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.
The Inequality Virus Text
Friday Reading Edition 43 (29th January 2021)
The pandemic has the potential to lead to an increase in inequality in almost every country at once. Yet it has also shown us the vital importance of government action to protect our health and livelihoods – transformative policies that seemed unthinkable before the crisis have suddenly been shown to be possible.
Friday Reading Edition 42 (22nd January 2021)
Focuses on the important task of looking at the road ahead in order to support businesses in their strategic decision making – from the new cyber threats which will become more apparent in a world where digitisation has accelerated, to the need to redefine health and safety ‘at work’ in a world.
Friday Reading Edition 52 (1st April 2021)
A survey of thousands of global executives since June 2020 on the likelihood that one of nine economic outcomes of the pandemic will occur in their home countries. These scenarios account for the GDP impact of the virus’s health effects and the effectiveness of governments’ public-health and economic-policy responses to it.
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Friday Reading Edition 47 (26th February 2021)
[Free to read full report upon sharing contact details] This report takes an in-depth look at the sectors that have benefited from Covid-19 restrictions, alongside a range of new geopolitical, regulatory and security risks that have emerged as a result of such rapid growth. In addition, we assess what governments can do to develop conducive business environments, with digitalisation likely to be one of the prime drivers of the economic recovery.
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Friday Reading Edition 67 (16th July 2021)
Given the profound uncertainties and their varying impact across business lines, insurers must commit strongly to risk-oriented, structured decision-making approaches. It is time for chief risk officers (CROs) to step up to this challenge. With their help, the industry can reinvent itself to stay relevant to customers and attractive to investors.
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Friday Reading Edition 42 (22nd January 2021)
In EIU’s latest global outlook video, Agathe Demarais, Nicholas Fitzroy and Alessandro Cugnasca discuss the outlook for the euro zone and top risks for the global economy in 2021.
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Friday Reading Edition 94 (18th February 2022)
[Free to read upon sharing corporate email address] Instead of new augmented intelligence features and the acceleration of analytics embedded throughout workflows, the crucial importance of business intelligence became the dominant trend in analytics due to the pandemic. That, in turn, led to the acceleration of digital transformation, the larger phenomenon of organisations moving to digitise most phases of their operations.
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Friday Reading Edition 39 (18th December 2020)
Premium Credit has undertaken a series of studies and unique market analysis to gauge sentiment towards buying insurance and the use of credit, among personal, SME and corporate customers in 2020. The research and analysis focus on the impact of Covid-19 on the purchase of insurance and how customers have changed buying habits and shifted priorities in the wake of the pandemic.
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Friday Reading Edition 45 (12th February 2021)
This podcast series discusses floods, windstorms, rising temperatures and the impact of Covid-19 on climate risks with experts from across Zurich Insurance Group.
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Friday Reading Edition 34 (13th November 2020)
While the COVID-19 pandemic has placed unparalleled demands on modern healthcare systems, the industry’s response has vividly demonstrated its resilience and ability to bring innovations to market quickly.
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