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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Munich Re, 1st March 2025
Friday Reading Edition 255 (1st August 2025)
Earthquakes are the deadliest natural hazard and cause extreme damage. They are impossible to predict and warnings come only moments before the shock waves arrive. The focus of prevention must therefore be on earthquake-resistant buildings and infrastructure, which offer the best-possible protection to human life.
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WTW, 15th September 2023
Friday Reading Edition 255 (1st August 2025)
This report discusses how and where earthquakes happen, their impact on property and business and how risk consultancy modeling and analysis can help businesses to measure, mitigate and manage their risks.
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Marsh
Friday Reading Edition 255 (1st August 2025)
Severe weather, natural disasters, and other catastrophic events can cause serious havoc regardless of where you are in the world.
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Howden
Friday Reading Edition 255 (1st August 2025)
Howden Cat Watch is a critical alert tool for businesses and organisations that need to manage the risks associated with natural disasters and other catastrophic events, which you can sign up for.
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Marsh, 16th July 2025
AI is rapidly transforming the world, but this progress could potentially be at a cost. While AI offers remarkable opportunities, the full environmental impact of the rapid rollout of data centres to meet this demand is unknown. Could AI help us tackle the climate emergency or exacerbate the issue?
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WTW, 11th March 2025
The growth of data centres and their resultant demands being met by fossil fuel generation in the short to medium term has negatively affected the sustainability goals of leading technology firms.
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WTW, 11th May 2023
In this article from WTW’s Mining Risk Review, we consider the critical role of copper in the energy transition.
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Aon, 30th April 2025
Extreme weather and a changing climate are impacting many of the risks businesses face today. To address future exposures, organisations will need advanced climate and natural catastrophe models and expertise that can assess chronic and acute risks.
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Allianz, 29th April 2025
The use of green energy is crucial in the fight against climate change. But the risks associated with the use of renewables are often overlooked and this poses serious problems for insurers.
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KPMG, 23rd April 2025
Companies worldwide are preparing for the advent of mandatory reporting on sustainability, according to the 2024 edition of KPMG’s Survey of Sustainability Reporting.
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