 305 (7th August 2026)
Sedgwick’s Chief Claims Officer, Max Koonce, shares his perspective on how artificial intelligence is transforming the insurance industry – the evolution of automation in claims, the opportunities and challenges of AI and a vision for blending intelligent technology with the human touch.
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Redhand Advisors
Friday Reading Edition 305 (7th August 2026)
In this Redhand Advisors RiskTech Webinar, Ryan Cantor, Chief Product & Technology Officer at Origami Risk, joins us to explore a challenge that continues to surface in renewal discussions across industries: organisations cannot apply AI meaningfully to insurance programs until they establish a strong data foundation that delivers true programme visibility.
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Penguin
Even in a tech world crowded with visionary leaders, Demis Hassabis is recognised as a special case. Born to working class, immigrant parents in North London, a chess prodigy by five and wizard coder in his teens, he turned down a seven-figure job offer from a video-game studio to study science at Cambridge. His company, now Google DeepMind, is considered the tech giant’s engine room.
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Cassi, 28th May 2026
By Keith Dear, Founder and CEO of Cassi, and speaker for the opening plenary of next week’s Airmic Conference – the danger is neither Oracle nor algorithm, but unaccountable predictions.
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WTW, 15th April 2026
By Dean Chapman (FINEX GB) and Ian Cairns (Global FINEX) – Quantum risk is a present business threat; organisations must prepare early with enterprise wide planning to protect data and resilience.
Zurich, 24th March 2026
This article is based on a discussion between Penny Seach, Chief Underwriting Officer at Zurich – the opportunities from Artificial Intelligence (AI) are profound and far-reaching – and yet businesses remain cautious. With concerns about security and reliability persisting, few organizations have moved beyond the experimentation phase. How can insurers leverage AI to responsibly drive value at scale?