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 137 (20th January 2023)
Many of the challenges we faced last year have continued into 2023 and have been exacerbated due to recent geopolitical conflicts. How should businesses plan for 2023 and what are the key global risks organisations should focus on? Watch this conversation on the Global Risks Report with Richard Smith-Bingham, Executive Director, Marsh McLennan and Carolina Klint, Risk Management Leader, Continental Europe, Marsh.
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Friday Reading Edition 137 (20th January 2023)
John Scott, Head of Sustainability Risk at Zurich Insurance Group, shares his concerns about the lack of political foresight on the climate crisis: “We're living in a world right now where what's scientifically necessary, and what is politically expedient don't match.”
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Friday Reading Edition 137 (20th January 2023)
Peter Giger, Group Chief Risk Officer of Zurich Insurance Group, writes on the ways to leverage the urgent crises we face today into opportunities to address longer-term challenges such as climate change.
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Friday Reading Edition 137 (20th January 2023)
Recently released – The world faces a set of risks that feel both wholly new and eerily familiar. The Global Risks Report 2023 explores some of the most severe risks we may face over the next decade. As we stand on the edge of a low-growth and low-cooperation era, tougher trade-offs risk eroding climate action, human development and future resilience.
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Friday Reading Edition 138 (27th January 2023)
[Free to read upon sharing contact details] Elevated levels of disruption look set to continue in 2023 as dangers from digitalisation, the war in Ukraine, high energy prices and inflation, geopolitical and economic uncertainty, and climate change test already strained business models and supply chains, according to the Allianz Risk Barometer.
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Friday Reading Edition 135 (16th December 2022)
Looking back at 2022 – the COP27 climate summit in Egypt may be over but its impact will be felt for many decades to come. Discussions highlighted nature's pivotal role in tackling the climate crisis. This article reflects on 10 areas where progress is being made on climate action.
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Friday Reading Edition 134 (9th December 2022)
Predicting and preventing flood impacts – Previsico, a state-of-the-art flood forecasting company launched their first Internet of Things (IoT)-based flood alert system, after successful UK trials, in July 2021. Since then, it has twice enabled flood wardens in Whalley to respond to clear a blocked culvert trash screen on Wiswell Brook – avoiding flooding in the town – most recently on Friday 7 October 2022. Here is the case study with the details and video.
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Friday Reading Edition 125 (7th October 2022)
Our guest in this episode is Emma Arnold, who leads Control Risks’ environmental practice for EMEA, which forms part of its wider global ESG consulting team. Emma has a strong focus on risk and governance concerning operationalising an ESG vision that has been set out by the board or senior leadership of corporations.
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Friday Reading Edition 121 (2nd September 2022)
While the ongoing conflict in Ukraine has focused the attention of markets on the European Union’s dependence on Russian oil and gas, the war has also highlighted the scale of Europe’s reliance on its strategic rivals for critical minerals.
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Friday Reading Edition 125 (7th October 2022)
[Free to read upon sharing contact details] Net-zero insurance is a recent concept and frameworks, definitions and methodologies are still evolving. This primer aims at demystifying, shaping and advancing net-zero insurance thinking and practices.
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