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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Howden, 13th November 2024
Friday Reading Edition 228 (29th November 2024)
A collaboration between Howden, Boston Consulting Group and the High-Level Climate Champions, this white paper illustrates the great enabling role of insurance with real world examples across financial risk reduction and mobilisation of capital, optimisation of operational and project performance, and public policy implementation and market expansion
Captive International, 13th November 2024
Friday Reading Edition 226 (15th November 2024)
France’s insurance regulator, the ACPR, has published a guide to captive insurance.
Marsh, 14th October 2024
Friday Reading Edition 226 (15th November 2024)
“There's potential to build a world-class captive domicile in the UK, but it will only be competitive if it has effective regulation and is implemented efficiently.”
HM Treasury, 14th June 2024
Friday Reading Edition 226 (15th November 2024)
The government is consulting on the potential for a new approach to captive insurance companies, with the aim of supporting the competitiveness of the UK insurance sector. This consultation closes on 7 February 2025.
Airmic,Artex, 4th June 2024
Friday Reading Edition 226 (15th November 2024)
The past four years have seen a revitalisation of captive utilisation. Captives are en vogue again but it has not always been the case this century.
Commercial Risk
Friday Reading Edition 226 (15th November 2024)
Highlights how captives – an established risk management tool used for many years and beyond insurance cycles – support organisations in navigating emerging and future challenges by offering tailored risk management strategies
Institute for Fiscal Studies, 31st October 2024
Friday Reading Edition 224 (1st November 2024)
Increases in taxes and borrowing are not costless and the spending plans after 2025-26 are unlikely to survive contact with reality.
Airmic, 23rd February 2023
Friday Reading Edition 218 (20th September 2024)
This report demonstrates why risk and internal audit professionals need to relook at the way they collaborate, as their organisations build resilience amid the maelstrom of geopolitical risks. Elevated uncertainty created by an increase in volatility, complexity and pace of change in a new geopolitical era calls for new approaches to be adopted.
Herbert Smith Freehills, 26th July 2024
Friday Reading Edition 217 (13th September 2024)
In the King’s Speech in July, which set out the government’s legislative agenda for the upcoming parliamentary session, the new Labour government announced that it intends to put forward a draft Audit and Governance Reform Bill.
ACCA, 13th February 2024
Friday Reading Edition 217 (13th September 2024)
Examines risk cultures in the banking industry and how financial institutions can learn from the failures of the likes of Credit Suisse and SVB.