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 18 (24th July 2020)
In the first of three episodes dedicated to Airmic's Top Risks & Megatrends 2020 report, host Richard Cutcher is joined by Julia Graham of Airmic, as well as Lucy Stanbrough of Willis Towers Watson, discusses the risk & megatrends map through the lens of geopolitics and how organisations should be thinking about the challenges concerning a volatile global environment.
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Friday Reading Edition 11 (5th June 2020)
In this webinar of 8 June 2020, we explore the risks posed by COVID-19 to buildings and facilities, de-mystify disinfection and consider the solutions and approaches organisations can take to manage risks and minimise potential business interruption. [Please register your details in order to view the recording]
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Friday Reading Edition 10 (29th May 2020)
This article and video summarise a WEF webinar held this week featuring government, business and technology leaders discussing tracking and tracing technologies being employed in the fight against the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic.
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Friday Reading Edition 8 (15th May 2020)
This study by researchers at Princeton has found that this silent phase of transmission can be a successful evolutionary strategy for pathogens such as viruses like the one that causes COVID-19.
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Friday Reading Edition 8 (15th May 2020)
In episode six of Airmic Talks, Richard Cutcher and Airmic's Deputy CEO Julia Graham are joined by Michele Wucker, a speaker, strategist and author whose 2016 book, The Gray Rhino: How to Recognize and Act on the Obvious Dangers We Ignore, has sold over 300,000 copies.
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Friday Reading Edition 7 (7th May 2020)
A Financial Times article on the UK’s coronavirus contact tracing app that is currently being tested on the Isle of Wight, including a discussion on security risks and implications for privacy.
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Friday Reading Edition 6 (1st May 2020)
Featuring social anthropologist Dr Frédéric Keck, this podcast from AXA XL explains how these differences between humans and animals affect the likelihood of a new infectious disease arising from a new pathogen, as well as how different cultures respond to outbreaks like the current COVID-19 pandemic.
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Friday Reading Edition 12 (12th June 2020)
Relevant for anyone interested in what effective crisis management looks like for businesses hit by the pandemic, and what focusing on recovery means.
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Friday Reading Edition 5 (24th April 2020)
This legal briefing gives five top tips for risk professionals who are renewing their insurance programmes over the coming weeks (April 2020).
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Friday Reading Edition 12 (12th June 2020)
During crises, a leader’s words and actions can help keep people safe, help them adjust and cope emotionally, and help them put their experience into context. This article provides guidance on how organisations communicate about it can create clarity, build resilience, and catalyse positive change.
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