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.
An executive order explainer: Why the courts will have the final say on Trump’s anti-DEI actions Text
Friday Reading Edition 239 (7th March 2025)
The Executive Orders (EOs) of the new US administration aim to eradicate the practice of DEI. They will be most successful in doing so within the federal workforce, over which the president exercises a significant amount of control. The ability of these EOs to be effective in altering the practices of private employers or higher education institutions, however, is much more tenuous.
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Friday Reading Edition 239 (7th March 2025)
Published in February 2025, this latest report shares insight and progress in delivering gender balance across FTSE 350 and 50 of the largest private companies.
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Friday Reading Edition 239 (7th March 2025)
While the economic case for gender parity seems clear-cut, there has been a growing backlash against the push for women’s equal rights. This backlash could be explained by elements of tokenism, which have also failed to lead to sustainable change.
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Friday Reading Edition 239 (7th March 2025)
This briefing paper provides statistics on the size of the gender pay gap in the UK and how it varies by factors such as age, occupation and location.
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Friday Reading Edition 239 (7th March 2025)
As Equal Pay Day comes back around for another year, it shines a light on the fact that we seem not to have moved much closer towards tackling gender pay biases, despite it being an issue that faces half of the workforce.
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Friday Reading Edition 239 (7th March 2025)
International Women's Day (IWD) has been observed since the early 1900's – a time of great expansion and turbulence in the industrialised world that saw booming population growth and the rise of radical ideologies.
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Friday Reading Edition 227 (22nd November 2024)
The London Market is facing a talent gap. As experienced underwriters, risk engineers and claims professionals head towards the end of their careers, a lack of young talent coming through means the market is coming to a crunch point. Andy Jones, Director of Risk Consulting, and Calvin Gray, London Market Marine Director at RSA Insurance discuss the London Market’s talent issue and the steps it must take to address the gap.
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Friday Reading Edition 227 (22nd November 2024)
Rather than threaten their jobs, AI can help equip risk professionals to bring greater value to their organisations as strategic enablers. And as fears of ethical and other risks around AI grow, it will reinforce the need for human decision making and oversight, a role which risk professionals are well positioned to take up.
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Friday Reading Edition 210 (26th July 2024)
It’s hard to see Kamala Harris’ ascension to the top of the ticket as unfair, since her potential rivals endorsed her.
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Friday Reading Edition 209 (19th July 2024)
The first Labour King’s Speech in 14 years set out Labour’s priorities for government. Here’s what experts learned from a big day in parliament.
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