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 113 (8th July 2022)
With much of the world suffering political and social upheaval, multinational companies are facing a growing risk of strikes, riots and civil commotion. To prepare for the potential damage and disruption caused by civil unrest, risk professionals need to protect their balance sheets and international assets.
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Friday Reading Edition 109 (10th June 2022)
This guide describes how a business can identify the general insurance it needs and how to buy this cost-effectively. It will discuss the role of the insurer, insurance broker and other stakeholders in the process, and what they will expect from the business. Purchasing appropriate insurance is an essential part of successful business planning.
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Friday Reading Edition 109 (10th June 2022)
Cyber threats are considered worse in 2022 than they were last year and the greatest risk for business. Geopolitical, climate and supply chain risks are tied at second place. Diseases and the pandemic have dropped out of the top 10 list of risks – but has this been de-escalated too quickly? Have we learnt and embedded the right lessons from Covid-19?
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Friday Reading Edition 107 (20th May 2022)
Employee benefits have not always been a priority for full inclusion within the enterprise risk management strategy. This is changing through recognition of the real advantages to the organisation that can be achieved by doing so.
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Friday Reading Edition 105 (6th May 2022)
This podcast addresses the challenges risk managers may face when it comes to tackling Environmental, Social, Governance (ESG). Dr Bev Adams, Head of Catastrophe Resilience at Marsh provides advice and practical examples for risk managers when it comes to establishing ESG credentials.
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The UK GDPR Text
Friday Reading Edition 101 (8th April 2022)
Resources on the latest pertaining to GDPR in the UK, guidance on your general data protection obligations, and the key issues you need to consider regarding cross-border processing.
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Captive insurance Text
Friday Reading Edition 99 (25th March 2022)
An introduction to what captives are, how they work, how to form one, and illustrated with case studies.
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Friday Reading Edition 99 (25th March 2022)
Guernsey International Insurance Association (GIIA) Chair Mark Elliott and Deputy Chair Adele Gale discuss the jurisdiction's pioneering ESG Framework for Insurers, why the framework was built, how it can be used, and what ESG means for the captive insurers.
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Friday Reading Edition 98 (18th March 2022)
Updated 17 March 2022: The UK and EU keep up the pace of sanctions against Russia amid sustained Ukraine conflict.
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Friday Reading Edition 94 (18th February 2022)
Risk professionals will need to educate themselves not only on how to approach data-driven decision making but also the technological developments that will increasingly dictate where data comes from and how it is used.
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