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.
Friday Reading Edition 163 (28th July 2023)
In discussing Nigel Farage’s relationship with the bank’s Coutts subsidiary, the NatWest CEO breached the group’s policy. Her compounding error was that she had not got her facts straight when talking to the media – it turned out that Coutts didn’t drop Farage solely because he had fallen below the qualifying criteria to be a client. Its reputational risk committee had also deemed him to be too risky, because his views “were at odds with our position as an inclusive organisation”.
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Friday Reading Edition 163 (28th July 2023)
Purpose can make organisations more aware of shifting external consumer sentiments. At the same time, the enthusiasm for corporate purpose brings its own risks – a botched corporate purpose programme could do more damage than having never engaged with the idea in the first place.
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Friday Reading Edition 163 (28th July 2023)
Previous studies suggest that the risk community continues to struggle with reputational risk and with reputation as an intangible asset. This report puts forward frameworks for risk professionals to work strategically with others within their organisations to measure and tackle reputational risks.
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Friday Reading Edition 160 (7th July 2023)
Following the 2005 London bombings, a novel public health programme was instituted to address the mental health needs of survivors. This article describes the rationale for the programme and the outcome data.
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Friday Reading Edition 160 (7th July 2023)
In a global context of what some are calling a ‘perma-crisis’ or ‘poly-crisis’, businesses are increasingly witnessing, directly or indirectly, the impact of protest movements and civil unrest on their operations, a trend that is forecast to grow throughout this year.
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Friday Reading Edition 160 (7th July 2023)
The second in a two-part series on interagency coordination that examines the response to the 2005 London bombings. This article discusses the challenges faced by UK agencies in responding to the attacks and lessons that may be learned from them.
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Friday Reading Edition 158 (23rd June 2023)
Airmic members are well positioned to bring synergy between insurers – large corporations which are making some of the most consequential climate commitments in the world today – and the businesses and organisations they are helping to navigate the climate transition
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Friday Reading Edition 158 (23rd June 2023)
Artificial intelligence (AI) can help equip risk professionals to bring greater value to their organisations as strategic enablers. As fears of ethical and other risks around AI grow, it will reinforce the need for human decision making and oversight.
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Friday Reading Edition 158 (23rd June 2023)
The objective of this guide is to provide a practical framework for risk, resilience and insurance professionals (risk professionals) to help them take a leading role in undertaking scenario analysis within their organisation.
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Friday Reading Edition 158 (23rd June 2023)
Mergers and acquisitions present boards with a myriad of threats and opportunities. This Guide provides a toolkit to assist directors in understanding and keeping pace with this fast-changing and increasingly complex landscape.
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